ALL IN THE DETAIL
INSPIRATION ‘We used cornices and reproduction plaster Georgian mouldings to create a feeling of grandeur and a sense of arrival as soon as you walk in’
Situated on the outskirts of covetable commuter belt countryside, near to Beaconsfield and next door), this statement Georgian-style house immediately resonates a feeling of calm, and the land around it is no longer recognisable from when the project began. ‘Originally the chalk hill plot was home to a run-down old stable block, situated in the middle of a scruffy open field, that ascended sharply uphill. To all who viewed the land, the idea of building there seemed a nightmare,’ explains Rebecca. However, Rebecca and Charlie, saw it as an opportunity and spent a staggering amount of time and budget preparing the plot, cutting into the hill and digging out the slope. ‘We levelled the land out so that neither the house nor garden would be compromised. Then we used a combination of planters, retaining walls, grass banks, garden paths, pergolas, outbuildings, new mature planting and existing trees to shape the new landscape into the surrounding levels, and to maximise the spectacular country views,’ says Rebecca.
