UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN

For 10 years the Chianti farmhouse that Lauren Clancy shares with her husband stood empty. Last renovated in 1973, the property was a neglected mess of broken tiles, avocado bath fittings and warren-like rooms. ‘Although we knew it would require a huge amount of imagination and work, we immediately had a vision for it. It absolutely seduced us,’ says Lauren.

Spending their summers in Maine, US-born