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COMING UP ROSES

COMING UP ROSES
Rich velvety floral fabrics and vintage pieces create a relaxed country feel in Ruth Taylor’s idyllic 18th-century thatched cottage

THE STORY

Owners Ruth Taylor, a director at boutique photography locations agency Peagreen Locations (peagreenlocations.com), lives here with her husband, James, who is an estate manager for the National Trust, along with their springer spaniel Bertie, chocolate Sprocker Harry, and cats, Ottillie and Amelia

A three-bedroom 18th-century thatched farmworker’s cottage with a kitchen extension which was added during

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