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‘Our rental is now SO HOMELY’

COME ON IN!

ABOUT ME I’m Holly Grundy, a stay-at-home mum, and I live here with my partner Paul, a delivery driver, and our sons Winston and Monty.

MY HOME A 1930s, three-bedroom cottage, near Thetford, Norfolk.

WHEN WE MOVED IN The house was dark, tired, and not my style, but it ticked those ‘practical’ boxes.

AND NOW I’ve developed a very distinctive, ‘American farmhouse’ look and I feel more committed to it than to any previous styles I’ve enjoyed.

STYLE TIP You don’t need a lot of money to make a lovely home. I snap up aged, worn items at salvage yards – it’s all about how you see things.

I’d have loved a characterful old farmhouse, but when I started house-hunting I had to prioritise head over heart,’ says Holly. ‘I’m fascinated by

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