Period Living

SET IN STONE

Undertaking a race against time to restore a Grade II -listed Georgian home in one of Bath’s most iconic settings might have fazed a lesser mortal than Sarah Druce, yet she exchanged in September and was ready to welcome her first guests by December 2021. Meticulously organised and an experienced designer, Sarah was more than capable of pulling it off. Moodboards were underway, builders booked in, and even the ideal sofa purchased, all before completion of contracts had taken place on the sale. ‘The day I received the keys was the day the builders made their start,’ says Sarah. As a busy creative

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