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WHERE THE HEART IS

THE STORY

OWNERS Pauline Matthews, the owner of the French-inspired interiors company Hugs & Hearts (hugsandhearts.co.uk), and husband Tim, a technical advisor. They have two grown-up sons, Tom and Cobey PROPERTY Built as a pair of cottages over 350 years ago, the house in North Wales was converted into one property in the 1970s. It has three bedrooms, one of which is used as a home office

WHAT THEY DID The couple extended the kitchen and added French doors to make the most of the magnificent views; they also created a laundry and toilet in the

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