People would mix natural pigments such as elderberry or ox blood with limewash.” The pair, who run the British fashion label Preen, used Nancy’s Blushes from Farrow & Ball to similar effect. Photograph: Amit Lennon/The GuardianOn the ground floor is an open-plan kitchen/dining room and snug. Photograph: Amit Lennon/The GuardianOrnaments, frames, vases and glass bottles filled with single wildflower stems and blowsy bunches of cow parsley occupy every surface. Photograph: Amit Lennon/The GuardianThornton and Bregazzi discovered the village after holidaying nearby and falling in love with the area. Photograph: Amit Lennon/The GuardianThe house itself was sound.

Source: The Guardian July 31, 2021 09:56 UTC