Take a tour around this converted 18th-century barn

Vintage furniture painted in a stylish shade of grey acts as a contrast to the barn’s exposed beams and brickwork. The vibrantly patterned sofa brings a warm shot of personality to the room.

The sofa is from Duresta and covered in fabric from Osborne & Little.

Sitting next to the living room, a white scheme keeps the home office light and functional, with accent shades adding a splash of colour. Bespoke storage shelves with a built-in desk, offer a practical working space.

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The inherited cabinets needed little improving, other than updating the wooden worktops with an engineered granite surface. A country feel is still apparent in this monochrome scheme thanks to the Shaker-style units.

Visit Granite Transformations for worktops like these.

The breakfast area at the side of the kitchen retains some of the cosy aspects of the barn with exposed beams and brickwork, but continues the monochrome scheme from the kitchen. A large dresser is ideal for housing the owners’ prized collection of tableware.

The tableware is from Emma Bridgewater, and find a dresser like this at Osborne & Brown.

The dining room sits within the open-plan hallway, next to the spiral staircase and floor-to-ceiling front door that looks out onto fields. For variety and informality the owners chose two different styles of dining chairs.

The dining table is from Furniture Village, and the upholstered chairs from Aldiss.

Opposite to the dining area is a casual space you would normally find in a hallway, with a country-style bench, storage baskets and coat stand.

Find limestone floor tiles similar to these at Mandarin Stone.

Fitting snugly into a wasted corner of the upstairs hallway sits a storage dresser. The glass doors mean pretty bedlinen and towels can be seen rather than hidden away.

Laura Ashley sells a similar dresser.

In the main bedroom pastel blue furnishings have a fresh seaside feel. The cast-iron bed, with decorative metalwork and finials, completes the country look.

Try House of Fraser for bedlinen like this, and Feather & Black for a similar bed.

The barn’s generous proportions leave plenty of room for a double-ended bathtub. The white palette accentuates the original beams.

Bathstore sells a similar bath.

Wanting to make a bold statement in her bedroom, the owners’ daughter went for a large-scale floral print on her bedlinen, and added designer pieces, such as the Kartell Louis Ghost chair.

Heal’s sell a selection of Kartell Louis Ghost chairs.