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staircase leads to the lower ground floor. Here, the large kitchen/breakfast room
is fitted with modern, light oak units and decorated in contemporary fashion
with the bold, block colours which Gayna favours. There’s a central island/
breakfast bar, space for a large, modern dining table and, at the far end of the
room, a seating area with French doors leading to a raised sun deck. For formal
mealtimes, there’s a separate dining room which Gayna has decorated in a
traditional style. She had the chairs and carvers upholstered in an attractive,
patterned fabric which has also been used to make a matching table runner and
beautiful button detailing on the co-ordinating peach, faux silk curtains. “The
dining room is great for parties. We had the children’s 18th and 21st birthdays
here,” said Gayna.
Completing the accommodation on the lower ground floor, there’s a utility
room, with fitted units and a family TV room, furnished with comfy sofas.
Back on the ground floor, there’s a large, formal lounge with French doors
opening to a paved side-terrace. A focal point of the room is the feature fireplace
with a log burner on the flagstone hearth. For the colour scheme, Gayna has set
off the cream carpet and leather sofas with blocks of burgundy from the rug,
cushions, curtains and throws.
The imposing master bedroom suite is approached from the first floor
galleried landing. It has an en-suite shower room, built-in wardrobes and feature
floor-to-ceiling windows. Gayna chose restful grey tones for the décor, teamed
with black and white pictures. Separated from the master suite by a change in
levels, there are also three tastefully decorated double guest bedrooms, a family
bathroom and a separate shower room. A set of stairs leads up to the games room
and a further staircase gives access to the children’s bedrooms and bathroom in
the eaves of the house.
All around this house there are lots of places to sit out and enjoy the garden
and surrounding countryside - there’s a choice of paved terraces, raised decking
and also a summer house at the far end of the lawn, where there’s a wildlife pond.
“We certainly got it right with this house,” said Gayna. “But the trouble is,
now it’s too big. The children have grown up and we don’t have the parties we
used to. So we are looking to downsize.”
Get the Look
The Helen Moore
heart-shaped,
fur-effect boudoir
cushion on the
bed in the master
bedroom is from
Salt and Pepper,
31-33 Monnow St,
Monmouth
01600 719339
www.saltandpepper.co.uk
Favourite things
For Gayna, the best thing about
the property is its location: “I love
the fact that it is so private, tucked
down a lane. Anyone coming here
is either coming to see us or the
neighbours in the property next door.
Yet we are very close to the tight-knit
community of The Narth.”
Making a lovely splash of colour on the modern
dining table in the kitchen are these tapas dishes
and matching tray from the Collectively Artisan
range at Salt and Pepper, details as before.
The wood burning stove in the lounge is from The Stove Shop,
Town & Country Heating Ltd, Raglan Garden Centre, Bryngwyn,
Raglan, 01291 690873 www.townandcountryheatingraglan.co.uk.
The cream leather chair, sofas and footstool are from
Annetts Fine Furniture, Three Elms Road, Hereford
01432 272712 www.annetts.co.uk
Get the Lifestyle
Oakfield House, The Narth, near Monmouth is on the market for
£775,000 with pa black, 71 Monnow Street, Monmouth
01600 714355 www.pablack.co.uk