18th Century Georgian Farmhouse

Owners Fiona Ireland and her husband Tim transformed this Georgian farmhouse which was built in 1730. It is located in Cambridgeshire, England, and earned their home Best Country House for Period Magazine Readers' Awards 2009.

If you'd like to read the article on the transformation of this home just go here.

















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Country House in Buenos Aires

Second post for you today. This country house in Lobos, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Brimming with flea market finds, perhaps a bit over the top but you can see some interesting pieces in every room.





































Hope you enjoyed our second tour! Goodnight, and sweet dreams!
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Nineteenth Century Farmhouse

Loaec Yannick, manager of the French furniture and textile company Jardin d'Ulysse, lets us step into his lovely 19th century country home.
Hope you like it.


Loaec Yannick, CEO of Jardin d'Ulysse, with his wife Jackie and their two children, Maëlle and Ronan.


Had to include this image I found on his website.











Photography by Stephen Clement

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Summer Retreat in Portugal

Today, we are going to Palmela, near Lisbon in Portugal. This summer house was decorated by Mónica Penaguinao. The amount of styles combined in this house is quite amazing. Overall rustic, with a variety of modern, antique, industrial and ethnic pieces, make each room unique and interesting.



























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House of the Year 2009

As you might know, Norwegian Magazine Bolig holds a contest each year to choose the best house of the year. In 2009 the winner was this country house in Hokksund. It consists of three buildings: a main building from 1889, a brewery and a barn. In 2006 the Kvernstad family restored and renovated all three of them.

Perhaps my Norwegian readers could help me with the translation of the words and signs that appear in this house. Please? I did use an online translator but unfortunately they are still quite unreliable.


The main house


The barn which is now used to hold parties.












Does the wording at the top of the stairs say something about coming home? But of course, it's French and it says "Just like your home" Thanks, Chapstik Fanatic!




"Kisses and Hugs and Love" Got the top sentence. Help with the one below?

Thanks to reader Krn I now know that the headboard says (not in Norwegian, but Danish) "Kisses, hugs and love, it is the world's glory"

And Krn expands: "Written language in Norway in the 19th century was the Danish language. This is not surprising to see this on an old norwegian bed."





This is the inside of the barn. Rather dark I guess.


Part of the guest house.

All images from here.