Period Living

THE SIMPLE LIFE

After living in the city for a few years, Jessica was ready for a change from fast-paced urban life and wanted to escape to a rural village – she just had to find the right home to convince her husband to take the leap. The couple’s first house was a three-bedroom new build, and the little cottage Jessica found couldn’t have been more different.

‘I fell in love with this house because it has beautiful bones,’ says Jessica. ‘I could see the potential the minute

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