NATURAL ADDITIONS

earching for the perfect spot for their retirement home, Guy Bowden and his wife Sarah started in the heart of the Monmouthshire countryside. They were looking for somewhere to build a new oakframe home. What they ended up buying was an old cottage severely lacking in wow factor. ‘We wanted a plot with a view. This has a limited view, isn’t a plot and came with five acres that we didn’t know what to do with!’ says Sarah. ‘The cottage was the second place we saw: it was small and very orange and was