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This section will tell the story of our place in France with the layout plan of the building including before and after pictures of each area. It will also cover some of the design process and the decision process behind the contents used when creating our second home. But to start...
How it all began.....
A few years ago when, as a self-employed Interior Designer work pressures made it difficult to take holidays for more than a few days at a time we decided to find a holiday home on the Continent where we could get way from it all but still keep in touch from across the Channel.
We had always loved France with its lifestyle, countryside and culture not to mention the wine so began exploring the country in our search for the 'perfect' property. Almost 4 years after we began the search we visited friends in the Dordogne and loved the area and the properties but not the prices! We finally settled on the more affordable Limousin area nearby and began our search in earnest.
 After many hours of searching internet sites, shortlisting properties in the Haute Vienne and Creuse regions and visiting up to 15 places each time we travelled over for an intensive few days of viewings, the search finally began to bear fruit. Having initially planned to buy something 'cheap and cheerful' to renovate from scratch we shifted our search to part renovated properties, the aim being to avoid the potential difficulties of managing an extensive project from a distance. After seeing a number of unsuitable properties in various guises we were  on the verge of calling it a day when we happened on a partly renovated Barn. Not quite what we had originally envisaged but with great potential and a lot of space inside and out. With no electricity or central heating it was somewhat overpriced but we decided to rise to the challenge and after negotiations with the owner we eventually found ourselves toasting our purchase with Champagne in 2006 .
Since becoming the proud owners of our beloved barn and its 7 hectares of
land we have steadily taken steps to make it our own. Join us on the journey to realise our dream....
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