‘I love to curl up here and watch TV or read a magazine,’ says Charlotte. The heart stools are from Cox & Cox. Charlotte found the sofa on Made, and the knitted pouffe from Asda. The lamp is from Garden Trading, and the yellow striped throw was knitted by Charlotte’s mum, Jayne
Photos Rachel & Matthew Barnes
When Charlotte and Nigel Smith made the big move out of London, they rented a pretty farmhouse in a Leicestershire village while they searched for the perfect place to buy. They were looking for a period property in a village location with the potential to become a family home. But with each house they viewed, the more they realised they’d already found ‘the one’. Their rental property, Bramley Farm, ticked all the boxes, so when the opportunity came up to buy it, the couple leapt at the chance to make it their own.
‘The house had lots of character and real potential,’ says Charlotte. ‘And the size of the kitchen was a big draw. We moved from a flat in London with a tiny kitchen so the thought of being able to put a table and chairs in the kitchen was amazing!’