Living Life Beautifully by Christina Strutt: Book Review

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been a little while since any book reviews were seen on the pages of Modern Country Style and there are some real corkers out there at the moment. Let's start with a book review of </span><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490531/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490531&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21" style="font-size: x-large;">Living Life Beautifully</a> <span style="font-size: large;"><i>(click on the links to be taken straight to Amazon...what a temptress I am!!)</i></span><span style="font-size: large;">, which is the new book from Christina Strutt, of Cabbages and Roses fame, published by CICO books.  </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvpSWiM9KJo65XEYAHTOaHsPQGYFaPGR1eq-sWciLsC7T-3CqHzOpivQQeYnGhaLTftPbnEqbw4Zyj8k71vwNxFJfdTr6qSoMWUjwdiF02Fio9zJ3bmJE8kp9HJogkY2JHVQfx-iTvzhS/s1600/9781782490531.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKvpSWiM9KJo65XEYAHTOaHsPQGYFaPGR1eq-sWciLsC7T-3CqHzOpivQQeYnGhaLTftPbnEqbw4Zyj8k71vwNxFJfdTr6qSoMWUjwdiF02Fio9zJ3bmJE8kp9HJogkY2JHVQfx-iTvzhS/s1600/9781782490531.jpg" width="504" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Cabbages and Roses are synonymous with simplicity, nostalgia, and almost edibly beautiful faded floral fabrics, and it is these qualities that the book seeks to imbue its pages with.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBG4HMtyltUF9ynINstuZTj4-HPsIWbaYIszibqb-_xV6IAQ5Rxrasq31zyxi58BET23_I6vbA6ZFYeFTcLVet2ynR0F-Qx0p6vFy1fh6M2_L1E_GXPT0ludLByeaBBrY203epAPQGQ6n/s1600/135-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2380.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvBG4HMtyltUF9ynINstuZTj4-HPsIWbaYIszibqb-_xV6IAQ5Rxrasq31zyxi58BET23_I6vbA6ZFYeFTcLVet2ynR0F-Qx0p6vFy1fh6M2_L1E_GXPT0ludLByeaBBrY203epAPQGQ6n/s1600/135-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2380.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490531/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490531&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Living Life Beautifully</a> begins by talking through the history of the Cabbages and Roses, from its humble beginnings to its global success today. This is my favourite section of writing, and I longed for it to go on and on!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS7nfPQApdSLkfqmLkEdDcZZpiWTSA9EBp_l9h5qhKZI11i80P6srI-T2ShXn_iOQXsh95Y7BqiOOTCWUJQqzfCRZ6BkpSk8EXEUgnlMQGDE6zkSPdcNOSbLTsl-ef1ZpLkt9bvkHuG4m/s1600/111-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_07_1151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMS7nfPQApdSLkfqmLkEdDcZZpiWTSA9EBp_l9h5qhKZI11i80P6srI-T2ShXn_iOQXsh95Y7BqiOOTCWUJQqzfCRZ6BkpSk8EXEUgnlMQGDE6zkSPdcNOSbLTsl-ef1ZpLkt9bvkHuG4m/s1600/111-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_07_1151.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, as a consolation, we're taken on a succession of utterly gorgeous home tours, including that of Brigette Buchanan, who started out as Christina Strutt's business partner, before going on to start her own company, called, delightfully, Odd.  </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqUOVDZJZsBFw7dlcLR98gTj85rs6-MQUKeesc5tLsChlj0gxfNen-wBkCqH8zXmR0WM5CpU8Frgd-lhRYanZhlU_3-5_OzXeV5eWTMimI6_XKcFEMCJkukmcqoVJpF3HBV3r8nmmzVid/s1600/013-CB724_130404_CB724_C&R-3895.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZqUOVDZJZsBFw7dlcLR98gTj85rs6-MQUKeesc5tLsChlj0gxfNen-wBkCqH8zXmR0WM5CpU8Frgd-lhRYanZhlU_3-5_OzXeV5eWTMimI6_XKcFEMCJkukmcqoVJpF3HBV3r8nmmzVid/s1600/013-CB724_130404_CB724_C&R-3895.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The variety of houses represented in the pages of <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490531/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490531&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Living Life Beautifully</a> is excellent - from the quirky, country home of the Buchanan's, to the teeny-tiny London apartment of Brigette's daughter Violet, who still works for Christina. Though the diminutive flat is very small indeed, it is no less lovely for it and, in fact, shows how wonderfully Cabbages and Roses' fabrics work in any space. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OpZFzaRG-Ingk0wdAZHiIpZipjsQ80Z9dbYbqoLhRofmpGJy1WAfJqJaJwisdihGgVLyrYpHR6Hvm-iJANpYijH-A8etQfabHw64HOqs4j6eovKZXj5T7dy2s_U-cZQkpNqTWvNeg4bz/s1600/152-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2083.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OpZFzaRG-Ingk0wdAZHiIpZipjsQ80Z9dbYbqoLhRofmpGJy1WAfJqJaJwisdihGgVLyrYpHR6Hvm-iJANpYijH-A8etQfabHw64HOqs4j6eovKZXj5T7dy2s_U-cZQkpNqTWvNeg4bz/s1600/152-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2083.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Their son's somewhat sparser Notting Hill flat is also included, making the book a definite family affair!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzLq-ik3N_4wzZe9KnPzoPmfZsEk9AQlxX6R06qDWrLJLmziId-EXX6dlLqXiy1ozkaXM_Qec2iqWTH0fgeVMJDo4MDfbHO_PwabODXuljy0G0tkB4BBrsL8FMU3Aochfrb_XvLfXgBaq/s1600/134-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2189.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUzLq-ik3N_4wzZe9KnPzoPmfZsEk9AQlxX6R06qDWrLJLmziId-EXX6dlLqXiy1ozkaXM_Qec2iqWTH0fgeVMJDo4MDfbHO_PwabODXuljy0G0tkB4BBrsL8FMU3Aochfrb_XvLfXgBaq/s1600/134-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_2189.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1782490531/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&creativeASIN=1782490531&linkCode=as2&tag=modecounstyl-21">Living Life Beautifully</a> finishes by including two of Christina's houses - one, a large country pile, but with a definite cottagey vibe, and the other, her London residence, which is decorated with Cabbages and Roses' fabrics in blacks, for a crisper, smarter look.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AE9sKNl2Nuwcx9kVfFRX11AznhbuWvVeASBNoGC87WjPQhQsNAdyzoeqscNSCIK27SbWs4aXSWE3H7cL9RPzZqaDxTU9FDKb1J-arFYM-E58iuXCnr7gj67UR6EcH30HC88QRXHctMnN/s1600/153-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_1015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AE9sKNl2Nuwcx9kVfFRX11AznhbuWvVeASBNoGC87WjPQhQsNAdyzoeqscNSCIK27SbWs4aXSWE3H7cL9RPzZqaDxTU9FDKb1J-arFYM-E58iuXCnr7gj67UR6EcH30HC88QRXHctMnN/s1600/153-CB724_130618_CB724_C&R_06_1015.jpg" width="536" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The book is a Modern Country dream to browse through for house inspiration, or to delve deeper and enjoy the close familiarity that these successful business woman so obviously still enjoy.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Living Life Beautifully by Christina Strutt: Book Review

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Get The Look: Barn Conversion Chic

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wasn't that <a href="http://moderncountrystyle.blogspot.co.uk/2014/03/house-tour-barn-conversion-heaven.html" target="_blank">Barn Conversion house tour</a> utterly scrumptious? Now it's time to weave that Modern Country magic I promised you...let's break the interior right down, so that you can see how easy it is to Get The Barn Conversion Chic Look in <i>any </i>house.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Did you notice how certain themes ran all the way through from the exterior to the interior? </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The neutral paint choice on the front door and window frame resonates throughout the barn's beautiful interior. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_piP1tMYkbYWEWKP58AFZLB6J7TM1HPAOSxz9jNZwEiWxvosRSSuefWOu0o75HGHf45n9M1I1fdH_qHdfWHGF2-8Rb0bWvq2byMTVw8yILXdanCpTu95gQSDBHqiL1rxd-O24sk4yr5-/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_piP1tMYkbYWEWKP58AFZLB6J7TM1HPAOSxz9jNZwEiWxvosRSSuefWOu0o75HGHf45n9M1I1fdH_qHdfWHGF2-8Rb0bWvq2byMTVw8yILXdanCpTu95gQSDBHqiL1rxd-O24sk4yr5-/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+2.gif" width="496" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: Even if you own a new-build, white walls and French grey cabinets is a scheme that suits any period of house...perfectly Modern Country; if you live in a more contemporary home, stick to simple, clean lines in your kitchenware; I love this palette of Little Greene Shirting, Benjamin Moore Doily, Little Greene French Grey, Earthborn Gregory's Den; Classic Country pieces in an unfussy, modern white bring this scheme to life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_3_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Even the accent colours are inspired by outside. The lush green of the grass and trees, and the deep grey-blue of the ornamental path leading to the large front doors is repeated internally in muted sage greens, deep charcoal and muted blues. Yum!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezKqoGcbh_ao3fB_RXcB3IM8cD5riUwtP9TJJ9CeHX6ccu6a6kSZWUGTis8e8DzOoW8DQ_GDMS5XF7YG_2EClzWF52VZWrxp_EHDQP6RZVkXsLAyZmiZOVBXDiG7rUqZthTlgxCPUwh94/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+3.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgezKqoGcbh_ao3fB_RXcB3IM8cD5riUwtP9TJJ9CeHX6ccu6a6kSZWUGTis8e8DzOoW8DQ_GDMS5XF7YG_2EClzWF52VZWrxp_EHDQP6RZVkXsLAyZmiZOVBXDiG7rUqZthTlgxCPUwh94/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+3.gif" width="496" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: The Barn Conversion Chic look suits country-style properties too. Paint a dresser in toning paint to that of your kitchen cabinets for a timeless, free-standing kitchen feel; try Farrow and Ball Railings, Farrow and French Gray, Zoffany Architect's White and Benjamin Moore Pewter for</span><span style="font-size: large;"> some contemporary chic paint colours to enhance the Modern Country glow.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_2_original.jpg" style="font-size: x-large;" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The continuity of colour throughout the barn conversion means that your eye can travel smoothly from room to room - such an easy look to emulate; just continue your chosen scheme throughout your ground floor.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-2pfuTXE6sDJkmdMBMMdypbWqWfRJGtm75WfFhltwN9hnouXa1CtCQGK8e99Yp8-HjQG4su_v8eVJSVLZWcHu79osxkyBhnXcTgSduYdGGnLSSCu79qxfZD8tMUTwCg93HfWXT4KH97r/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu-2pfuTXE6sDJkmdMBMMdypbWqWfRJGtm75WfFhltwN9hnouXa1CtCQGK8e99Yp8-HjQG4su_v8eVJSVLZWcHu79osxkyBhnXcTgSduYdGGnLSSCu79qxfZD8tMUTwCg93HfWXT4KH97r/s1600/Modern+Country+Barn+Conversions+1.gif" width="496" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Clockwise from top: Often stone walls of the barns' exteriors are revealed in the living room but, if this isn't the case in your home, then you can purposefully echo the natural properties of your house in your choice of stone tiles and flag stones; This palette takes its inspiration from the outside: Farrow and Ball London Clay, Farrow and Ball Mouse's Back, Dulux Bleached Lichen, Zoffany Quarter Linen; if you live in a new- build, get the look by including lots of rustic materials...glass, metal, wood...; how can these gorgeous flagstones, laid in a contemporary herringbone pattern, fail to add character to any property?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">You see? *<i>sigh of relief</i>* The Barn Conversion Chic look can be yours whether you have a derelict barn on waiting in the wings to be decorated or in the tiniest of cottages, or the grandest of modern homes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Images via: Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 1 (Sims Hilditch, The New General Store, Le Creuset), Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 2 (Border Oak, Pinterest, Garden Trading), Fine and Country, Modern Country Style moodboard 3 (Country Homes and Interiors, unknown, Archiexpo)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

Get The Look: Barn Conversion Chic

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House Tour: Barn Conversion Heaven

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Something to consider when you choose front door paint or paint colours for your house exterior is how well it will help to give your whole home a feeling of harmony Take a look at the way this incredible barn conversion takes the whole neutral look from the outside in....</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.lancashirelife.co.uk/polopoly_fs/f_c_whalley_general_049lower_monubent_farm_1_2602679!image/989157739.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/989157739.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Tissues at the ready...you will be drooling!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_3_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_05_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_2_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_02_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_4_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Isn't it stunningly Modern Country?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_07_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_08_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img src="http://media.rightmove.co.uk/13k/12956/40055893/12956_62205_1844_IMG_09_0000_max_620x414.jpg" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_5_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_6_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_7_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img height="426" src="http://media1.fineandcountry.com/v3/clients/207/properties/50023104/IMG_50023104_8_original.jpg" width="640" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now the question that I can feel burning in your heart from all the way over here is this: '</span><i style="font-size: x-large;">how can I get the look</i><span style="font-size: large;">'? I'm </span><i style="font-size: x-large;">all </i><span style="font-size: large;">about how to make Modern Country looks work for you, whether you have your own barn conversion or not......</span><i style="font-size: x-large;">sooooooo</i><span style="font-size: large;">, come back at the start of next week and I'll see what Modern Country magic I can weave in your life. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">How can you get this heavenly neutral-with-a-twist scheme to work for YOU? </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">Don't forget to subscribe!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4JFrX3krRbi6guh2rlxEzQMAVqwURmP_QsTjEaHLhJCkup8I7zlujJ7eAkJUBxW821rGoYYoe3o4H1ksGNxTQdsjbCWTDtgZtAKk1zrV1VK_TBmNVAVMEbkD-Hhf7lDiq5CT-pPrhBk/s1600/911BDF1E66C2C8003D62774447FCC1C0.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-xfi351MsyndAYUmxHRkGj61sLDTTHthxjmqP_EqC0iadkaUpjrQDkUditdqsJUO44UYzJMr2L30-6QhSw3rOMyvnZOXIIuWdzCpbKvYZuRqn1fyarc_9lLE6E5bIUsmzFpoY5i9Ie40/s1600/2052BBEDE343AF4A73F6A61C3820B007.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Images via Fine and Country</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>

House Tour: Barn Conversion Heaven

Something to consider when you choose front door paint or paint colours for your house exterior is how well it will help to give your whole ...

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