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The cottage is finally ready 🤍
After months of work, long summer renovation days, early morning builder calls from LA as we put finishing touches together, so many tears, a ton of belly-hurting laughs, finding out the electrics were held together with duct tape (thanks, Dad) which meant axing my dream bathroom plans (for now), and way too many dips into my savings, my Watermill Cottage in Somerset is now back to it’s old ways as an idyllic, cozy, little bolt hole in Exmoor, Somerset.
Built in the 1850s, tucked inside the National Park, with the river running past the front door and waterfalls trickling throughout the property line, it’s no mystery as to why I’m obsessed with this place.
From the ancient woodland at the back of the house, to the battering weather that comes at you sideways in the winter, to neighbours popping by for tea on their horses, to all the new friends I’ve made in the village because of this project… I can't quite explain it, but this place does something to me. Even from my desk here in LA right now, my chest tightens yearning to get back there.
I've lovingly restored pieces from 1990s @mulberryengland interiors collections my father had, and added pieces from @sohohome, all wrapped in gifted luxury heritage paint from @craigandrosepaints.
But for now, when I’m out of town, friends and family can stay and enjoy this magical place. There's still more details, furnishings and styling to add this year, as well as landscaping my tiny plot of land, which is currently covered in brambles. I might stain the kitchen floorboards, and add another paint colour (and texture) in. And the builders were right - I need backsplashes which I was adamant I did not (lesson learned).
If you want to know more about the cottage, the village, and things to do on Exmoor, check the link in bio 🌿
(I’ll also start posting the reno. process again on @watermillcottage.somerset. I had a huge backlog of content that was completely overwhelming to sift through. So if you like that kinda thing, you can follow along there.)
After months of work, long summer renovation days, early morning builder calls from LA as we put finishing touches together, so many tears, a ton of belly-hurting laughs, finding out the electrics were held together with duct tape (thanks, Dad) which meant axing my dream bathroom plans (for now), and way too many dips into my savings, my Watermill Cottage in Somerset is now back to it’s old ways as an idyllic, cozy, little bolt hole in Exmoor, Somerset.
Built in the 1850s, tucked inside the National Park, with the river running past the front door and waterfalls trickling throughout the property line, it’s no mystery as to why I’m obsessed with this place.
From the ancient woodland at the back of the house, to the battering weather that comes at you sideways in the winter, to neighbours popping by for tea on their horses, to all the new friends I’ve made in the village because of this project… I can't quite explain it, but this place does something to me. Even from my desk here in LA right now, my chest tightens yearning to get back there.
I've lovingly restored pieces from 1990s @mulberryengland interiors collections my father had, and added pieces from @sohohome, all wrapped in gifted luxury heritage paint from @craigandrosepaints.
But for now, when I’m out of town, friends and family can stay and enjoy this magical place. There's still more details, furnishings and styling to add this year, as well as landscaping my tiny plot of land, which is currently covered in brambles. I might stain the kitchen floorboards, and add another paint colour (and texture) in. And the builders were right - I need backsplashes which I was adamant I did not (lesson learned).
If you want to know more about the cottage, the village, and things to do on Exmoor, check the link in bio 🌿
(I’ll also start posting the reno. process again on @watermillcottage.somerset. I had a huge backlog of content that was completely overwhelming to sift through. So if you like that kinda thing, you can follow along there.)
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