{"id":136138,"date":"2023-04-30T21:00:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-like-a-miniature-downton-a-cosily-grand-country-seat-in-suffolk\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T21:17:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T14:17:58","slug":"its-like-a-miniature-downton-a-cosily-grand-country-seat-in-suffolk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/its-like-a-miniature-downton-a-cosily-grand-country-seat-in-suffolk\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s like a miniature Downton\u2019: a cosily grand country seat in Suffolk"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAmbrice Miller has remodelled a 17th-century former malt house into a comfy family homeAmbrice Miller is sitting in her dining room on a bobbin chair that she designed. On the wall behind her is a hyper-realistic drawing by Ramadhan Hamis, an artist she represents. An equine bust and two Persian rugs also fill the space beneath an antique crystal chandelier from Provence, which hangs from one of the ceiling beams.This space is actually one of the more understated rooms in her home. \u201cApparently a collector is just a hoarder, but I\u2019ve also been told it\u2019s not hoarding if what you\u2019re holding on to is beautiful,\u201d says the art dealer and asset manager. The malt house she\u2019s standing in has aged rather gracefully. It has the character you\u2019d expect from a 17th-century property and, while there have been a few nips and tucks here and there, thanks to its good bones, Ambrice and her husband, Ben, who undertook most of the renovation works themselves, didn\u2019t need to do any structural work. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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