{"id":139394,"date":"2023-10-01T17:30:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/heart-of-stone-turning-a-remote-scottish-barn-into-a-stylish-comfy-family-home\/"},"modified":"2023-10-01T17:51:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-01T10:51:46","slug":"heart-of-stone-turning-a-remote-scottish-barn-into-a-stylish-comfy-family-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/heart-of-stone-turning-a-remote-scottish-barn-into-a-stylish-comfy-family-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Heart of stone: turning a remote scottish barn into a stylish, comfy family home"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nArchitect Lily Jencks inherited a 19th-century ruined shell in the wilds of Dumfriesshire and has transformed it with empathy and flairSitting in a magical position upon a Dumfriesshire hillside, the ruins of a 19th-century barn and adjacent farmhouse formed part of Lily Jencks\u2019s childhood. The ruins are not far from the family estate where Lily spent many of her school holidays and which is also the site of the Garden of Cosmic Speculation, created by her late father, the landscape designer and writer Charles Jencks.The farmstead itself was bought many years ago by Lily\u2019s mother, the artist and garden designer Maggie Keswick Jencks, who was captivated by the quiet beauty of the surroundings and the open vista across the Borders landscape. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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