{"id":139866,"date":"2023-10-15T17:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-15T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/inside-the-temple-of-fun-a-dramatic-chapel-conversion\/"},"modified":"2023-10-15T17:39:13","modified_gmt":"2023-10-15T10:39:13","slug":"inside-the-temple-of-fun-a-dramatic-chapel-conversion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/inside-the-temple-of-fun-a-dramatic-chapel-conversion\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside the temple of fun: a dramatic chapel conversion"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nOut go the pews, in comes the trampoline\u2026 A church in rural Ontario gets a major makeoverFrom the outside, the 19th-century redbrick church in the rural village of Sheffield, Ontario, gives very little away. \u201cWe deliberately kept the exterior traditional,\u201d explains Matt Barnes, who lives here with his partner, Nikki Ross, and his two daughters. Other than Barnes\u2019s \u201cweird collection of cars\u201d \u2013 a 1980s Porsche, a 1970s Chevy pickup, a 1960s Pontiac muscle car and a 1930s hot rod \u2013 there\u2019s not much to suggest the tumult of colour, pattern and pop culture that lies within.Barnes, a director and photographer and director, bought the church with his now ex-wife seven years ago. At the time tThey were living in Toronto and looking for a weekend home \u2013 a period property with character within easy reach of the city. \u201cWe saw this place and it hit all the marks,\u201d he recalls. \u201cIt had been on the market for a while, so we went in with a low-ball offer, which was accepted. And then it was like: \u2018Oh boy, now the fun begins\u2026\u2019\u201d Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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