UPSTATE STYLE
WOOD Farm House is a home for sale on the Welsh/ English border near Wrexham that looks more like a luxury home in The Hamptons.
A string of seaside village communities located on the eastern side of Long Island in the United States, The Hamptons have become famous as the summer destination of choice for affluent New York residents.
The Hamptons’ interior design style has become very popular over the past decade. It is epitomised by light and spacious rooms decorated with a classic, neutral colour palette and furnished with natural and tactile textures.
The look is elegant yet relaxed, with a hint of coastal influences such as limewashed wood, the introduction of stripes and accents of sea-inspired colours.
Owned by professional interior designer Kerrie Griffin-Rogers, whose work has appeared in more than 25 magazines at home and abroad, the Wood Farm House interiors have been influenced by her travels to The Hamptons, as well as across Europe.
Most potential buyers will not be surprised to find out the property won The Best Country Home award in 2016.
Kerrie has taken time and thought to remodel the house to create a stylish blend of traditional and modern. The consistent interior design and furniture choices highlight the original period features rather than overwhelm them.
A neutral palette of greys, creams, and blues used throughout the home creates a calm flow through this period property. The colour choice creates a modern backdrop to complement the characterful original features such as wall and ceiling beams and feature fireplaces.
Even the log burner in the main drawing room blends seamlessly into the interior design, being chosen in cream rather than the more widely used black.
The property offers a new owner a main drawing-room complete with substantial brick fireplace, wood beam mantle and the cream log burner to ensure this is a cosy and comfortable base to relax in the depths of winter.
This spacious room also includes a formal dining area and access to a separate study.
Towards the back of the house is a family focused area, with the contemporary grey Shaker-style kitchen flowing into a more relaxed open-plan dining area and lounge. From this social space there is access into the garden via bifold doors and onto a sunny deck.
The kitchen features not only a substantial composite-topped island unit complete with Belfast sink and breakfast bar, but a chimney breast which is now being utilised as the perfect spot for the large double oven.
Upstairs The Hamptons style continues within the four double bedrooms. The star of the interiors show in the master bedroom is the double-height vaulted beamed ceiling, and even the two ensuites feature original beams. And yes, of course, one of the bathrooms features a classic roll-top bath.
But this stylish house for sale has more to offer than a potential buyer might first think, hiding within its goodsized garden.
Tucked away in the corner of the grounds is a very special little building called Turtledove Hideaway.
A charming one-bedroom cottage, this successful holiday let has won numerous awards, including “The Most Amazing Tiny Cottage in the UK”.
Popular with couples looking for a romantic break, the Hideaway is furnished and decorated to the same highend Hamptons standard as the main property.
And just when a potential buyer thinks the property tour is over, Wood Farm House delivers an extra bonus of a detached single-storey barn which has full planning permission for a second holiday cottage, according to the estate agent selling the property.
So you can fly to The Hamptons for a brief summer stay, or enjoy living at Wood Farm House full-time.