A Colorful Renovated Country House by Clarence & Graves
Interior designers Clarence & Graves have restored a unique apartment that is set in a historic country residence. They restored the home to its former glory and added bright colors and wallpapers to turn this historic house into a unique home.
The apartment is located in Redlynch House on the outskirts of Bruton, a charming village in the English county of Somerset. The house is located over two floors, and the four-bedroom home spans over 4,500 sq ft of living space.
Clarence & Graves reinstated the original proportions through a conservation-led remodel that has both enhanced and revealed period details. Stud walls were removed, new full-height, period-appropriate doors were carefully crafted by a local carpenter, and reclaimed Georgian floorboards were laid in the kitchen.
The main drawing room is comfortable with walls painted in a “Blue Gray” shade by Farrow & Ball.
Between the drawing room and the kitchen lies a small room that is now used as a home office. The wallpaper, which can also be found in the utility room, is from House of Hackney. The pastel checkerboard floor tiles are sourced from a hacienda in Seville.
The kitchen is the (colorful) heart of the home. The walls are painted in “Muga” by Paint and Paper Library, paired with a blue deVOL kitchen that Clarence and Graves designed in collaboration with the designers of deVOL.
On the floor lie Lassco-sourced reclaimed Georgian floorboards.
Red and white striped wallpaper by Ralph Lauren serves as a bold backsplash in this colorful kitchen.
No English country kitchen is complete without an Aga stove. Two wall sconces with candles flank the stove, and Spanish tiles salvaged from a farmhouse lie on the floor.
Read and see more images of this deVOL Kitchen in this article by The Nordroom.
The wide hallway from the apartment’s front door leads you to this utility room/boot room. The room has cupboards for coats and shoes and a Lefroy Brooks sink that is set in coral-painted DeVOL cabinets.
The dining room has an elegant fireplace with a raised hearth that is inspired by the open fires found in traditional Italian kitchens. The walls are painted in “Dead Salmon” by Farrow and Ball.
The house has a second drawing room with bespoke library shelving centered around a large screen. The walls are painted in ‘Green Smoke’ by Farrow & Ball.
The room features a Clarence & Graves fireplace made from local stone, lined with reclaimed checkerboard tiles.
The bathroom has a wow factor. It has a deep antique French château bathtub, discovered by the owners in Bordeaux, that is complimented with nickel taps from Aston Mathews. Above the bath is an Orange Blossom wallpaper by Cole & Son.
The country house is surrounded by 25 idyllic acres of well-kept estate land. It has a tennis court with breathtaking views across rolling fields and a heated swimming pool bordered by historic roses.
The grounds include designs by Edwin Lutyens, who remodeled the house and gardens in 1913.
This gorgeous apartment in a historic house is now for sale at Inigo.