Colorful Interiors and Period Features in a 16th-Century Farmhouse

Located on 17 acres of private ground in Suffolk, a charming 16th-century country house stands with unique, colorful, and eclectic interiors. The old farmhouse with a pink facade spans almost 6,400 sq ft of space, including an old barn that has been converted into a grand living room.

The house retains many of its attractive original features, such as bay windows and ovolo lintels adorning both ground-floor fireplaces. A mid-20th-century renovation introduced a lean-to extension from the left gable and added a gabled porch.

More recently, the current owners have enhanced the home’s unique character with the thoughtful use of warm-toned, distinctive materials and colours, complemented by modern fittings and fixtures that elevate it into a stylish rural retreat.

We start the tour in the home’s most impressive room. This former vaulted barn has been transformed into an amazing living space with huge windows on either side and the original wooden beams on full display.

The wattle-and-daub, triple-height roof turns this space into a voluminous and grand room.

Behind the large barn room lies a smaller room that is now used as a more cozy library space with stairs leading to a yoga room.

From the entry hall, you can access the two main wings. On the right, you walk into the kitchen, utility room, and a drawing room (and the old barn beyond).

The kitchen boasts a typical farmhouse style, featuring custom-built timber cabinets topped with Carrara marble, a large sink positioned under the window, and a spacious farmhouse table at its center.

The former fireplace has been fitted with a sky-blue Esse stove paired with colorful backsplash tiles.

The drawing room in this wing of the house is decorated with green William Morris wallpaper and features wide bifold doors to a dining terrace. 

This drawing room connects to the garden wonderfully, and the use of green accentuates this.

The other wing on the ground floor is home to a series of living spaces with low ceilings, featuring exposed wooden beams and modern log-burning stoves fitted in period fireplaces.

A beautiful feature is the ovolo lintels that rest above the brick-built chimney breast.

At the end of the ground floor plan lies a charming garden room with glass doors opening to the garden. The room is now used as an office (I wish my home office had views like these).

There are three staircases leading to the upper floors where you can find the seven bedrooms. The master suite has a high-pitched ceiling with wooden beams, a private balcony, and a walk-in dressing room.

The en-suite bathroom is painted in a lovely powder pink hue and features a clawfoot bath paired with white subway tiles.

The other grand bedroom with an en-suite bathroom lies on the other end of the house. The exposed wooden beams are paired with a terracotta pink shade on the walls and colorful textiles. A few steps up lead you to the en-suite bathroom with white-painted floorboards and slanted ceilings.

The main terrace can be accessed via the drawing room next to the kitchen. The cheerful outdoor space is surrounded by greenery.

The grounds feature a wildflower meadow, an orchard, a vegetable garden, a cut flower patch, and colorful manicured sections.

The grounds even feature a partial moat.

The house is listed for £1,850,000 at Inigo.