Suffolk £699,000It takes a rare touch to elevate prosaic objects — sea-smoothed stones, simple woven baskets, plain white crockery — into art, but the creative owners of Heron Cottage have done just that. Part of a row of dwellings on the Marquess of Hertford’s estate in Sudbourne, between coastal Aldeburgh and Orford, the four-bedroom property is actually a pair of houses used as one residence (which means council tax is levied on both). In a homage to traditional Suffolk, the colour palette is a pared-back and rustic: there’s a huge vintage Scandinavian woodburner at the centre of the main living space, which has concrete floors and white walls. Outbuildings in the two acres of grounds include a library, a “think shed” and a wood store.

Source: The Times October 05, 2019 23:04 UTC