A family home made from what was the village post office, shop and café in North Yorkshire gets the stamp of approval, says Karen WilsonIt is five years since Katie and Jamie Allan took on the mammoth task of converting a post office, shop and café into a family home. “I thought we’d spend a month doing the bare minimum, before moving in and finishing the work,” admits Katie. The reality was five months living with her sister nearby, and a further four years to finish the project. With this natural divide in place, the former post office and shop became a sitting room while the adjoining café was turned into a dining area with a midcentury-modern vibe. “Jamie re-used the old sorting office table legs to make a really long dining table,” she says.

Source: The Guardian December 31, 2017 06:00 UTC