“I rescued the apricot velvet curtains that one of my friends was throwing out, for the guest suite. Things other people don’t want seem to fit beautifully here. New colors and new furniture look quite wrong.” The staircase looks across to a magnificent stone wall in the hall that had to be completely rebuilt. “We were terribly lucky to find a Scottish stonemason who understood the technique used to build the original walls.” Dominating the living room is a massive table made from a section of an old red gum log found in the cellar. “1 had to wait until I had six strong men on hand in order to get it up here,” says Jenny. (more…)