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Farmhouse chic As the new year brings new trends, new colours, new fabrics, and most importantly, a new mood, we have an opportunity to rethink our living spaces and surround ourselves with things that make us happy. Here, Gardiner Haskins tells us about its beautiful kitchen creation in a modern barn conversion…
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ven before stepping foot through the front door, it was exciting to see the new kitchen in Wayne and Jane’s renovated modern barn conversion compared to the kitchen design plans. The new modern Crown Imperial handle-less kitchen sits beautifully at the rear of the property with amazing views of the countryside beyond. Originally, Wayne and Jane lived in the farmhouse next door to the barn conversion and Jane loved the design of farmhouse shakerstyle kitchens with the Aga. So, when they decided to purchase the barn and renovate it, she always thought she would go for the 68 THE BRISTOL MAGAZINE
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traditional look again. A visit to a friend’s house with a modern kitchen – which was also designed by Gardiner Haskins – made her think a little differently. They had fallen in love with the modern style. One trip later to the showroom to see the designer, Alec, convinced them both that a modern style kitchen would work well. When Alec came to the house to measure up, there was nothing but a completely blank canvas, very much a shell for the kitchen. He could see the front of the house taking shape and confirmed that a modern kitchen would be in keeping with the style of the renovation.
