Oxford Villa

A Cornish cottage that's been rented out for a while. Wear and tear with tenants is inevitable but this cottage has , in the main, been well looked after by its temporary residents. Now it needs some building work, the old mortuary next door is also going to be incorporated into the main house once purchased from the Co-Op. The plan is to use as much recycled furniture and materials as possible . Junk shops, skips, EBay and donations from friends will give this home a distinctive look .

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Juliet Cornell

a chair sitting in front of a window with a neon sign on the wall above it

Our own 'Worlds Most Comfortable Chair' GPlan classic now renamed the 62. We bought ours on EBay from a seller in Penryn. The base plate would suggest it is an early 60's model . Upholstered in its original brown velvet which had faded to pale blue and lilac when we bought it. We had it reupholstered in Callington using an oversized houndstooth cloth in black and taupe. Above it is a neon sign ' the old mortuary' reflecting the buildings previous use.

the old montgomery neon sign is lit up in the dark

Neon sign made in West Norwood by LondonSigns

three wicker baskets stacked on top of each other in front of a window

Fishes, blankets, hampers and a summer hat

a chair sitting on top of a rug in front of a window next to a lamp

The worlds most comfortable chair. 1960's GPlan reupholstered

a living room with a chair, mirror and window

View looking out over Bodmin Moor

Old doors recycled and a lovely old sewing machine picked up at a Crystal Palace junk shop

a grey house with a black door on the corner and a telephone pole in front of it

The Old Mortuary . Building finished now for the soft landscaping

a living room filled with furniture and a large mirror hanging on the wall above it

The sofa in this picture was pulled out of a skip in Saltash 20 years ago. Already ancient it had been recovered in 80's pink and yellow regency stripes. It lived for years in my art studio , a space that doubled up as a gathering space for my children and their friends. Now recovered in pale gold velvet and reupholstered it looks out over the distant hills of Bodmin and North Cornwall from the bedroom in the old mortuary.