Fully renovated 5 star graded, this 17th Century grain store in the oldest part of Seahouses, where the old smokeries and herring yards once stood. With sea views from the entrance, stunning interior design, original features and great location, it makes a perfect coastal hide away. Everything is on the doorstep, with the harbour and the boats to the Farne Islands, within a minutes walk.
We took on Fisherman's Retreat as a derelict property and spent 5 months fully renovating and converting it into something almost unrecognisable! It was one of the most challenging projects we'd taken on - everything had to be done to this property and we needed to come up with some imaginative ideas to make the most of the space and to bring natural light into a building that had hardly seen any for decades! We managed to maintain the integrity of the building, preserving all the original features, changing layouts, installing a state of the art heating system, double glazing and adding some stylish contemporary finishes. It now has a neutral and calm interior design style with some jaunty nautical touches using seagrass wallpaper, coir matting, stripy fabrics and some reclaimed sailing artefacts. It has lots of light and has been finished to high standards throughout.
We sold the finished house to Tracy and Steve, our friends from Newcastle in the summer of 2004 and have been filling it ever since with guests from all over the world. Everyone seems to love this quirky character cottage and many of our guests come back for a second and third time!
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