Over the tempestuous past year, British interior designer Kelly Hoppen found her safe haven in a 2,500sqft converted barn home set in a vast, quintessentially English landscape. “My new home is outside London, in the heart of the British countryside (and) full of rich history and the beautiful outdoors,” says the visual storyteller, speaking of her abode which she describes as “escapism, an opportunity to pause” and is reflective of her change of lifestyle since the pandemic.
A spacious entrance with a beautiful, vaulted ceiling and original wooden beams welcomes one into the property. An imposing white lamp, hanging above a sweeping staircase in darker tones that match the flooring, grabs one’s attention. Beside the staircase, Hoppen’s private collection of matte-finish ceramic vases with dried twigs and flowers reinforces the…
