Homebuilding & Renovating

Perfect coastal RETREAT

Idyllic, picture perfect, country chic — there are so many words to describe Ben and Sam Winstanley’s recently renovated cottage, Hummingbird, on the Cornish coast.

Sam’s parents live in Cornwall and the couple had already bought one property, a barn conversion, in the area five years ago with a plan to rent it out and perhaps one day move there themselves.

“We were down staying in Cornwall wtih Sam’s parents when they came back from a day out and told us they had found a lovely beach (Carne Beach) and suggested we should visit,” explains Ben. “On the way we drove through a little village called Veryan Green — it was the most beautiful village and we were left thinking, if we could ever buy something here then we should.”

Fast forward six months and Ben was

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