I’m Katy, one of the custodians of the cottage. The other one’s Andy, my other half. Station Farm’s our happy place. It’s our sanctuary. Home to our menagerie, our random collections of stuff, and and our crazy hobbies.
We met within full view of the cottage. We were over the road on the train station platform, about a squillion years ago, on our way home from high school. We were chums, then went our separate ways. Twenty odd years later, we reconnected from opposite sides of the planet.
We were engaged in Jordan, hitched in Vegas. We lived in Australia before we settled in the UK and bought the house which had watched us meet all those years ago.
So, what’s the point of this blog? Why did we decide to create our own little home on the web?
- We’ve a long renovation ahead of us. This seems like a lovely way to document all that we do.
- We’re forever excited when we find bits and pieces from junkyards, antique shops and online marketplaces. This seems like a good place to gloat about the good stuff we get – or ask for help finding the good stuff we need!
- By sharing our renovation journey, we might find other folk with sensitive period home renovation in mind.
We don’t expect our renovation to be over in anything less than many years. We’re not modernising, and we’re not filling the place full of tat from chain stores.
Where original features were removed, we’ll replace them. Where previous renovations have added asbestos artex, rooms not up to building code, and interesting fireplaces, we’ll peel back the layers and put back the period.
It’s not an overnight job, and especially not on a budget.
It’s a big adventure, feel free to tag along.
Station Farm Cottage
Est. 1884
Re-Est. 2020
Station Farm Cottage 