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Paula Costa and David Rushford put their own stamp on this historic former post office with a considered blend of old and new, and a calm, neutral palette

Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church