Foliate wallpaper with insects in brown bathroom with Venetian shutters at windows

Foliate wallpaper with insects in brown bathroom with Venetian shutters at windows

Balcony extension to Lake District house with rowing boat moored at jetty

Balcony extension to Lake District house with rowing boat moored at jetty

Red Maple tree with changing colours of autumn in the Lake Dirstrict, England, UK

Walking sticks in wicker basket with Venetian shutters in hallway

Architecural mirror with pair of lamps on console below staircase with striped carpet

Lightbulb pendant above breakfast bar in A-frame kitchen with lakeside view

Lightbulb pendant above breakfast bar in A-frame kitchen

Lightbulb pendant and wine rack above breakfast bar in A-frame kitchen

Framed artwork on staircase below A-frame

Spacious open plan dining room below A-frame

Spacious open plan A-framed dining room with antique wooden table and chairs

Spacious open plan A-framed dining room with mounted fish collection

Spacious open plan A-frame interior with staircase

Spacious open plan A-framed interior with glassware on sideboard and sofa with cushions

Decanters and silverware with mirror on sideboard

Collection of wall-mounted fish above bookshelves in living room

Collection of wall-mounted fish above bookshelves in living room

Large lamp in side table with grey velvet upholstered armchair in window with shutters

Large mirror above bath reflects double basin and toiletries

Large mirror above bath reflects double basin and toiletries

Double bed with buttoned headboard in neutral colours and family photographs at bedside

Christine and John Cunliffe at Lake District

Christine Cunliffe at Lake District

Christine Cunliffe at Lake District

The owners of the famous Gilpin hotel in Cumbria, Christine and John Cunliffe, asked their architect son to build them a 'downsize' home beside the much larger property they had been living in overlooking a pretty wooded tarn.