Tag: Churches Conservation Trust

Interior design directions 2025

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A very Happy New Year to you. I hope you had a restful and peaceful Christmas. As is the blog’s tradition, this is the day that I share patterns of interior design directions that have caught my eye for 2025. This year, heritage design, along with bucolic evocations of the countryside, are top stories for interiors. From designer high street collaborations to independent designers and a burgeoning wealth of influential vintage and antique dealers, 2025 is shaping up nicely.

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Raise the roof at St Bartholomew’s Church, Lower Basildon, Berkshire

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I first visited St Bartholomew’s Church in my 20s to attend a friend’s winter wedding. As if on cue, Mother Nature provided the most perfect wintery backdrop of snowfall. The ice tunnel effect down Church Lane was like a scene from the Snow Queen. At the end of the lane, the medieval church welcomed us with its handsome 1734 bell tower and heavy open door. In the pews, we sat expectantly in our hats, layered up with happiness, velvet and tweed to see our friend walk down the aisle.

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