Kate Moss’s new interiors for a luxury hideaway in the Cotswolds offers a retro-glamour take on the traditional English home
We’re more used to seeing her sashaying down the catwalk than poring over colour swatches but supermodel Kate Moss has showcased her first foray into interior design with the unveiling of The Barnhouse, at The Lakes by yoo in the Cotswolds – a luxury five-bedroom family home featuring a double-height reception space, five large bedrooms, a spacious outdoor entertaining deck and private pool.
Set within its own one-acre plot of private woodland, the house, which is available to buy, is a retreat away from the bright lights of the city and catwalk scene. Inspired by a notion of stumbling across a hidden gem in the midst of the forest, a soft palette of earthy tones lies beneath a layer of luxurious comfort and style. It is the ideal family home set within a 650-acre estate of rural English countryside, encompassing six lakes, 90 minutes’ drive from London.
Kate Moss, who has a great love of the Cotswolds, said: “John [chairman of yoo], and I became friends through our love for the English countryside (and the pub)…When he told me about the Barnhouse in the middle of the silver birch wood I was intrigued and then excited to become part of the design team. We have created a luxurious haven in the woods, a perfect place to escape with family and friends.”
David Haddock, a West Country based local craftsman, who built Kate’s personal dressing room at her London home, has beautifully crafted bespoke furnishings for the new property, including a custom-built dining table with benches, four-poster stainless-steel box bed and a TV cabinet featuring a silver thunderbolt paying homage to influential pop culture icon, David Bowie. An added touch of old school rock, and a little roll, throughout the property showcases art work by Allen Jones, Chris Levine, Damien Hirst, Mit Senoj and Kate’s own collaborations with Jake and Dinos Chapman and Chris Allen, offering a retro-glamour take on the traditional English home.
Family spaces are central to The Barnhouse living. The kitchen, an open-plan layout extended into the living space, is a prominent focal point featuring indigo-blue cabinets with critall glass, and old-school brass cup handles, creating an intense and moody atmosphere central to the heart of the home. The kitchen also features a solid concrete island and slate counter top integral to family living. This striking twist on old-fashioned décor is extended into the living space with the use of prominent furnishings such as curved deep buttoned velvet Talisman sofas built on brass bases. The drapes accompanying the room’s large gable window create a cocoon-like space, but once open flood the room with natural light.
Each bedroom has been designed with careful thought to appeal to all family interests, and the blend of old and new is varying throughout the property. The master bedroom showcases a soft simplistic detail, with light Moon shade Clayworks colours and dusty grey thick shaggy carpet.
Other bedrooms boast a modernised vintage appeal; using House of Hackney’s newly launched collection of fabrics and wallpapers, which reinvent William Morris’ infamous Victorian wallpaper designs to feature more intense and vibrant colours.
John Hitchcox, chairman of yoo, said: “Intertwined throughout the interiors of this concealed treasure, ‘The Barnhouse interiors by Kate Moss’ is a home that offers the exclusivity of privacy as an indulgence worth treasuring. As with any of our Lakes by yoo homes careful consideration has gone in to creating a balance between luxury and function, keeping the emotion of a comfortable country family home central to the environment of the property.”
Prices for ‘The Barnhouse with interiors by Kate Moss’ start from £2.5 million for the five-bedroom property.
If you are interested in purchasing a property at the Lakes, please visit our luxury property section to find out more. Alternatively, please call us on 0203 327 4006.
Images by Mel Yates
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