What do i love about this house? What's not to love. An English countryside house well decorated with a mix of interiors from Victorian to traditional to mid-century modern. On top, the Moroccan influenced upholstery is something to appreciate.
This is Ben and Charlie’s house in Dorset, which has been widely published in The New York Times, The Telegraph, House & Garden Magazine, and in Ben’s renowned book, English Decoration.
The house is a simple, early 19th-century former Parsonage, and when owners took a long lease for the house in 2008 he put in place a simple but thorough restoration of the whole building and garden. The Parsonage sits in a superb location, next to the church, facing south across a wooded valley.
Over the years the interiors have evolved to form a restrained, soft, comfortable backdrop to a collection of ordinary and inexpensive English antique furniture, pictures, and prints. Decorative ideas have come and gone, but the whole place – unhurried, gentle, and very English – has a powerful and enduring spirit.