If there was ever a definition of a comfortable seat, this house would be it. A patterned seat, a colourful seat… the interior is an alchemy of antique and modern pieces that are as much to do with comfort and practicality as they are to do with aesthetic appeal. When Simon Rayner and his husband, Jeremy Langmead, moved into their 17th-century farmhouse in late 2019, they both had ideas about what they wanted. Simon was after a house with a long driveway that couldn’t be viewed from the road (it can, but barely). When the garden gates open, there is a feeling of stepping into a private world. Jeremy’s craving…