< Previousit’s a new year it’s a new allison homeImagine waking up with nothing else to think about but how you’re going to enjoy the years ahead in your brand new, beautifully built Allison home. Designed with passion. Built with pride.www.allison-homes.co.ukand we’re feeling good !The Nettlehamat Pinchbeck Fields3 bed semi-detached with single garage. From £172,995The Newtonat Oakley Rise3 bed semi-detached with single garage. £209,9952018Pinchbeck Fields Wardentree Lane, Pinchbeck PE11 3UFOpen Thursday to Monday 10am - 5pm Email: pinchbeck.fields@allison-homes.co.uk 07920 563317Oakley Rise Livingstone Road, Oakley Vale, Corby NN18 8STOpen 10am - 5pm 7 days a week Email: oakley.rise@allison-homes.co.uk 07484 504712Visit our sales offices at…Visit our sales offices at…PincWardOpen Email: VVisst o53317OaklLivingOpen Email: VVisst o10-11_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:30 Page 1Visit our website for more details on these featured and other currently available properties and for more information on all of our current and forthcoming developments. www.larkfleethomes.co.uk 0845 450 7872Prices and information correct at time of going to print. Finished specification/appearance of properties may vary to images depicted above. *Excluding apartments. ...better, because we care Bourne Green, Bourne Bourne Heights, Bourne Buttercross Park, Oakham Doddington Grange, Doddington Gretton Valley, Weldon Hempsted Park, Peterborough Thorney Meadows, Thorney Whittlesey Green, WhittleseyOut of the oldinto the newPart exchangeHelp to BuyCHOICE OF PURCHASE OPTIONSSales offices open daily 10am - 5pmWarwick 4 bedroom detached with single garage at Bourne Heights in Bourne.From £374,995Newbury 3 bedroom semi-detached with parking space at Bourne.From only £180,000Ashton 3 bedroom townhouse with a parking space at Oakham.From only £187,500Cheltenham 5 bedroom detached with double garage at Thorney.From only £409,995Windsor 3 bedroom semi-detached with single garage at Whittlesey.From only £208,995Oaklawn4 bedroom detached with double garage at Doddington.From only £350,000Ripon 5 bedroom detached with single garage at Whittlesey.From only £269,995Other property styles available2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes currently available and prices from £147,500 Solar panelsas standard*2782 121710-11_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:30 Page 212 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHOMESTucked awayA reader’s home tucked away in Barrow-Upon-Humber is a unique and peacefulretreat. We take a look around this unique country retreat.12-15_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:31 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY13HOMESucked just on the edge of the pleasant little townof Barrow, 8 Westcote Farm is a four-bedroomhome built in what could be termed a gateddevelopment. As you pull into the long and tidy cul-de-sac, built on the former site of a large farm, you feelyou are entering somewhere exclusive, but welcoming.Converted from a former cow shed, the old archesthat would have made up the doors now provide large,light and airy windows which flood a large kitchen anddining room with natural light, and this continues intothe long, expansive living room. With so much room,owners Joe and Lindy are able to display large works ofart and furniture that reflects their personality. It’s alarge, family home, renovated just over eleven yearsago. With no other buildings allowed to be built in thefarm’s boundaries, the seven homes on the road serveas a quiet base for anyone living there. They enjoy abackdrop of rolling fields and trees; it’s a step back intonature and feels for all the world like it exists alone.14 ÁT12-15_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:31 Page 214 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHOMESThe home also benefits from somefantastic land too, the garden to therear is a large, grassed affair with afeature in the form of a pagoda to oneside, built, it is rumoured on the baseof what used to be a helicopter pad forthe farm! At the front of the property amillstone-style trough stands as areminder of the site’s past - a muchmore pastoral, rather than residentialfunction and serves as a reminder ofConvertedfrom a former cow shed, the old arches that would have made upthe doors now providelarge, light and airywindows which flood alarge kitchen12-15_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:31 Page 3 Fireplaces – Fires – Stoves Gas - Electric – Multifuel - Wood-burning Burning Sensation (Grimsby) Ltd Armstrong Street, Grimsby. DN31 1XD Call: 01472 351651 sales@burningsensation.co.uk www.burningsensation.co.uk LINCOLNSHIRETODAY15HOMESOffers on all Stoves, Fires & SurroundsFor the best deals, visit or call:Boston01205 310 327Boston Heating, Church Road, Boston PE21 0LGwww.bostonheating.co.ukFireplaces & Multifuel ServicesMultifuel & woodburning stoves from just £299Valor and Dimplex centre with fire surroundsthe unique history.Inside, oak beams punctuate this further as does thefireplace in the living room, which is constructed fromthe original bricks found dotted around the site.Likewise, the tiles that cover the utility room come fromthe site, giving it an integrated feel.On the upper floor, immaculate bedrooms hold asense of homely style with a large family bathroom beingaccessed by either hallway or bedroom, it screamsconvenience and comfort. The 1960s iron-based sewingmachine on the second floor is also a fantastic touch, asis the exotic-looking stringed instrument that standsbeside it.Lindy enthusiastically describes the site as a fantasticplace to live. Quiet and peaceful it really is the epitomeof relaxation. How many places can truly call themselvesthat?12-15_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:31 Page 416 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYHOME TRENDSGetting themood right reating a sense of romance or luxury is by no meansan easy feat. While too few furniture pieces or décorchoices can leave a room feeling bereft of any real style orpersonality, too many can leave a space feeling cluttered. Neither isideal, and so striking a balance is the secret. Don’t be afraid to move things around. Sometimes style is a gameof trial and error, and while an armchair might look entirely wrong ina corner by a window, it might look perfectly at home in anotherroom, with a standing lamp and bookcase. With Valentine’s Day on the way, it’s crucial to create that specialatmosphere. While most couples will no doubt be enjoying the finefood and drink Lincolnshire has to offer, the evening will eventuallylead back to the lounge or bedroom. If you’ve decided to forego ahotel or spa retreat on this occasion, then don’t spare the expensewhen it comes to interior design. A few carefully chosen furniturepieces can give an entire room a romantic flair and make this yearone to remember. Best of all, it can be enjoyed all year through. 2C16-17_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:33 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY17HOME TRENDS1) The Hermione sofa from Darlings of Chelsea has a traditional feelwith castor feet, scrolled arms and luxurious scatter back feathercushions. 2) These wall lamps from Tycho Small Wall have a regal qualityto them, perhaps something you might find in a luxury retreat.So imagine the effect they’ll have in the home. 3) This beautiful piece from Hersey & Son Silversmiths combinesquality sterling silver with a lead crystal decanter mouth blown inDevon. With the option for engravings available, it would make asuperb gift and an elegant addition to the longue or study.4) Inspired by nature, these ceramic vases from The Contemporary Homeare embossed with a lifelike bamboo texture making it a striking recipient fortropical flowers. 5) This large gold mesh lounge chair from AUDENZA is a statement piecewith Hollywood glamour, and the perfect way to add gold to your décor ina very stylish simple way. 6) A greenhouse for nature’s smallest flowers or a nursery for the first stages of a plantslife, this charming greenhouse is a clean, hassle-free means of bringing the outside in.Available from Abode Living. 7) A picture patterned rug is still a style hallmark and one of the easy ways to add pizazzto your home. The beautiful design of this rug from Covet House is sure to elevate ahallway or lounge. 8) The sheepskin hairpin leg stool from Oh What’s This sports a super soft, cosy fur top with an assortment of legchoice materials and colour options. 173456816-17_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:33 Page 218 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYARTISTIC LINCOLNSHIRE terrestrial, but with a sense thatsomething mystic might just be out ofsight. Eventually, Danny was able to quithis job and make a living from selling hispieces. The gamble paid off, with hisworks featured in galleries up and downthe country. Nostalgia is only one half of thebeautiful balance that comprises Danny’sart, with the other inspired by the localbeauty of the northern landscape. Havingtravelled extensively in his previouscareer, Danny is also able to bring aworldly sense to his work, creating auniversal visual language that all viewersorn in Bradford in 1977, Dannywas a relative latecomer to theart scene. In fact it wasgirlfriend Danielle who broughthim his first set of paints whenhe was 32 as a means of filling a creativevoid left by parting with band TheHoover Dams. It was as if destiny struck,and picking up those paint brushessparked something inside him. He wouldspend long nights experimenting withdifferent mediums and techniques in aquest to find his own style. The result wasdiscovering oil and board which, Dannysays, favours his ability to capture themany moods of the landscape and themagical skylines that have become hissignature. This two-year journey culminated in astyle that at once captures that hazysense of a half-remembered childhoodwith an ethereal fantastical quality.Combined, they form a kind of magicrealism, with everything in frameBorrowed nostalgia is havingits time in the limelight, andthis is especially true of theeighties, but for self-taughtlandscape artist DannyAbrahams, it’s not merelywistfulness, with each piececapturing a fondlyremembered glimpse intochildhood and the naturalenvironment around it. can look upon and glimpse their ownchildhoods. “Life is a journey filled with specialmemories that you never forget,” Dannysays. “Childhood dreams stay with youforever. Re-kindle your dreams and letthem lead you on a journey. Where willthe journey take you?” Though the landscape is rendered indreamy shades, it’s the skylines andpanoramas that dominate the frame. Onecould argue that his subject is, in fact,the sky itself, painted in brilliant andmoody blues. Many of us have becomeblindsided by the built environment, so itBrememberedBluehillsFly Away With MeCherished MomentsGone FishingFeeding TheDucks18-19_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:37 Page 1Growing up in the eighties, I’m from a generation of kidsthat played out in the streets. It was a time of innocence,a carefree time filled with fun and adventure. So use yourimagination and fall into my world, a world wheresummer holidays last forever and snowfalls are over thetop of your wellies.Danny Abrahams LINCOLNSHIRETODAY19can be easy to take the stark, empty beauty ofan open landscape for granted. It’s this samespace that forms the backdrop of Danny’s work,with the characters that inhabit it –predominantly children – dwarfed incomparison. It’s a powerful statement, that forall our advances, we still stand small and fragilenext to the natural world. Nostalgia is ephemeral, finite even, butDanny’s art is more profound than that. It ismythic, in conversation with our own whimsicalchildhood whilst also evoking the epic naturalworld around us. Each piece touches somethingdeep inside the viewer, at first their own past,and then something deeper still. Each is a littlereverie, a minor revelation, earnest and powerfuland needing to be seen to be believed. THE LITTLE REDGALLERYLove art? Then we’d love to meet you, please call in for a cup of tea and a chat.The Little Red Gallery are feeling ‘Love’ with a fantastic range of pieces and perfect gift ideas.8 Bailgate Lincoln LN1 3AE01522 5891348 St Mary’s Hill, Stamford, PE9 2DPart@thelittleredgallery.co.ukwww.thelittleredgallery.co.ukWatching The World Go ByFollowing The Right TrackRain Rain Go Away,Come Back Another DayI Don't Think He's InLoving You is a Dream Come trueLife, What An Adventure““18-19_Layout 1 24/01/2018 12:38 Page 2Next >