Country living with a stylish, modern twist
WHAT do you do when you’ve done the authentic Irish farmhouse conversion to the very best level you can, you’ve packed it with creature comforts, but you still have a bit of oomph and ambition before you huddle over the open fire, and face into advancing years?
If you are Bill and Brigid Hatchett, well, you simply dust down the house you’ve loved and saved, put it up on the market, show it as best you can — and get ready to build a state-of-the-art Passiv energy new home. Staring at an unwavering thermostat, little or no energy bills, will surely warm the cockles of hearts and hearths.
