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  • Опубликовано: 31 май 2024
  • Peter Sheppard and Keith Day welcome us into Wolterton Hall, an 18th-century English country house in Norfolk, England. Both Peter & Keith have been steadily restoring and redecorating Wolterton Park since they bought the estate in 2016 - bringing the state rooms back to their original glory and creating beautiful, practical living spaces.
    Watch the full episode of Design Notes as we tour Wolterton Hall and Peter & Keith explain how they live in the Palladian rooms of the piano nobile, from the State Bathroom with its alabaster-panelled bath to the Saloon that looks out on 500 acres of parkland.
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    00:00 - Boudoir: “The walls were covered with a green hessian”
    02:30 - Saloon: “This is where we have our best parties”
    05:29 - State Bedroom: “It’s really funny to have a state bedroom when your friends come and stay…”
    06:17 - State Bathroom: “It’s not conventional to have a bath of this size”
    07:30 - Kitchen: “You shouldn’t hide away beautiful things”
    08:49 - Living Room: “This was the Walpole’s library”
    09:57 - Picture Room: “A 20th-century collection of paintings”
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  • @tommoncrieff1154
    @tommoncrieff1154 Год назад +171

    Do we really have to have serious art blurred out because it shows the human body? These gentlemen are highly cultured and sophisticated, this is a design, history and arts film, there nothing remotely indecent about their paintings. I assume this is RUclips’s American Puritanism.

    • @chriswilson4112
      @chriswilson4112 Год назад +19

      Unfortunately it is. 😞

    • @michaelnicola5210
      @michaelnicola5210 Год назад +11

      Absolutely agree, insulting.

    • @ronniealex5523
      @ronniealex5523 Год назад +11

      Of course, one can’t do show or say anything anymore.. thoroughly ridiculous

    • @yeshaya24
      @yeshaya24 Год назад +2

      Overstatement

    • @janinegaylard9233
      @janinegaylard9233 Год назад +9

      Naive me! I thought is was blurred out to protect the owners from being targeted by burglars.

  • @susan3070
    @susan3070 Год назад +286

    These two gentlemen have breathed life back into that manor house in such a beautiful way. Bravo!

    • @evertstuiver2805
      @evertstuiver2805 Год назад +1

      yes they have bravo indeed😊

    • @susan3070
      @susan3070 Год назад +9

      @@benhassan11 Tearing it down or letting it further decay would accomplish nothing historically. Find your happy spot Ben. Giving the world joy instead of anger and hate is a good start towards righting wrongs. It begins with you.

    • @benhassan11
      @benhassan11 Год назад

      @@evertstuiver2805 There are cruel people out there who rejoice in the misery of others, including children. You are one of them. Sick

    • @susan3070
      @susan3070 Год назад +7

      @@benhassan11 No, it’s not. You’re looking for things to be angry about. Why not focus your energy on a real cause like helping the earthquake victims who could use your help instead of manufacturing problems where there are none. That’s asking too much of someone who is permanently affronted by every misdeed, real or imagined. Your hand- wringing is misguided and juvenile.

    • @benhassan11
      @benhassan11 Год назад

      @@susan3070 Susie, How about the British children who were brutally exploited when this monstrosity was built?
      Those children needed help as well. Where is your humanity? What has happened to you to have evolved to such low level?

  • @mtmslg
    @mtmslg Год назад +29

    Glorious home. But what prude at H&G censored the paintings?

  • @williamwoody7607
    @williamwoody7607 Год назад +3

    I’m glad somebody’s living my life.

  • @natashalindner2059
    @natashalindner2059 Год назад +59

    We bought a cottage, not loved for many years and my husband convinced me we are the ones to bring it back to life. Well done to these guys for making this a grand home again.

  • @hollywood7702
    @hollywood7702 Год назад +166

    I deeply love and appreciate historic homes being restored and saved, I am doing one myself even though it's just our village's oldest farm, but I just can not see it derrelect. What an enormous labor of love and to keep it up there after, never mind just the electric bill. Beautiful job guys.

  • @tomreadsthings7145
    @tomreadsthings7145 Год назад +57

    I absolutely LOVE when you release these kind of videos focused on heritage british houses and british interior designers!

  • @hereforit2347
    @hereforit2347 Год назад +17

    Those fireplaces! ❤ Those hardwood floors! ❤ That BATH @0:48! ❤

  • @SpanishEclectic
    @SpanishEclectic Год назад +50

    I remember being amazed at photos of Strawberry Hill in my Art History text in college. I'm so pleased to see this long abandoned home coming back to life. Peter and Keith have done a wonderful job restoring and maintaining the 'state rooms' in period style, while their private rooms reflect their own lifestyle. I love the idea of 'junk shop finds' next to fine art; I've done something of the sort as well. It does my heart good to learn that they have purchased the Walpole family portraits, library, and furniture, keeping these important historic collections in their original place, rather than auctioned off and scattered to the four winds. These tours are wonderful.

  • @h.r7050
    @h.r7050 Год назад +2

    Can't believe this is the UK. Another world. Well done, gentlemen!

  • @stevemiller7949
    @stevemiller7949 Год назад +2

    I love the yellow silk walls in the Palladian room. Such an antidote to the coldness that so many people have gotten conned into.

  • @janemackrell3733
    @janemackrell3733 Год назад +8

    I remember the kitchen winning the award - the best kitchen ever!

  • @kaywallace6139
    @kaywallace6139 Год назад +75

    I love the idea of putting the portraits all together in one room.
    Awesome job.😊

  • @ForGodAndTheEmpire
    @ForGodAndTheEmpire Год назад +11

    Blurring out the artwork at 10:02 really is terribly prudish.

    • @bhhandel
      @bhhandel Год назад +2

      My thoughts exactly.

  • @stevemiller7949
    @stevemiller7949 Год назад +6

    It's always a thrill to see what happens when people love color, and have experience and confidence with what they do. There is no mistaking it.

  • @kathrincichos3114
    @kathrincichos3114 Год назад +5

    I have no words.... 😉
    This house is WONDERFUL, Amazing, stylish. It is perfect!!! I will come and stay for 2,3,7,12,20 nights....
    Gorgeous!

  • @laurapearson3370
    @laurapearson3370 Год назад +14

    Grand, sumptuous, and very tasteful.....they have done justice to this magnificent house. Bravo 👏

  • @edramirez1240
    @edramirez1240 Год назад +62

    An incredible house. Well appointed and truly livable.

  • @stephenberesford4054
    @stephenberesford4054 Год назад +8

    Why were the brief glimpses of some of the few nude pictures and drawings blurred? There was a time - quite recently, actually - when civilised people laughed and scoffed at prudes and puritans who couldn't cope with an image of the naked body. To think that we have returned to the shame and censorship of a hundred years ago is an affront to anyone who cares about art - and I'm sure is especially grievous to the exceptionally creative custodians of this beautiful house.

    • @ginnytingy
      @ginnytingy 10 месяцев назад +2

      Hear hear! Well said.

  • @ItsMe-yv9jd
    @ItsMe-yv9jd Год назад +5

    Those carved fireplace mantles are a triumph... soooo beautiful and decadent!

  • @Thestorybookknitter
    @Thestorybookknitter Год назад +8

    I could spend all day in the gold room. Absolutely stunning

  • @janetkountakis5700
    @janetkountakis5700 Год назад +9

    The most beautiful fabrics on the walls and chairs I have ever seen. Truly a work of art.

  • @vintagegal5616
    @vintagegal5616 Год назад +7

    I adore manor houses. I must have grown up in one in a previous life.

  • @nell8170
    @nell8170 Год назад +6

    My gosh....what a stunning place and what a lucky pair of dogs!!

  • @srilankarelaxation5889
    @srilankarelaxation5889 Год назад +3

    Love the coordinated socks

  • @Sushi2735
    @Sushi2735 Год назад +45

    This is simply a magnificent manor! I can’t believe what you have done to bring it back to life. It looks like your family has been there for 300 yrs. My heart is pounding! I love all the family portraits put in one room together! So special!
    I love the symmetry, something very comforting about balance, soothing.
    It must be marvelous to live in such a simply stunning home!
    Brilliant !!!

    • @benhassan11
      @benhassan11 Год назад +3

      Yeah, also think about the slave force and the exploitation of natural materials employed to orchestrate this monstruosity.

    • @milaki4821
      @milaki4821 Год назад

      @@benhassan11 slave force? Exploitation of natural materials? Because that doesn’t continue today? You don’t buy anything made overseas from underpaid exploited workers of colour? 🧐

  • @gavinflorence9416
    @gavinflorence9416 Год назад +2

    I'm so shocked this house is beautiful. And I can't believe Lord Chomdondeley allowed them to buy some of his family collection. This is Great thanks so much for sharing what dream.

    • @lucasrufin8277
      @lucasrufin8277 Год назад +1

      It's because it wasn't owned by him but by another branch of the family.

  • @cygnusrays
    @cygnusrays Год назад +3

    What a treat! with two charming gentlemen who know how to enjoy life - with style.

  • @SR-rz9uj
    @SR-rz9uj Год назад +50

    I could easily watch a series were each room is an episode. The history, architecture, furniture, it’s all magnificent! But the way they tell the stories is absolutely captivating. Love what they have done 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @benhassan11
      @benhassan11 Год назад

      Mentioning the brutal child labor and exploitation carried out to build this monstrosity would had been some sort or relief.

  • @juliancoulden1753
    @juliancoulden1753 Год назад +14

    Sublime and beautiful. What a privilege to own a house like that. Custodians for the next generation. Glorious and beautiful things every where. What an absolute joy!

  • @davidcarroll3979
    @davidcarroll3979 Год назад +14

    What a wonderful rejuvenation of a magnificent home. The Palladian window is stunning. Thank you for sharing your home.

  • @chriswilson4112
    @chriswilson4112 Год назад +2

    INCREDIBLE! Kind of funny how we see so many people showing their homes..and then two blokes from England blow everyone away with their...are you ready for it: 18th Century English Manor home. Well played gentlemen.

  • @ElanTee
    @ElanTee 3 месяца назад

    Breathtaking. I would never leave home. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @roddyh.4270
    @roddyh.4270 Год назад +22

    A treasure and a treat to wake up today and see this wonderful video. The house and it's owners are simply fantastic. Well done! House and Garden you have made my morning.

  • @jaimeochoa7256
    @jaimeochoa7256 5 месяцев назад +1

    You breathed new life into the house....Thank you for sharing your journey...❤

  • @christophermaulden733
    @christophermaulden733 Год назад +9

    Stunned at all the beauty and amazing design skills and talent . Impeccable taste . I think I would primarily live in the main restroom ( the bathtub 🛀 ) , the magnificent library , the main bedroom , and the kitchen . I would rarely leave the library . It still astonishes me that some people are fortunate enough to actually live like this . Again , Impeccable style and taste . 💐

  • @TowlerAdventures
    @TowlerAdventures Год назад +5

    I wish they would adopt me so we could have dinner parties and learn about furniture and art ❤

  • @sianmcdowell178
    @sianmcdowell178 Год назад +29

    Beautiful, sympathetic restoration. Bravo!

  • @milkshake3350
    @milkshake3350 Год назад +23

    Absolutely beautiful home. Brought into the 21st c whilst maintaining all the elements that matter and a bit of fun here and there too.... perfection. Thank you for sharing.

  • @elizabeths4371
    @elizabeths4371 Год назад +7

    The designers have managed to staddle time and effectively connect the old with the new like Siamese twins.
    The entire property feels not only restored to its former Grandeur but more importantly it feels Alive and Welcoming.

  • @trishwhetzel2061
    @trishwhetzel2061 Год назад +2

    Stunning.

  • @katrussell6819
    @katrussell6819 Год назад

    So many people try to imitate a palace inside of their homes. This really IS a palace. Glad you so lovingly restored it!

  • @tinahooper7324
    @tinahooper7324 Год назад +12

    Well done.
    The house is gorgeous. These thoroughly pleasant men have reclaimed a sad old house and turned it into a home.

  • @annsmith7207
    @annsmith7207 Год назад +4

    This has to be the most stunning and thoughtful restoration I have ever seen. The maintenance and upkeep monetarily must be ….well….challenging….. but they are so energized with it all that it does not seem to be a burden to them in the least. Wonderful!
    ✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏✨👏

  • @htown3728
    @htown3728 Год назад +1

    Everyone should hire them

  • @kateg7298
    @kateg7298 Год назад +3

    The fireplaces and the glazed wool wallpaper are astounding. What a gift these gentlemen have for using fabrics and textures and the way that it plays with the light. It's rich and beautiful.

  • @SofiaSofia-dd3vv
    @SofiaSofia-dd3vv Год назад +1

    God !... Love, love, love.. and that kitchen concept!... Passionate, happy people... I mean I was able to feel that serene, laid-back atmosphere myself while watching.. enchanted...

  • @jefflawrentz1624
    @jefflawrentz1624 Год назад +6

    That is absolutely gorgeous! That house could not have come into better hands to give it life again. Bravo !

  • @gemstonesparkle7915
    @gemstonesparkle7915 Год назад +2

    This must be the poshest house I’ve seen, I’m so in love with it 🎆

  • @maddiek1980
    @maddiek1980 5 месяцев назад

    One of my family’s ancestral homes in Ireland is now a refugee reception centre. My family sold it to an order of nuns in the 1920s before leaving Ireland for Africa. My twin brother now lives nearby and he took me there and we were allowed to see some of the reception rooms. Our family portraits from the early 1700s onwards covered the walls. It felt weirdly fitting.

  • @sarikathakorlal
    @sarikathakorlal 7 месяцев назад

    What an absolutely charming tale with a charming pair 💘

  • @suzanw9314
    @suzanw9314 Год назад +2

    Most beautiful home I have ever seen. Favourite part...the kitchen

  • @bobl4419
    @bobl4419 Год назад +5

    I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS VIDEO. SUCH GREAT DESIGNERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THIS OLD STATELY PALLADIUM HOME A NEW LIFE. BRAVO!

  • @simoncrawley7430
    @simoncrawley7430 9 месяцев назад +1

    Incredible what one can achieve on a budget...

  • @elizabethsolomon2864
    @elizabethsolomon2864 Год назад +4

    What a comfortably modern home.

  • @johnfitzpatrick6846
    @johnfitzpatrick6846 Год назад +24

    Well done to you both. The house is absolutely beautiful.

  • @tm1rt2vv8i
    @tm1rt2vv8i Год назад

    Thank you for not ruining this house. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @silvinaarriaga3040
    @silvinaarriaga3040 11 месяцев назад

    What a crazy thing to put the same fabric from the cushions to the walls! How extravagant and distasteful!

  • @avagrego3195
    @avagrego3195 8 месяцев назад

    love that it is not cluttered with stuff

  • @linnulman7138
    @linnulman7138 Год назад

    I love the 18th century, and I've never seen period rooms look so warm and liveable and lived-in. The balance of design and space, period and modern life, is perfection. I'm so in love I'm in pain right now.

  • @Cherryshake
    @Cherryshake Год назад +5

    This house seems both grand and comfortable, which isn’t something I usually see in these manor houses. Their skill in organizing and decorating that big girl is perfection! ❤

  • @jameshaddan8538
    @jameshaddan8538 Год назад +6

    Well done gentlemen!! So many superb design choices and the Palladian design of the house gives it an innate elegance.

  • @timothyj1966
    @timothyj1966 Год назад +3

    It is an awesome Miracle these 2 men came into this Great House and breathed fresh Life into it once more. KUDOS! Stunning. Cheers from Canada!

  • @williamfahey6066
    @williamfahey6066 Год назад +2

    I love the House. The Bathtub room is fantastic.
    The Pugs are so sweet.
    Great video,
    Jeff

  • @davidjenson7773
    @davidjenson7773 Год назад +2

    Beautiful.

  • @paivitiitta1884
    @paivitiitta1884 Год назад +9

    I love this place , marvellous job !

  • @TheNewMinimum
    @TheNewMinimum Год назад

    Living on the edge of style and warmth. The historic aspect is just gravy.

  • @barryfender2024
    @barryfender2024 Год назад +2

    This house is magnificent,This couple have bought amazing life to it but although it is huge,It feels homely and liveable.I just love it.❤️Chrissy

  • @BlueAlien1313
    @BlueAlien1313 Год назад

    I love people who restores old homes back to their original state. This house is a piece of art. You gentlemen did a phenomenal job making it beautiful again.

  • @lizaluk
    @lizaluk Год назад +2

    Grateful to all relevant to this video, high quality material indeed.

  • @WonkoAndJill4Eva
    @WonkoAndJill4Eva Год назад

    Do these gentlemen know what an amazing expressive life they lead?!

  • @helenaivanka3767
    @helenaivanka3767 Год назад +2

    So tasteful.❤

  • @msrcm
    @msrcm Год назад +2

    Gorgeous

  • @madisoncarter4454
    @madisoncarter4454 Год назад +3

    Their matching pink socks

  • @Lavish_And_Delightful_Britain
    @Lavish_And_Delightful_Britain Год назад +1

    OH MY GOODNESS SUCH A PLEASURE TO WATCH THIS VLOG BEAUTIFUL INTERIORS !

  • @bettinabarry8423
    @bettinabarry8423 Год назад

    What a special treat! Thank you 😊

  • @stellashepherd3229
    @stellashepherd3229 Год назад +1

    Wow. Gorgeous, livable, elegant and comfortable.

  • @saratovanimals9054
    @saratovanimals9054 Год назад +4

    How can I get an invitation to one of the parties in this house? I would take the first plane from Saratov Russia. The most fascinating mixture of eras in one beautiful house. Breathtaking video tour. Thanks!

  • @hereforit2347
    @hereforit2347 Год назад +4

    GORGEOUS!!!!!’❤❤❤❤❤

  • @jonathanking4107
    @jonathanking4107 Год назад +1

    Oh my goodness, I'm in love with this beautiful mansion.

  • @TheBritalianJob
    @TheBritalianJob Год назад +3

    As someone who lives on the Piano Nobile of a palazzo in Florence I’m very much hoping that the success and good taste of these gentlemen is something I can look forward to myself 😂

  • @savinggrace3506
    @savinggrace3506 Год назад +1

    I am absolutely rabid with envy... but definitely would not have been able to do such a wonderful job of refurbishing. An excellent demonstration of taste!

  • @jamesallison4875
    @jamesallison4875 Год назад +8

    You guys are awesome. The interiors are genius. Great experience seeing this beautiful place!

  • @blackorchid0000
    @blackorchid0000 Год назад +2

    Great place, LOVE the old Piano nobile part. Great antiques!

  • @kathrincichos3114
    @kathrincichos3114 11 дней назад +1

    Soooooo lovely!!!;❤

  • @Mloofylicious
    @Mloofylicious 3 месяца назад

    They really brought it back to life, such an amazing accomplishment. Makes me wonder though just how much space is needed for two people without children? If you're not constantly entertaining, it must get quite lonely here since the house is so big.

  • @beautysurroundings5055
    @beautysurroundings5055 Год назад +7

    Wonderful home !!!! Love the details and the atmosphere ❤

  • @valsainking
    @valsainking Год назад

    My favorite room hands down is that gorgeous kitchen. Wow! The natural light is so perfect in that room, and that pale bluish gray color on the walls is delightful. Truly, everything about that room is pure perfection: elegant, subtle, minimalist, inviting, and ever so comforting and relaxing. I don't think I have ever seen an interior decor so perfectly realized to suit a room's intended purpose.

  • @yuen0404
    @yuen0404 Год назад

    it seems to me a lifelong project. each room deserves an episode and it takes a documentary to review all rooms.

  • @haidermeerza7215
    @haidermeerza7215 Год назад +2

    Kudos to the gentlemen for bringing the house back to life. Its lovely 😍

  • @meierstudio
    @meierstudio Год назад +1

    I do like the golden fabrics.

  • @louisesuffolk
    @louisesuffolk Год назад +5

    Magnificent

  • @kennethnorton8277
    @kennethnorton8277 Год назад +2

    These guys are my hero's.

  • @marysmyth8288
    @marysmyth8288 Год назад +1

    Entranced completely with The life of these amazing Gentlemen ,
    The home has taken my breath away, The History and Grandeur
    to Times gone by. myself shall visit many times
    as I felt on a magic carpet . as we were taken room by room
    as to witness the spendor as explained .
    my feelings reach out to express how Fortunate life
    has been to these loving men and their fur kids
    i particularly loved the fireside setting of comfort .✍️
    Mary Canada 🇨🇦

  • @terryarrow702
    @terryarrow702 Год назад +3

    I get so excited when your videos pop up on my feed. This is utterly stunning. The painting’s & tapestries have so much history. The yellow room was beautiful. I loved the cosy kitchen. Well done for making this historic house a wonderful home. Remarkable

  • @shonabeggs4640
    @shonabeggs4640 7 месяцев назад

    Marvellous to see little snippets of each room. So good of them to have bought the family portraits and library contents. Wonderful but too short a film. I'd love to hear these two gents tell us more about their home and treasures.

  • @aagayudwiratnawati246
    @aagayudwiratnawati246 Год назад +1

    How it feel to live in a Manor House so beautiful like that.....only in my dreams😢

  • @luluandmeow
    @luluandmeow Год назад +1

    These gentlemen have wonderful taste and were brave too to tackle such an enormous project.

  • @debradavis4771
    @debradavis4771 Год назад +4

    Beautiful Home

  • @hawthorne1504
    @hawthorne1504 Год назад +1

    Thank you for saving the old manor. I think the deep set windows and the beautiful woodwork and molding of the windows very much adds to the elegance. So much better than modern windows that are almost flush with the wall.