My Houzz: A Curated stylish Cotswold Cottage This Mixes Old and New - 'We quite like doing things our way and go against the grain a bit, "said Mel Moss . "It's to make life a little difficult, trying to be different, but I hate the idea that I might have the same things as other people." You could certainly not accuse the place Moss and her husband, Jay Jay Burridge, call home the same search someone else. This beautiful Oxfordshire home they share with two young son and a menagerie of animals that pop in and out, has a unique interior, full of coins collected worldwide and often bought for pennies.
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Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Jay Jay Burridge, an artist and sculptor, his wife, Mel Moss, a fashion consultant, their sons, Carter and Cash plus a dog, two cats, a rabbit and five chickens. Jay Jay and Mel also at Lucky Seven custom hatters set
Property A cottage built there about 300 years
Size 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Location Cornbury Park, a country estate in Oxfordshire Cotswolds
'I love the challenge of finding something so cheap, it is crying to come home! "Jay Jay Burridge said, laughing. "We like to see the charm and glory in the things that are unloved and do not cost much money. These pieces of enamelware and jelly molds for Bakelite phones now pepper the room, and the beloved Star Wars Burridge memories and his own works of art, often featuring dinosaurs.
The effect is a mixture of vertigo, which is intriguing to turn round, elegant and incredibly happy. "I want to look in a room or a corner and see fun stuff that makes me smile," says Mel Moss.
Who lives here Jay Jay Burridge, an artist and sculptor, his wife, Mel Moss, a fashion consultant, their sons, Carter and Cash plus a dog, two cats, a rabbit and five chickens. Jay Jay and Mel also at Lucky Seven custom hatters set
Property A cottage built there about 300 years
Size 6 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
Location Cornbury Park, a country estate in Oxfordshire Cotswolds
'I love the challenge of finding something so cheap, it is crying to come home! "Jay Jay Burridge said, laughing. "We like to see the charm and glory in the things that are unloved and do not cost much money. These pieces of enamelware and jelly molds for Bakelite phones now pepper the room, and the beloved Star Wars Burridge memories and his own works of art, often featuring dinosaurs.
The effect is a mixture of vertigo, which is intriguing to turn round, elegant and incredibly happy. "I want to look in a room or a corner and see fun stuff that makes me smile," says Mel Moss.
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home is one of around 50 properties on the estate and had been recently renovated and Burridge when Moss moved there about six years. The house was the last on the property to be renovated and modernized. "So when we moved in it was brand new on the inside, but this beautiful old farmhouse outside Cotswolds, said Burridge. "The best of both worlds."
The property was originally a house, but was split in two when Moss and Burridge came to live. There are three years, as the couple was planning to find a larger home, neighbors left the area and agreed to strike both houses together. "Both houses connect the ground floor, but the rooms above are separated, so it's nice and private for when friends come to stay, said Burridge.
The property was originally a house, but was split in two when Moss and Burridge came to live. There are three years, as the couple was planning to find a larger home, neighbors left the area and agreed to strike both houses together. "Both houses connect the ground floor, but the rooms above are separated, so it's nice and private for when friends come to stay, said Burridge.
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Cash (left) and Carter sitting with their parents in coating of metal and wood powder Table Burridge designed. "For almost all the time we have lived here, Jay Jay was looking for a garden table, said Moss. "As an artist and designer, it is very specific about what he wants and begrudges spend a fortune on something he could do himself."
The metal sign was found in France. "We a thing about old signs, Moss said. "We go for colors and graphics, rather than what they advertise; it is for tires. It brings additional color outside.
table and garden benches, Rectables
The metal sign was found in France. "We a thing about old signs, Moss said. "We go for colors and graphics, rather than what they advertise; it is for tires. It brings additional color outside.
table and garden benches, Rectables
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Cash (photo) and Carter like this treehouse, in a now dead apple tree. Burridge built by deconstructing an old theater and build here instead. "We are a cquired land to use as a chicken yard, fenced off and that night the tree fell in a storm . I am devastated! "Said Moss. 'Jay Jay went ahead and built the house in it anyway. I t was a labor of love. He's a great kid and he was re-created his own childhood hut here. So I came along and hung bunting in it!
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corridor opens in the dining area, with the bike of a child hanging above, taken in France. "We like to put things on the walls, Moss said with a smile.
The couple also regularly move their pieces around, paintings and changing new exhibition shows. "It is not necessarily on objects and paintings, there is space between them that matters; the dynamic needs work, too, said Burridge.
The couple also regularly move their pieces around, paintings and changing new exhibition shows. "It is not necessarily on objects and paintings, there is space between them that matters; the dynamic needs work, too, said Burridge.
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love Moss and Burridge vintage signs is in evidence inside, too, and the house is full of unusual examples often found in France and do not cost much.
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This collection of old toys, figures and computer games consoles is in the toilet downstairs. "The collection of Jay Jay things are often related to childhood, says Moss. "They are all things that make you smile!
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office Burridge is home to many of his favorite pieces, including a rebel gun blaster original film Empire against attack . "I want to parody the classic collections with my music, he said. "In a hunting lodge you might have guns above the fireplace; I have a blaster of Star Wars film. It is the tongue in cheek.
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The exotic dancer neon illustration is by Burridge and was part of an exhibition in Los Angeles. Similar pieces are on display in the dining room of pop-up Jamie Oliver to Shaftesbury Avenue London, where Burridge was creative director. 'Jay Jay often works here by the light of his lap-dancing dinosaur, "laughs Moss.
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Part of Burridge's collection of 60 bakelite telephones are displayed in his office. "They bring a sense of history and fun and a lot of them work, says Moss. "It takes a very long time for someone to call on them, though, because you need to dial each number. You must then remain still during the call, when you need to be walking around a house of children, are not always easy!
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the cozy has no TV and is a place to sit and read, play a game or spend time with friends. "He is my little piece of joy and calm," says Moss. She loves the colorful carpet here. 'It makes me so happy; it is as a paint on the floor. It was totally my choice so a bit of a risk, as Jay would have hated it, but I came with her.
Carpet Anthropology.
Carpet Anthropology.
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a set of two armchairs, which Moss has inherited from his mother, sitting by the fire in the tight. The shelves are home books, and is more beloved Burridge dinosaurs. "Painting is Jay Jay says Moss. "He picks up old oil paintings and painted dinosaurs in them. So you have a beautiful scene perfectly in the countryside, and it puts a huge dino in the middle! He did the same with tapestries.
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'Machine Singer sewing was the 21st anniversary of my mom now my grandfather, "said Moss. "I still use it. It is a beautiful object. "Moss has found a series of four images on eBay Snoopy (three are shown here). "Carter is obsessed Snoopy, and we all love these!
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paint glass by artist Zebedee Helm, who is also a close friend, hangs above the sofa in the tight.
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a collection of jelly molds and a pair of bells sit on this beautiful old table. "I do not like keys and letters left on the tables, I would rather have one with nice things about it, says Moss. "You do not have to do too much," says Burridge. "Three or four pieces in small groups is often enough. Too many things together may look like a museum. "
The lights MEL Moss had a brother-in-law gift.
Painting Zebedee Helm.
The lights MEL Moss had a brother-in-law gift.
Painting Zebedee Helm.
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the cozy flows into the dining area, which features a steeply sloping ceiling. The beams are decorated with bunting Burridge reduced from India several years ago.
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this space was the kitchen before the two houses were knocked together. "It has three windows, so it is nice and light," says Moss. She decorates the roof beams with ladders and flowers. I love the old scales, "she said. "No one seems to be as excited about old scales as I do!"
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"We have several Kub bouillon boxes, which I use to put flowers in 'Moss said. "They no longer cost a few euros each. 'Burridge Moss bought the record player for his birthday. "I love color and I use it all the time, she said.
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The salon family sees many lives. The rabbit likes to come for a cuddle at night and even chickens wander during the summer when the doors are open. "The stool is almost like another sofa, but as we often many of us here, including all animals, we need it, says Moss.
An original staircase is now blocked serves shelves holding more Star Wars figures that boys like to play with.
art above fireplace, Jay Jay Burridge. Sofa and ottoman, both sofa.com.
An original staircase is now blocked serves shelves holding more Star Wars figures that boys like to play with.
art above fireplace, Jay Jay Burridge. Sofa and ottoman, both sofa.com.
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Moss has inherited his mother's dresser and is full of family memories. "I know that convenient since I was a baby, she said. 'When you open the doors, it still feels the same. "Moss loves organize songs on it. 'I g and very accurate on a dresser dressing!' She laughs. "It makes me very happy." The boxes on the top shelf are by his stepfather, Ian Logan designer.
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'This is where all meals arrives, says Moss. Boys can get together on the bench, while the table of a junk shop in Whitstable topped enamel is practical and hardwearing.
work (bench), Zebedee Helm.
work (bench), Zebedee Helm.
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China and enamelware line the shelves of the kitchen cabinet, which used to stand in the house of the mother of Moss in the south of France.
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another sign tin, this time for Coca-Cola, made a colorful splash back to the range.
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Moss and Burridge collected enamel pots for about 10 years now. "They were all really cheap," said Moss. "I love white and blue rooms better. We also have a lot of old pots that we use for the collection of waste and potato peelings for chicken feed. "
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Moss's room and bunting crocheted Burridge home, brightening the ceiling beam, and a beloved work of art above the bed "My father gave me the old American railroad signs on the tin there are about 20 years old when I left, says Moss. "They are always the first thing I have to put in place.
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the couple has a set of four Tractor Shell oil prints, all British birds and featuring all hanging in their bedroom. "We tend to get bored of parts, but one never tires of these; we love absolutely, "Moss said. The dresser came from a friend who did. "We stripped back and now it holds everything, she said.
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Star Wars figures arise in the bedroom of the couple, also perched on the dresser.
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The bunk bed in the originally cash room belonged to Burridge. His father, a game designer, has done and his brother Cody Burridge and slept in it. "It was many different colors over the years," says Moss.
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cash desk came from a flea market (second hand market) in the south of France. "As Jay Jay, it's constantly drawing, Moss said. "He sits in the office a lot and likes to pretend to call people on the phone, too.
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This chamber Breakfast features a beautiful vintage French bed and a collection of Spanish bull fight posters, also resumed in France.
Love torque collection knows no bounds. "We are g ood to pick up things, not so good to get rid of things, said Burridge. "We hours ago Critical Mass several years. I now have a warehouse full of dinosaurs and furniture from the South of France.
Love torque collection knows no bounds. "We are g ood to pick up things, not so good to get rid of things, said Burridge. "We hours ago Critical Mass several years. I now have a warehouse full of dinosaurs and furniture from the South of France.
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Burridge made the triceratops, a dense light foam, then covered with packing tape. Known as Trevor, it was originally in the garden, but Moss and Burridge worried that it could cause a car accident, then they moved to the rear. "People up often ask if they can take a picture, said Burridge.
On windy days, they sometimes pair of Trevor move to a sheltered place. "It is quite clear, and we had some nights where we looked out and shouted:" Trevor is gone! "Said Moss. "If the wind gets behind its frills, it's out!
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On windy days, they sometimes pair of Trevor move to a sheltered place. "It is quite clear, and we had some nights where we looked out and shouted:" Trevor is gone! "Said Moss. "If the wind gets behind its frills, it's out!
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