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-Tonight, a trip to Cwm Teigl

-to see Richard Hughes's haven.

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-We also visit Cilfig Lodge,

-Llanelli...

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-..the home of author,

-Catherine Tregenna.

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-First, we see

-the fruits of Pat Morris's labour...

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-..in a house

-heavily influenced by Provence.

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-Welcome to 04Wal.

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-Pat Morris was over 50 years old

-when she designed this house.

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-She wasn't a qualified designer.

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-In fact, she doesn't have

-a single 'O' Level to her name.

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-This is a testament to determination

-to succeed, against the odds.

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-Did you have any design experience

-before you tackled this house?

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-No, I don't have an O Level

-or a GCSE in any subject.

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-I didn't pass a single exam.

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-How did you obtain enough

-information to design a house?

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-It's a case of being practical.

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-Some people are practical

-and some aren't.

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-Pat Morris is certainly practical.

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-This house was built on land

-behind the old, family home.

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-Pat also designed that house,

-back in the 1970s.

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-Cilfa is the unique home

-of Pat and Gareth, her husband.

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-I wanted to live

-in a lovely house...

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-..but I didn't want to

-live in that massive house.

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-I wanted to build a house

-which fitted the plot.

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-When the brickie first came here,

-he said the house didn't fit.

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-He told me it was impossible.

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-I said, "OK. Well, just try

-turning it six inches this way."

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-Once we'd done that,

-it fitted perfectly.

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-I had designed it to fit the plot!

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-An architect

-did the drawings for you?

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-Yes, but I didn't let him

-alter a thing.

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-Not a single brick.

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-I didn't leave anything to chance.

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-Nothing at all.

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-You've ventured into a man's domain.

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-You've ventured into a man's domain.

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-Yes, and it was brilliant!

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-Having one man work for me

-was great.

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-Having two was fun.

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-Having three or four was fabulous!

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-I didn't boss them around -

-I just enjoyed it.

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-I like natural materials.

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-I like leather, quarry tiles, wool,

-cotton and wood.

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-I like natural materials.

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-I like space in which to relax.

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-I also like to talk to people,

-when I'm cooking.

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-The style of the house

-is a little bit Provencal.

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-I did one room

-before I went to Provence.

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-I wrote a postcard to everyone

-at home, when I was in Provence...

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-..and said,

-"I have found my spiritual home".

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-There were lavender fields

-everywhere.

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-It was wonderful.

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-I know what I like.

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-A lot of people know

-what they don't like...

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-..but I know exactly what I like.

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-If I like something, I go straight

-for it - I don't hesitate.

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-I designed this kitchen

-to be multifunctional.

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-Every corner is special,

-in one way or another.

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-This large cooker

-is the focal point of the kitchen.

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-You have a special sink, over there.

-What can you tell us about it?

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-I like the colour purple,

-so I ordered that sink from France.

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-I wanted a purple sink,

-to match the tiles.

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-We use it for drinking water,

-to wash vegetables...

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-..and to fill the kettle.

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-The water is filtered.

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-I have a different sink

-for the washing-up.

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-Your servant

-washes the dishes, presumably?

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-Naturally!

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-Gareth is easy-going.

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-I cook and he clears up.

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-He does the washing up, then?

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-He does the washing up, then?

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-Yes.

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-Where are your pots and pans?

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-Where are your pots and pans?

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-On the rack, in the pantry.

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-I like pretty pantries.

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-There's a fireplace

-and a television, over here.

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-Your guests can watch television

-or warm themselves, by the fire...

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-..while you cook.

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-Gareth enjoys watching the news.

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-I avoid watching the news, whenever

-possible, so that's Gareth's corner.

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-Everything is made to measure.

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-My dresser fits exactly

-between the two doors...

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-..with room for a bank of switches.

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-I designed the house

-around my furniture.

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-You can visualise it

-and it makes it easier.

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-Do you believe in feng shui?

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-I didn't know much

-about feng shui...

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-..until I came across a man called

-Song Pong, or something like that.

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-He came to the house and he told me

-he'd been a Buddhist monk...

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-..and he knew a lot about feng shui.

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-There's a hill behind us...

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-..and the slope and the sea and

-everything are in that direction.

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-He said

-the house conforms with feng shui...

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-..but that was through instinct,

-rather than knowledge.

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-I like the phrase,

-"Go with the flow".

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-Let's take a look at the garden.

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-Gareth's room

-is just off the kitchen.

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-Also, on the ground floor,

-in what was a garage...

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-..stands the dining room.

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-This staircase leads from

-the kitchen to Pat's studio.

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-It's like a lavender tunnel!

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-Pat is an artist.

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-This is also a lounge area.

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-Pat and Gareth relax here,

-in the evenings.

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-The lovely thing about this room

-is its openness.

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-The use of space in this room

-is excellent.

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-There's a bed on the windowsill!

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-Extend the windowsill

-and have a bed there.

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-The curtain gives the napper

-some privacy.

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-Two bedrooms

-lead off this large space.

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-Both bedrooms

-have en suite bathrooms.

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-If we walk beyond the easel,

-where Pat paints...

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-..we'll find a balcony.

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-When you need a break from the paint

-you can step out, onto the balcony.

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-You can see across the bay,

-along the Gower Peninsular.

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-This faces the back garden...

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-..but this actually looks like

-the front of the house.

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-The great thing about the house

-is the fact we use it all.

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-We use every single room

-in the house.

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-I move around the house,

-during the day...

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-..for various reasons.

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-It all depends on what I want to do.

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-You can have a change of scenery,

-but remain in the house.

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-You've moved in to

-two or three houses designed by Pat.

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-Have you had any say at all...

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-..in the design

-of any of those houses?

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-No. Not a lot!

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-I didn't want a say.

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-I'm not interested in design.

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-I benefit from the fact

-Pat is a designer.

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-Her talents have given me

-a very comfortable life...

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-..and I'm proud of her.

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-It's peaceful here.

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-I'm comfortable here.

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-It's warm and cosy.

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-I enjoy welcoming guests

-and hearing them say how nice it is.

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-People tell me

-there's a nice atmosphere here.

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-That's because we're happy here.

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-It's a home, not a show house,

-and that's important to me.

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-This is Cilfig Lodge, Llanelli...

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-..the home of Catherine Tregenna

-and Cerian, her daughter.

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-Pat Morris, Catherine's mother...

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-..did the renovating

-and all the designing.

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-How long have you lived here?

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-How long have you lived here?

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-About 18 months.

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-We moved in a year, last April.

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-Your mother tells us

-you're not interested in houses.

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-That's true.

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-That may be laziness, on my part!

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-I'd be happy enough

-to live in a simple house...

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-..but I can't deny I enjoy

-living in a place like this.

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-Are you fond of your mother's ideas?

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-Are you fond of your mother's ideas?

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-It's comforting,

-whenever I feel a bit homesick.

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-The essence of the family home

-is here, in my present house...

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-..and that's great.

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-I do play a part in it -

-I tell her what I like.

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-She takes that on board...

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-..and she knows what will suit me.

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-The shape is amazing.

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-Someone said it reminded them

-of the Vicar of Dibley's cottage!

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-I like the shape of the windows.

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-I like the fact

-it's such a long building.

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-The wood in this house is lovely.

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-I love the textures.

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-Mam has included

-lots of different shapes.

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-No matter where you sit,

-you see something pretty.

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-Living here

-has given me so much pleasure.

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-I've learned a lot about the

-importance of other people's lives.

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-Writing can be

-an extremely selfish process.

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-I get a call from home and I say,

-"I'm busy! I have a deadline."

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-It's forced me to be less selfish

-and I think that's a good thing.

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-The ground floor

-is one, large room...

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-..divided into several areas.

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-Yes, they're like compartments.

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-I write over there.

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-People peer in, through the window,

-and look over my shoulder.

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-It can make me feel

-a little bit edgy.

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-I feel on display, like one of

-those people who sit in St Fagans.

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-"Writer at work"!

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-This was more than one room,

-originally...

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-..but you now only have one,

-central fireplace.

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-Yes, and it's fantastic.

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-It's easy to operate.

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-You put paper and kindling in there

-and you're off.

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-It's lovely.

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-You can see the flames,

-when you sit on the sofa.

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-It heats the whole house.

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-It's nice that my things

-and my taste...

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-..complement my mother's design.

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-She put those shelves on the wall.

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-Wood and wrought iron is a theme

-which runs through the house.

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-It's very striking.

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-So it feels like your own home?

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-Yes, definitely.

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-Let's see the kitchen.

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-It's a very neat kitchen.

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-You can't socialise in here.

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-You can't socialise in here.

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-No, we do!

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-We don't have dinner parties,

-but people come here, after the pub.

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-It's great.

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-We cook everything on the Aga.

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-On the rare occasions where I do

-some baking, I do it in this oven!

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-We cook on the hob.

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-The food preparation area

-leads you out, into the garden.

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-Yes, it's like a separate room.

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-The house is divided up into

-small spaces, within the structure.

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-The garden is very alluring

-in the summer.

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-This staircase is a bit narrow,

-if you want to shift furniture...

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-..but, ingeniously,

-these railings are detachable.

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-Pat has added a curved wall

-up here, on the landing.

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-It's handy because you utilise

-the space in an interesting way...

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-..and it also creates extra space

-in the bathroom.

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-That's Cerian's bedroom.

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-Cath's bedroom is over here.

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-This is another interesting space.

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-These beams are new, by the way.

-They're not original.

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-They add to the cottage-like feel

-of this house.

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-The window

-is an alcove within an alcove.

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-Two curved walls

-lead you to the window.

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-This rich shade of blue on the walls

-is very striking.

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-All the furniture

-is part of the same collection.

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-The bed, the wardrobe

-and the dressing table all match.

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-What a gorgeous wood.

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-What's it like

-to live in this house?

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-It's great.

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-Sitting here, listening to music

-and sipping wine...

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-..still gives me great pleasure,

-18 months on.

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-I love the idea of opening

-the front door and knowing I'm home.

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-It makes me feel safe.

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-I work from home and it's important

-I can be creative here.

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-I need freedom

-to think about different things...

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-..and I enjoy feeling secure

-and protected from the world.

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-Cae Canol Mawr

-stands in an isolated spot...

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-..in Cwm Teigl, Llan Ffestiniog.

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-It was given to Richard Hughes

-by a friend...

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-..who hadn't visited the place

-for 20 years.

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-It's a perfect haven

-for Richard to do his writing.

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-T S Eliot and George Bernard Shaw

-have visited this house.

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-What makes this place so special?

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-What makes this place so special?

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-Its history.

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-Driving along Cwm Teigl

-is like travelling back in time.

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-What do you know

-about the history of this house?

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-The house was built

-somewhere around 1580.

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-I think it was linked

-to the wool industry.

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-The house is too special

-to have been a farmhouse.

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-A farmhouse would stand

-in the middle of the land.

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-This is up the mountain.

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-Do you feel like the caretaker

-of a national treasure?

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-Yes, definitely.

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-This house has stood here

-for 400 years.

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-People have lived here

-through the centuries...

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-..and people will live here

-in centuries to come.

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-This is the hall.

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-The fire gives off

-a tremendous amount of heat.

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-Clearly, it was designed

-to heat this part of the house.

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-Yes. It's effective.

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-The house is very spacious.

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-Yes. It was a very grand,

-16th century house.

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-The roof is church-like.

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-It's too big

-for a small cottage, like this.

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-It's well crafted.

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-This isn't a cottage, in truth.

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-No, it has three bedrooms,

-a kitchen, a dairy and a lounge.

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-Yes. There's plenty of room

-in this house.

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-Several windows

-have been blocked up.

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-That was a window, wasn't it?

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-Yes. That's evident

-from the outside.

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-It was once a window.

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-What's your favourite thing

-about this room?

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-There's space for everything.

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-There's room for my books

-and my computer.

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-I also eat in here.

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-I spend most of my time

-in this room.

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-Friends visit me

-and we sit and chat in here.

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-That sort of thing.

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-Where there was once a ladder,

-there is now a slate staircase.

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-The steps are inlaid in the wall.

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-It looks like a floating staircase.

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-I wouldn't feel safe here,

-after a couple of shandies!

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-It's certainly very striking.

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-There was once a shelf here.

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-Someone put their candle here,

-on their way to bed...

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-..and scorched the wood,

-as you can see.

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-This was a sleeping area.

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-You can really appreciate...

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-..the timber framework of the hall

-from here.

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-The bedchamber was through here.

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-How would you sum up

-the way you feel about this house?

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-It's a retreat.

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-I see the world from a

-different perspective when I'm here.

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-I can think here.

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-It's a new beginning.

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-Embarking on a new journey.

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-It may be a short journey,

-but that doesn't worry me.

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