Bloom’s Charlotte Whincup lends expert analysis to Hello magazine
No matter how big your property budget, every penny counts in a refurb project – even if you’re an A-lister.
The Hollywood power couple George and Amal Clooney have transformed their 17th century Oxfordshire pile since they bought it a decade ago.
But the running costs of historic buildings need proactive management too, as Bloom director Charlotte Whincup tells Francesca Shillcock in HELLO! Magazine this week:
“The house dates from the 1600s, centuries before central heating existed and a time when homes were heated by a fireplace in each room.
“This meant lots of chimneys and drafts, and the very fabric of homes from this period can be draughty too – buildings this old were designed to breathe in a way modern ones do not.”