Inside Sarah Beeny and Graham Swift’s Somerset mansion as she admits marital struggles… complete with classic country decor, antiques aplenty and sprawling grounds
Sarah Beeny has confessed her marriage to husband Graham Swift is ‘hanging on by its fingernails’ following her breast cancer battle.
Yet prior to her reveal, the couple were splashed over television screens thanks to the refurbishment on their stunning country mansion – which is the feature of their show Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country.
Back in 2020, Sarah and Graham decided to up sticks from their London home with their kids sons Billy, 18, Charlie, 16, Rafferty, 14, and Laurie, 12, and move to a former 220 acre farm near Bruton in Somerset which they have renovated on-screen.
Although the farm had permission to build a new house, the couple had grander plans as they wanted to build a mini stately home with five properties in a different field where planning permission had been granted.
Despite beef from neighbours, they were eventually granted the planning permission, while Sarah caused further controversies when she decided to keep a wild rabbit as a pet after her cat captured the animal.
Holding on: Sarah Beeny has confessed her marriage to husband Graham Swift is ‘hanging on by its fingernails’ following her breast cancer battle
Amazing: Yet prior to her reveal, the couple were splashed over television screens thanks to the refurbishment on their stunning country mansion – which is the feature of their show Sarah Beeny’s New Life in the Country
Lavish: Sarah’s breathtaking home shows her flare for interiors and love of antiques
Plush: Each room looks straight out of an old country mansion
Amazing: The lavish home shows their love of the finer things in life, including stunning antique furniture such as writing desks and wardrobes
Lady AGA: Sarah’s kitchen centres around a vast AGA range
Oops: One of the drawing rooms in the house boasts dark red wallpaper. Sarah previously said: ‘I’ve had loads of decorating disasters! But that’s how you learn’
Sweet: Graham is seen posing in front of an open fire
The show scored a second season in November the following year, which followed the decoration of the swanky home as well as hedge and tree restoration.
The lavish home shows their love of the finer things in life, including stunning antique furniture such as writing desks and wardrobes.
She said: ‘We have lots of really old pieces including a 15th-century chair that I love. I enjoy collecting cartoons; they’re lovely things and make me laugh.’
In-keeping with the classic stylings, the couple’s open plan kitchen and living area features envy-inducing parquet flooring.
One of the drawing rooms in the house boasts dark red wallpaper. Sarah previously said: ‘I’ve had loads of decorating disasters! But that’s how you learn…
‘I discovered years ago that you can paint a room dark red, but it’s the other colours in there that’s the difference between a room that looks like a womb, or a luscious rich and exotically decadent living space.’
On the flip side to their super classic styling, they have worked hard to keep themselves with the ages with their solar energy scheme.
Given Graham’s career as an artist, the walls in the home are carefully curated with stunning pieces, including his own work and that of other artists.
Solar sensation: On the flip side to their super classic styling, they have worked hard to keep themselves with the ages with their solar energy scheme
Amazing: The lavish home shows their love of the finer things in life, including stunning antique furniture such as writing desks and wardrobes
Stunner: Given Graham’s career as an artist, the walls in the home are carefully curated with stunning pieces, including his own work and that of other artists
Stunning: A blue clawfoot bath tub sat in front of a wall in complementary colours
A vision: A pricey looking wallpaper was hung in one of the stunning rooms
The whole clan: Sarah and her whole family feature on-screen in the stunning home
Read up! The toilet in one of the bathrooms was kitted out with a number of books, including Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire
Sarah said of his work: ‘Having a craft that is exceptional to you is such a totally amazing thing. My husband, Graham Swift, is an artist and I admire his work because there’s no way anyone else could do what he does…
‘The skill I would really like to be better at is dressing and arranging spaces. It’s much harder than you’d think and comes very naturally to some people.’
As well as the stunning inside, Sarah previously spoke about what she loves about the exterior saying: ‘What made me fall in love with the house was its position…
‘The sunsets and sunrises are beautiful, the views are amazing and there is a tinkling stream to play in. It is also less than two hours from London so I can get up and down to meetings very easily.
Sarah has revealed her marriage to husband Graham Swift is ‘hanging on by fingernails’ after her breast cancer battle in a candid new interview.
Bathtime fun: One room was kitted out with a jacuzzi alongside metro tiles and Seventies inspired flooring
The TV presenter, 51, was given the all clear in April 2023 and in June she released her documentary Sarah Beeny vs. Cancer which detailed her cancer journey including her double mastectomy.
Now Sarah has reflected on her relationship with artist Graham, 50, who took a break from his lucrative career in art to work on renovating their former dairy farm, saying they have both admitted they stayed together for their teenage kids.
They share four children, sons Billy, 18, Charlie, 16, Rafferty, 14, and Laurie, 12.
Speaking on the The Mid.Point podcast with Gabby Logan, Sarah admitted: ‘We’re hanging on in there by our fingernails. I mean, it’s not easy, is it?
Stunning: Antique additions were added in every corner of the house, including a rocking chair next to a bath
Tough times: The TV presenter, 51, was given the all clear in April 2023 and in June she released her documentary Sarah Beeny vs. Cancer which detailed her cancer journey including her double mastectomy
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