Deans Court: William & Ali's Ancestral Home — House Tour

Note: I've redone this great tour from last year to put all the text into the slideshow so that you can cruise through it in one go. I've added pics too. Let me know what you think. :) This is the main part of the current kitchen, where Ali and William are currently exploring paint colors to update the room. Open House Tour Name: Ali & William Hanham Location: Deans Court , Dorset, England Size: 18 acres & many, many rooms Years lived in: 5 years recently and since 1548 before that It is not an everyday occurrence that we get to tour someone's ancestral home, you know, the kind which has been "in the family" for over 450 years, the building of which is even older. This past week I spent part of an afternoon hearing this family's story, taking pictures and wishing I had all day to spend here. This is a refreshingly real home in an ongoing state of renovation. This is not really even a home that you "own", it's more of a home that is much older than anyone around and that you can only "take care of" before passing it on. READ MORE »