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Pair's grand design is along the right lines



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Published Date: 17 January 2008
THE LAND off Station Road where James and Chloe Cousins built their large three-storey home probably looks much the same as anywhere else in Lutterworth.
But if you’re into ley lines, points which some say resonate with a positive psychic energy, the house is in the perfect spot.

The home was a three-year labour of love for the couple who were closely involved with architects from the outset of the project.

They selected the site specifically because of its location, as they say it sits on a convergence of two ley lines.

To a transference healer like Chloe (38), ley lines, which are lines linking sacred locations, give off a positive energy which helps those seeking her services to achieve better balance.

She said: “This energy of light is around us all the time but my task is to channel it and help people improve their physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.

“The house is perfect because it helps me to do that.

“Visitors here look at the decor and tell us we have a beautiful home, but I think they are also seeing the energy running through the house.”

The family worked closely with architect Graham Place at the design stage to ensure their home turned out exactly as they wanted.

They presented him with a board full of keywords, like light and space, as well as clippings from magazines before they were shown the final design.

Husband James (36), a buyer with Aggregate Industries, supervised the building work himself.

From design to completion took about three years and £300,000 but the completed house is full of spectacular and individual features like a spiral staircase, which runs up through the middle of the three floors, a glass pyramid on the roof and an 800 sq ft open plan kitchen and living area on the first floor.

Essential to the home was a room on the ground floor where Chloe meets and works with her clients.

Chloe added: “I used to look at new homes and feel that they lacked the character of older ones.

“But here we were able to put our feelings into brick and mortar and lend it some of our own character.

“As a family we love the house. The open plan living space is probably my favourite feature because we and our daughter Anaya can all be doing our own thing yet we’re all still in the same space.”

The plans for the home were sent to Channel 4’s Grand Designs to be considered for inclusion on the architecture programme but the house did not feature.

The full article contains 445 words and appears in Lutterworth Mail newspaper.
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  • Last Updated: 15 January 2008 5:56 PM
  • Source: Lutterworth Mail
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