There are beamed ceilings, timber-framed walls, dark panelling and terracotta floors.
Stamped tin ceilings, timber-topped tables and a mirror framed in imitation tribal carvings give the shop a rough-hewn air and an improvised touch of exoticism.
The vertical, floor-to-ceiling, timber-framed windows offer a lot of natural light, a major factor for Ms. Wennberg, who has struggled to find a well-lit space in the eight years she has lived in the country.
The interior, with vaulted ceiling and timber trim, wood-burning fireplace and leather chairs, feels homelike.
The antique-filled room is compact and beautiful, with walls and ceilings of timber and floral table linens.
Casa Azura, overlooking the Gulf of Ajaccio, is all vast windows, vaulted ceilings and timber beams, with three bedrooms opening on to a wooden sundeck and an infinity pool surrounded by lawned gardens.
The timber ceiling of the Duchess' hall, and the timber floors and roof above, are of the 1880s.
Above, the pitched ceiling features exposed timbers that were painstakingly cleaned by Mr. Cholerton and his sons.
A Mission-Mediterranean exterior hides a Nordic-Gothic great hall, with stained-glass windows, a high-peaked ceiling with exposed timbers and a formidable fireplace.
The audience is seated right around the stage under a billowing timber ceiling.
