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Villa 3 bedrooms
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Martinska
Bulgaria

A ruined school in a Bulgarian village was converted into a lovely home where Mozart sounds and wine is
being produced from their own harvest.
Somewhere between Rila and the Balkan Mountains the tiny village of Ochusha is situated, in which the
local architecture is a combination of poverty and the natural taste for simplicity - flimsy structures built
of stone, mud and wood in their natural earth tones are dominating. Monochrome, impaired here - and
there by unknown geniuses who has put that incredible shade of blue on the doors and windows -
chosen with the absolute freedom of the most ignorant.
The village of Ochusha fascinates because it is intact. The only inexhaustible resource continues to be
arrays with raspberries, wild plums and endlessly beautiful views in all directions.
In the central part of the village is the former building of the village school.
The once abandoned school has been restored by Mr. Hampson, who placed new roof electrical wiring,
windows, doors and interior staircase. He reorganized the entire interior of the school, clearing the
outdoor area and surrounding it with a white stone wall, that leaves the gate to the church yard, he also
planted a vegetable garden where he cultivated American corn and his favorite raspberries. Thus, Mr.
Hampson converted the former school into a home.
This nice country house is inherently too modest and it is designed in a European country rustic style.
Coatings, materials and floorings are all-natural - stone, terracotta, rough coating, wood, metal and glass.
Particularly processed are the wooden cassette doors in the large hall, whose windows are decorated
with ornaments shaped by sand blasting. Such a glass painting was made at the main entrance in order
to let the light through the large corridor - gallery. The busiest part of the house is the first floor whose
French windows overlook the garden. The common area is functionally divided into living area with a
fireplace and soft Italian sofas of charcoal and blue, rustic dining furniture and a spacious kitchen, where
everyone can unleash their culinary fantasies.
In the large hall both new and old are intertwined in harmony. The entire floor is designed in olive-gray
with bleached - smoky layering. The swinging door connects the kitchen with the dining area. The light
flows everywhere. Soft Italian furniture, old Bulgarian table (paralia), rough masonry fireplace and aged
cabinets coexist in a invigorating diversity.
The original wooden columns and the pavement in the kitchen alternate with replicas of furniture in
traditional country style, made by Italian design in Indonesia and some of them in Bulgaria - custom
made. The aged wood contrasts nicely with the brilliance of the metal. The cupboards and the rustic
elements are part of the overall sentiment of the provincial cuisine, enhanced by natural earth colors.
On the second floor is the so-called `Library` where a fireplace, a piano and books coexist with a sofa,
predisposing for an afternoon nap. The `Library` has furniture, lighting and decorative elements in the
British national style in warm rich colors, complemented by traditional ornamentation of the Bulgarian
carpets.
The painting in Pre-Raphael style above the bed (author Iva Tsakova) softens the classic lines of the main
bedroom.
The main bathroom is decorated with pop art reproduction from an exclusive series that Mr. Hampson
purchased at a charity auction at the opening of a Sofia nightclub.
In the small bedroom the furniture was manufactured in Indonesia, which invoke memories of colonial
times - ebony and ivory.
The corridor connects the bedroom and library, the large hall downstairs and it will soon be covered with
paintings.
The whole house is mainly in smoky saturated colors to eliminate the sterility of the new, and the sense
of a school space where the large windows without curtains provide stunning views, among which the
undeniable jewel is the charming silhouette of the church.
The village home is surrounded by mountains from all sides.

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