Article: Our home is perfect for a bit of R& R; MEDICINE HAUL: The former hospital's cupboards, once full of remedies, were reused to create a family kitchen IMPOSING: Nordrach House's solid structure, left, is unchanged, while the light airy main bedroom, above, was once a consulting room BOLD TREATMENT: Natalie and Ben Paddick, inset with family, and the sitting room with its giant urns and an old gate transformed into a mirror.

Byline: LOWRI TURNER

A house that used to be a sanatorium conjures up images of grim corridors painted in institutional grey. But there's nothing at all dreary about Nordrach House, Ben and Natalie Paddick's former hospital in Somerset.

The six-bedroom, six-bathroom stone property, set in 6.6 acres near the village of Blagdon, about 15 miles from Bristol, is certainly quirky and on the Gothic side but thanks to a top-notch renovation also feels decadent and luxurious.

Ben and Natalie embraced the house's positive aspects - generous rooms, wide oak stairs and a sweeping hall on both floors - while updating and softening it, so it works as a ...

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