The House That Time Forgot

Raindrops seeping through the roof and floorboards creaking like old bones only add to the beauty and character of this 250-year-old home on Jamaica’s north shore.

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Sense of History

Rainwater runs off the roof and funnels into catchments, supplying the house’s water.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

The authenticity of the materials on this house’s exterior―from centuries-old limestone to classic cedar shingles―give it true island charm. Rainwater runs off the roof and funnels into catchments, supplying the house’s water.

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Clever Use

The window’s old brass curtain rod “came in handy when I had some Italian friends staying with me,” painter and homeowner Graham Davis says. “They draped fresh pasta right over it.”

Photographer Sophie Munro,

In the kitchen, pickled wood covers the walls and ceiling. The window’s old brass curtain rod “came in handy when I had some Italian friends staying with me,” painter and homeowner Graham Davis says. “They draped fresh pasta right over it.”

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Trading Spaces

When he purchased the house the upstairs was unusable, even for storage. After making the long-overdue repairs, Graham converted the space into a master suite.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

In the attic-like master bedroom, Graham made the most of space with tricky angles. When he purchased the house the upstairs was unusable, even for storage. After making the long-overdue repairs, Graham converted the space into a master suite.

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Endless Inspiration

“I never tire of painting the house and its contents,” Graham says.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

Graham sponged the dining room walls with diluted terra cotta-colored paint. His brushstrokes also appear on canvases throughout the house. “I never tire of painting the house and its contents,” Graham says.

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Artistic Retreat

Each room could be viewed as a painting that has grown rich with brushstrokes laid down over decades.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

In Graham’s home, it’s hard to tell where art ends and house begins. Each room could be viewed as a painting that has grown rich with brushstrokes laid down over decades.

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Extraordinary Vistas

There’s nothing ordinary at this remote hilltop retreat.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

The view, which spans 50 miles over the lush landscape and sea, keeps life here interesting. There’s nothing ordinary at this remote hilltop retreat.

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Picturesque Location

Graham coated the Adirondacks in purple paint to match the surrounding agapanthus lilies and mimic his vivid artwork.

Photographer Sophie Munro,

At this home, like other country colonial houses in the Caribbean, the covered veranda acts as the ultimate gathering space. Graham coated the Adirondacks in purple paint to match the surrounding agapanthus lilies and mimic his vivid artwork.

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Endless Inspiration

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Artistic Retreat

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Extraordinary Vistas

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