The interiors of this seaside home were inspired by the extreme landscape that surrounds it – it's a lesson in how to do coastal but not cliché

Open plan kitchen diner and living room with large windows.

Perched between the mountains and the sea, this Victorian former captain’s villa enjoys the best of both country and coast with its setting on Balkan Hill in the Snowdonia National Park, Wales, ensuring captivating views across the Dyfi Estuary.

Its idyllic location and the fact that it is built on a copper mine intrinsically influenced the house design, with the owners leaning towards use of natural materials and crafted pieces, nods to the seascape and pops of copper tones, and this celebration of the surroundings was orchestrated by Lauren Gilberthorpe of Lauren Gilberthorpe Interiors, who was brought in to ensure this much-loved retreat worked for every generation of the family.