Built by Gemma & Adam
The Old Exchange wasn’t fitted out by a developer with a catalogue. It was renovated by its owners — slowly, stubbornly and largely by hand.
Keeping the good bones
When Gemma and Adam took the building on, the brief they set themselves was simple: keep everything that gave it character, and earn everything new. The original timber beams stayed. The floors are reclaimed wood. Even the doors are rescued barn doors, rehung on new runners.
What they added was chosen the same way — three-inch solid oak worktops, a deep Belfast sink, a walk-in shower behind glossy green tiles, and the hammock swing seat in the bedroom that guests now photograph more than the view.
The art on the walls is by local artists, and most of it is for sale — so if a piece catches your eye over breakfast, it can go home with you.
Follow the journey — @theoldexchangewalesThe same doorway, some months later
More of the renovation — and what guests get up to once it’s theirs for the weekend — is on Instagram at @theoldexchangewales.
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