OPEN HOUSE
A contemporary revival of Capheaton Hall
Owners of country houses often have to devise creative ways to make their home pay. Eliza Browne-swinburne, who clubbed together with two friends to launch the online lifestyle brand Ibbi, is no exception. Her home is the Grade I-listed Capheaton Hall in Northumberland, which has been owned by her husband’s family for over seven centuries. Open for weddings, and with no shortage of space, it is the perfect place to double as the brand’s headquarters, and a suitably grand stock-room for its eye-catching assortment of homewares sourced from buying trips to India and Africa. cg www.ibbidirect.co.uk