How time-worn textures - and rethought spaces - brought new life to woodland cabin-like home in Wales

The timing seemed serendipitous. Having spent a decade criss-crossing continents in pursuit of artisanal craft skills, it was chancing upon a modest timber-framed bungalow that led artist Richard Zinon to this deep pocket of the Gwydir Forest Park in the heart of Snowdonia, or Eryri. Realising it was the perfect blank canvas to apply the traditional techniques honed on his travels, Richard and his fiancée and fellow artist, Nuria Maria, set about creating a home in the woods, an undeniable sanctuary for the soul.