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From the entrance gate to the bedrooms — Villa Nors in real photographs. Tap any image to view it larger.

Arrival and the gate

The timber gate on Gusan Sherami Street, parking for several cars inside, and a hand-carved bell at the door.

The timber gate at Villa Nors under its tiled canopy, with the Armenian flag and a stone wall — Entrance gate

A hand-carved wooden bell and a video doorbell on the gate post, with mimosa in flower behind — Carved bell

The forecourt with the garage doors and a wall of open books and vinyl records opposite — Parking and photo corner

The letter N set into the flagstone paving between the timber garage doors and the book wall — N in the paving

Courtyard and fountain

A paved yard under fruit trees, with a fountain running over stones, table tennis, and paths linking every part of the house.

The Villa Nors courtyard with a wooden gazebo and mulberry trees — Courtyard and gazebo

The table-tennis table under the vine pergola, with fruit trees in white blossom around it — Table tennis

The paved path seen from under the gazebo, the book wall on the left and a speaker on the post — Path from the gazebo

The separate outdoor washroom door with its ceramic plaque, and the canopied swings beyond it — Washroom door

An arched timber door in the river-stone wall, framed by a leaning trunk and a rope-wrapped post — Arched door

The table-tennis table in front of the rockery, an air conditioner on the wall and a carved bird on the beam — Tennis and rockery

A view across the table-tennis table to the river-stone wall, its arched door and a speaker on the post — Toward the stone house

The courtyard seen through spring branches, with the flag, the timber gate and a swing bench — Courtyard in spring

Water running from a terracotta jug over volcanic rock and scallop shells, amaryllis in flower beside it — The jug fountain

The outdoor swimming pool

The pool in the grounds, among the fruit trees.

The round frame pool under its timber canopy, with a blue mosaic rim and a lantern on the stone wall — The pool

The pool seen across the garden through fig branches, with the swing seat and the stone boundary wall — Pool in the garden

Gazebo and barbecue

A long table under log rafters, cushioned benches, and the covered grill beside it — from the morning coffee to the evening barbecue.

The wooden gazebo at Villa Nors with its long table and bench, and a fountain running over stones beside it — Gazebo and fountain

The gazebo seen end-on, with gourds hung from the log rafters and cushioned benches at the table — The gazebo in full

The gazebo from inside, with its long table down the centre, cushioned benches either side and table tennis beyond — Gazebo interior

The courtyard with the fountain jug in front, the gazebo and its table beyond and the record wall at the back — Courtyard from the fountain

Lilac in bloom in front of the gazebo, tulips in the bed below and flagstone paving between them — Gazebo and lilac

The long gazebo table close up, with kilim cushions along both benches and brass ashtrays on the boards — Table and cushions

The gazebo roof from below, with woven baskets, a rope net and a living trunk passing through the structure — The gazebo roof

The garden and its swings seen through the gazebo's rope web, with bench cushions in the foreground — Garden through the ropes

The covered barbecue house at Villa Nors, with a stone-built grill under a full-width hood and a prep table — Barbecue house

The barbecue house through its open glazed door, with the grill and hood inside and river-stone walls either side — Barbecue entrance

The back garden

Lawn, roses and fruit trees behind the house, with two canopied swing benches in the shade.

Red tulips in the bed, with the gazebo seen behind them through the branches of the fruit trees — Tulips and gazebo

Two canopied swing benches side by side under the trees, one with red cushions and one with green — Swings under the trees

The grassed back garden, with roses climbing the stone wall, a swing under the trees and a barbecue on wheels — The back garden

A green corner of the garden shaded by mulberry and fruit trees, with timber decking and a bicycle by the wall — The shaded corner

Great hall and mural

Long wooden tables beneath the painted wall — for gatherings of up to 50 guests. Sound system and karaoke.

The mural hall with wooden benches and the Villa Nors sign — Mural

The sign

The great hall with a long wooden table and a painted wall mural — Great hall

Tables under cloths and folding chairs along the wall, ready for a gathering of up to 50 guests — Set for a gathering

Two long tables down the room, benches dressed with Armenian runners and a flag beside the lit sign — Two long tables

A table cut from one whole tree round, the mural along the left wall, bar counter and screen behind — Tree-slab table

The long table in the hall with a games board on it — Table and games

A corner of the hall: chess on the table, a red sofa, a wall screen and the bar with an accordion above — Bar corner

The hall's picture wall: paintings, hammered metalwork, a pendulum clock, the lit sign and a QR plaque — Picture wall

The hall at an angle: the mural to the right, a carved door and the picture wall left, benches between — Across the hall

The mural's crowned king and his fortress up close, with tables and kilim-cushioned benches below — King and fortress

The hall from the window side: a stone floor, a red sofa and carved door left, the mural to the right — Red sofa

The centre of the hall left completely clear, the seating pushed back to the walls, mural on the right — Clear floor

The lit sign and a QR plaque on the wall, the flag below, a long table and kilim cushions in front — Sign and flag

The glazed wall onto the courtyard with green drapes, a mixing desk and audio gear on the table — Glazed wall

Kitchen and living room

Hand-made wooden cabinets, a kitchen stocked with tableware, and a living room under wooden beams whose sofas open out into beds.

The kitchen with hand-made wooden cabinets — Kitchen

The kitchen corner with an open door to the courtyard, armchairs and a bedroom doorway — Door to the courtyard

The kitchen worktop and gas hob, with a sofa and a television beyond — Worktop and hob

The living room and kitchen in one space, with wooden beams and sofas that open into beds — Living room and kitchen

Armchairs and a long timber table by the courtyard window, with an open door to a bedroom beside them — By the window

The living room with an open door through to a bedroom, a sofa and the kitchen cabinets — Door to the bedroom

A wide view of the living room with folding chairs, the bedroom door and the kitchen fridge — The open-plan room

Bedrooms and bathrooms

Two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Five to seven people sleep here, counting the living-room sofa beds, and the second bedroom can be made up as three singles or as a double and a single.

The first bedroom at Villa Nors, with a large canvas above the bed and a timber window onto the courtyard — First bedroom

The bedroom from the doorway, the window open and the kitchen with its red sofa through the left door — From the doorway

The bedroom from the mirrored wardrobe, with sheer curtains at a window open to the courtyard — Wardrobe and window

The second bedroom with three single beds and a mirror; the beds can also be arranged differently — Second bedroom

The same bedroom made up as one double and one single bed, under wooden ceiling beams — Another layout

One of the two bathrooms in the house, with a timber vanity, a walk-in shower and a river-pebble floor — Bathroom

The doorway of the outdoor washroom, with river-stone walls and a stone basin with a brass tap — Outdoor washroom

The antique room

A stone-floored room of collected things — carved doors, a wine rack, a treadle sewing machine. Guests have the run of the whole house.

An old treadle sewing machine by the stone wall, beside framed photographs and a carved door — Sewing machine

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