At Home in the Cotswolds: Secrets of English Country House Style

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I always found I created such a mess there because it had lots of straight lines and minimalist interiors. Design expert Katy Campbell and acclaimed photographer Mark Nicholson offer an insider’s look at the Cotswolds' most charming and inspirational private homes At Home in the Cotswolds is a celebration of beautiful Cotswold houses and their interiors. The painting of an oak tree in a field above the fireplace was given to her by her parents, a summer view she’s grown up with all her life. The light fixture is a vintage metal chandelier, the oak chest of doors is French and from the 19 th century.

Each house, and the interior design of its rooms, reflects the charm and character of its owners and comes with its own unique and intriguing story.When it comes to furniture, Robin has fairly eclectic tastes and a passion for sourcing antiques and vintage pieces. An impressive and beautifully refurbished Cotswold stone country house with a separate cottage, indoor swimming pool and nearly 60 acres Ready Token House is a handsome Cotswold stone property dating back to the 17th Century.

This is an all time classic book which looks lovely on display as well as giving inspiration for styling your home.I challenge anyone to step out onto the terrace and look up without having a sudden, small intake of breath. Examples of this include: setting your privacy preferences, logging in to your Savills account, or filling in forms. Penelope picked up this suzani-style embroidery in Istanbul and matched it with giant ceramic pears and an OKA lamp. Penelope created a rhubarb fool effect on the wall by mixing two emulsion paints and then brushing over them with a large brush. A variety of design styles are featured, including a manor house, a tiny cottage, a former rectory, and a Georgian farmhouse, along with many of the homes' adjacent gardens.

Luckily I’ve got the room with the best view and I sit at the desk and look out onto the garden and up the hill. Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that. Perhaps the most charming room in the house is the parlour that won Penelope and Steve over when they first viewed it. Clinging to the side of a hill high above the villages of Broadway, Buckland and Laverton is the ancient, stone-built hamlet of Snowshill. This book is a celebration of beautiful Cotswold private houses including a chocolate box cottage, an exquisite old rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, a typical manor house, and an historic stately home.This doesn’t mean that everything needs to be period, but you should never fight the architecture of the house’. One enters the house into a tall-ceilinged reception hall where a Spanish metal chandelier hangs over a large French mirrored-top table from the 1960s. He completely remodelled the existing seventeenth century buildings to creative a large family home with a picturesque exterior and a practical arrangement of rooms inside.

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