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

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The previous owners, who had lived here for 60 years, replaced a lean-to barn with an extension in the 1970s, so the proportions are quite different from the rest of the house. 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.

Now you can travel with Katie for a design-lovers tour of sixteen romantic Cotswold homes and their stylish, contemporary interiors.The Cotswolds stone house is an unusual L-shape with a half-timbered link, with plasterwork, connecting the elevations. Its height gives it its name as, come winter, the snow settles here before anywhere else in the Cotswolds.

This design philosophy, which flourished in England in the decades straddling the turn of the twentieth century, advocated traditional craftsmanship that married practicality with artistry, often drawing on medieval and folk styles of decoration. With their children grown up and no fixed timetable to follow, the couple split their time between here and their house in Notting Hill.

Pipers Hill is a wonderful country home set in its own stunning grounds with 14 acres just outside the lovely market town of stow on the wold.

This amount includes seller specified domestic postage charges as well as applicable international postage, dispatch, and other fees. If the initial age verification is unsuccessful, we will contact you asking you to provide further information to prove that you are aged 18 or over. It’s not that I am a hoarder, it's just I like to have the stuff around that I am using as inspiration for the next collection.They were following in the footsteps of the design giant William Morris whose manor house in Kelmscott remains a place of pilgrimage for Arts and Crafts aficionados to this day. 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. A fascinating book showcasing a selection of the most attractive homes (large and small) in the Cotswolds. With the homes’ idyllic settings, this collection presents inspirational ideals of English country style certain to fascinate and delight.

A carved wooden tribal stool come from Cameroon and a little English bobbin table sits in the corner.Colour and pattern are brought to the first floor corridor by some curtains from Portobello Road Market, which Penelope bought as inspiration for a slipper for her collection. They must have been jolly cold come wintertime in their short woollen tunics, but it would have been worth it for such a view. Perhaps the most charming room in the house is the parlour that won Penelope and Steve over when they first viewed it. 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. With their distinctive honey-colored stone walls, set amongst rolling hills and beautiful countryside, the décor of these houses expresses inspirational ideals of English country style that readers will love to explore and emulate.