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

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The photography, and the detail captured, is top quality and I can spend ages absorbed by one photo/home. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

So many of this genre of book the photographs take pride of place but with this book the writing equals the beautiful photographs and is informative, witty and a well balanced to sit alongside the splendid images for each property. Retail repurposing – transforming redundant retail space to accommodate alternative uses – is slowly taking hold across Europe, but only at scale in markets where there’s an excess supply or multiple retail failure. 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. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. Each is a hidden gem and, unlike the larger mansions offered for public view, most are private homes whose interiors have never been published.Author Katy Campbell and photographer Mark Nicholson take us on a tour of the villages and rolling hills of the Cotswolds as they uncover some of the most charming and inspirational homes in the region: a chocolate box cottage, an exquisite old rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, a quintessential manor house, an historic stately home, and more. We also use them to help detect unauthorized access or activity that violate our terms of service, as well as to analyze site traffic and performance for our own site improvement efforts. It was a romantic notion of emulating Laurie Lee's nostalgic world that sent footwear designer Penelope Chilvers and her husband Steve to look for a house in the country. To me, it explains why bronze age settlers chose to inhabit this stunning spot thousands of years ago (and left behind a burial mound whose treasures can now be found in the British museum).

Now you can travel with Katie for a design-lover's tour of sixteen romantic Cotswold homes and their stylish, contemporary interiors. With their children grown up and no fixed timetable to follow, the couple split their time between here and their house in Notting Hill.

The property was completed in 2020 and would make a fabulous family home, It has a two bed annex adjoining as well as a barn and stables. 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.

The featured homes, along with their adjacent gardens, were chosen not only for their architectural beauty but for their stunning interiors, which range in style from classical English country retreat to chic contemporary dwelling.We are known for our positive, entrepreneurial culture, and for attracting some of the most innovative, dedicated and knowledgeable people in the business. From its perch on top of the Cotswolds escarpment it commands extraordinary views over an exquisite landscape below. I wanted something authentic and in its original state, rather than something that had been modernised.

Beautifully illustrated and informative book detailing some of the more notable properties in the Cotswolds. The curtains are from Tinsmiths and the ruched fabric on the curtains on the outside of the cupboards is from Pierre Frey. Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that. The adjoining, longer wing containing three further bedrooms sits above the large dining room with the kitchen beyond.Each property, and the interior design of its rooms, comes with its own unique and intriguing story. Perhaps the most charming room in the house is the parlour that won Penelope and Steve over when they first viewed it. Our experience and expertise spans the globe, with over 700 offices across the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. A Pooky lamp and two ceramic Katryn Moye candlesticks found at Tinsmiths stand on top of a Biedermeier cupboard, under an Emma Hardy photograph of Spanish Cowboys bringing rare breed wild houses down from the mountains.