Country Cottages
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A florist and cider maker's idyllic life in a 17th-century Sussex cottage
In an idyllic corner of Sussex, Milli Proust and Ted Dwane are pursuing their twin passions of floristry and cider making, growing their own cut flowers and apples in several meadows around their 17th-century cottage
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Revisiting Alexandra Tolstoy's enchanting cottage in the Oxfordshire countryside
20 years of owning this fairytale cottage have made it into a beguiling blend of perfectly preserved English tradition and Central Asian colour and pattern
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A shingled cottage in Maine inhabited by the same family for over a century
In an extract from Vendome's new book on the historic houses of Maine, 'The Maine House', native New Englanders Maura McEvoy, Basha Burwell, and Kathleen Hackett explore a shingled cottage inhabited by the same family for over a century
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Three 17th-century Cotswold cottages become a cohesive, colourful house
Some eye-catching interior design alchemy by Nadine Finnegan has transformed a charming old Oxfordshire property into a colourful and characterful family home
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Two 18th-century Norfolk cottages melded into one harmonious holiday house
Tasked with combining two 18th-century cottages to create a coherent property, architect Kathryn Manning devised a contemporary extension to join them, while designer Anna Haines introduced a harmonious mix of colours, set off by antique and bespoke furniture
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A 17th-century Cotswold cottage with a distinctly Welsh aesthetic
Faced with the daunting task of reviving this 17th-century cottage in the Cotswolds, Ben Adler and Pat Llewellyn enlisted the help of historic building consultant Hilton Marlton. Together, they restored its original features without losing sight of the need to make it a comfortable weekend base
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An interior designer's perfect chocolate-box cottage in the Cotswolds
Having found this tiny cottage in Oxfordshire five years ago, Victoria Barker has reversed the effects of a characterless renovation to create an irresistibly pretty interior
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Lucy Cunningham's Hampshire cottage is a place of considered beauty
With her signature approach to layering and clever use of colour, Lucy Cunningham has injected personality into her idyllic cottage
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A former groom's cottage in the Cotswolds with deeply personal interiors
Drawn to this cottage in the Cotswolds by the charming additions made by its previous interior-designer owner, the current custodian was keen to make her own mark with a sympathetic extension and interiors that reflect elements of her life in Portugal and her Scandinavian roots
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A Cotswold cottage that embodies modern country style
Available to rent through Sand & Stone Escapes, Well Cottage combines the best of charming country decoration with a modern touch
American Houses
A rustic cabin in Texas brought to life by Melissa Morgan
With the help of interior designer Melissa Morgan, one man’s dream of having an authentic log cabin on his Texas property has been brought to life with a transplanted 19th-century wooden structure filled with local antiques and plenty of rustic spirit
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An interior designer's Welsh cottage, inventively furnished with second-hand finds
When interior designer Lucinda Griffith fell for a cottage that took her back to her Welsh heritage but was almost beyond her means, she cleverly employed all the tricks of her trade to furnish it in a thrifty, inventive and charmingly inviting fashion
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A deep respect for the past is evident in the London home and Welsh cottage of potter Steve Harrison
Ceramicist Steve Harrison works from pared-back studios in London and Wales, where minimal concessions to modern life create the conditions that ground him
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A charming thatched cottage filled with colour, pattern and collected antiques
Decorator Victoria von Westenholz, working with her longtime friend Xenia Buckhurst, has infused the interiors of the cottage where Xenia lives with warmth and a welcoming atmosphere
Modern Country
A refreshingly individual take on country-cottage style
This idyllic cottage in Oxfordshire was looking rather tired until a trio of creatives - designer Sarah Delaney, architects Barnaby Gunning and garden designer Butter Wakefield - gave it a characterful update, both inside and out
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An ancient Sussex farmhouse filled with inherited furniture and flea-market finds
When interior designer Harriet Anstruther took possession of her run-down Sussex farmhouse, she put her eclectic mark on it, while keeping its original features...
Houses decorated for Christmas
Christmas with Luke Edward Hall and Duncan Campbell in their Cotswold cottage
When it comes to decorating for Christmas, Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall favour a more is more approach and add further layers of colour and visual interest to their jewel box cottage.
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Inside designer Katharine Paravicini's warm and welcoming Wiltshire cottage
When she had to make her new cottage comfortable and liveable in the period before a full renovation, interior designer Katharine Paravicini made some clever decisions about where to splurge and where to rein in the budget
Fashion People's Houses
Eva Chen's comfortable country cottage with interiors by Hendricks Churchill
For born-and-bred New Yorker Eva Chen, her country house offers both a place to relax and space for her young family to roam and explore nature
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Caroline Holdaway's dream Cotswold cottage
Needing a weekend escape from their busy lives and stressful careers in London, designer Caroline Holdaway and her photographer partner, Fatimah Namdar, relish the peace and quiet of their eighteenth-century cottage in the Cotswolds