Each property, and the interior design of its rooms, comes with its own unique and intriguing story. An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the Cotswolds features homes with stunning gardens, a wealth of history and easy access to major cities. 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. Now you can travel with Katie for a design-lovers tour of sixteen romantic Cotswold homes and their stylish, contemporary interiors. I filled it with softer cushions as it had a bit of a waiting room shape before and it was too short for my husband.

Katy's insider knowledge of the houses and the area means this a really great way to see inside some of the incredible homes in the area. It’s 100% cotton and will last forever,” says Penelope who spends half her time in Spain, going between their factories in Southern Spain and Alicante. The property benefits from a large open plan kitchen / family room and is well presented throughout. Katy and Mark 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 a chocolate box cottage, an exquisite old rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, a quintessential manor house, an historic stately home, and more.A period spent in Turkey learning how to make kilim designs for her bags yielded some beautiful finds, such as the suzani-style embroidery bought in Istanbul that now covers a side table. Calendar arrived safely in plastic-free packaging - which I've not seen before with a calendar, so kudos for that. From the grander houses to pretty cottages there are so many fabulous interiors to glean ideas from. The curtains are in pink ticking fabric from Tinsmiths, the chair was picked up at a warehouse sale at Soho House and the Moroccan striped rug is from Penelope Chilvers. French doors in the dining room lead out to the kitchen terrace which looks out over the house’s twenty acres of terraced gardens, woods and ancient pastures leading down to a small lake.

We have updated our Privacy Policy, effective June 29, 2020, to clarify how we collect and process your personal data. In the drawing room, for example, there are Italian wall lights and Spanish leather topped stools from the nineteenth century alongside eighteenth century French armchairs and a Dutch bleached oak table. Abrams Books is dedicated to publishing visually stunning illustrated books on the subjects of art, architecture, photography, graphic design, interior and garden design, fashion, comic arts and graphic novels, sports, and general interest.

This is an all time classic book which looks lovely on display as well as giving inspiration for styling your home. Furnishings include a pair of 18 th century French Bergères in yellow linen, antique studded leather stools from Spain, and an eighteenth century French ebonised chest of drawers. Made up of three former workmen's cottages knocked into one five-bedroom house, this fitted the bill perfectly. 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.

The light fixture is a vintage metal chandelier, the oak chest of doors is French and from the 19 th century. 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. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). Clinging to the side of a hill high above the villages of Broadway, Buckland and Laverton is the ancient, stone-built hamlet of Snowshill.

Design expert Katy Campbell and acclaimed photographer Mark Nicholson offer an insider’s look at the Cotswolds’ most charming and inspirational private homes. See below for further information about the categories of cookies used on our site and your current preference settings. A variety of design styles are featured, including: a manor house, a thatched cottage, a former rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, and a tiny carriage house, along with many of the homes’ adjacent gardens. Each is a hidden gem, and, unlike the larger mansions offered for public view, most are private homes whose interiors have never been published.

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.The original elm floorboards were in great condition and helped inform the pink and brown colour palette of this room. 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. With their children grown up and no fixed timetable to follow, the couple split their time between here and their house in Notting Hill. Whilst activity from Middle Eastern investors for UK and European real estate was relatively subdued in 2023 compared with their respective 5-year averages, we expect this to materially improve during the course of 2024. Our latest edition of Impacts, themed ‘reconnect’, explores how real estate is fundamental in helping people and businesses to connect and thrive.