Country Cottages
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A 19th-century cottage in Derbyshire that helped a designer rediscover his identity
For designer Henry Jonsson-Robinson, a former mill-worker's cottage became a way of navigating grief – and proves that homes are as much about emotion as they are aesthetics
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Potter George Bronwin’s deeply personal Somerset cottage reflects his love of craft and collected things
After leaving a career in hospitality to make ceramics, George Bronwin transformed a pair of former workers’ cottages in the Quantock Hills, filled with his own work, family heirlooms, antiques and clever finds
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A food writer's idyllic 600-year-old cottage in Berkshire
For Juana Pepa and her family, the Tudor cottage that started out as a weekend house soon proved too lovely to leave
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The charming Cornish cottages that bring a much-loved children’s book to life
When designers Joe and Emily Reilly fell in love with a pair of derelict cottages, more than 250 years old, they embarked on a labour of love echoing The Hidden House, Martin Waddell’s story of a forgotten house transformed by a family’s love and imagination
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A house of two halves in East Sussex strikes the perfect balance between historic and contemporary
Imperfect Interiors' Beth Dadswell brings a refreshing palette and an ‘unfussy’ aesthetic to this sensitively extended former farmhouse
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The Cotswold Company and the National Trust's new furniture collection combines heritage with natural beauty
Inspired by architectural details at National Trust properties around the Cotswolds, the responsibly sourced wood designs combine historical charm with easy modern silhouettes
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Squirrels in the loft and a mysterious scrapbook: autumn in our 500-year-old Sussex cottage
Six months after swapping London for a Grade II-listed cottage in Sussex, Annabelle Spranklen discovers a scrapbook created by a former owner and finds their experiences of ancient-house quirks surprisingly familiar
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A fairytale cottage with jewel-box interiors by Emma Ainscough
Tasked with reinventing this cottage on the Bradford Estate by its owners, Viscount and Viscountess Newport, Emma Ainscough has created something magical - and the best bit? You can rent it out for holidays
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Inside Vogue's contributing editor Robin Muir's charming flint-and-brick South Downs home where contemporary art meets European antiques
Robin Muir and partner Paul Lyon Maris stumbled across this eighteenth-century, flint-and-brick house, which was once two separate keeper's cottages, on a visit to the South Downs. Once it fell into their hands, they transformed it into their ideal weekend home that blends Georgian period features with modern amenities
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A designer’s rustic retreat in Portugal where handmade tiles, colourful textiles and sweeping views create a characterful escape
Nearly 15 years ago, at the invitation of her friend, shoe designer Christian Louboutin, doyenne of fabrics Carolina Irving snapped up a small plot of land in the Melides countryside and transformed it into a reflection of her global style. Her friend, the interior designer Remy Renzullo, explains
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A peek inside Emma Burns’ Oxfordshire country home that feels gloriously eccentric and completely at ease
Inherited from her parents, who rescued the house from ruin more than 50 years ago, the acclaimed interior designer has gently evolved it into a deeply personal retreat, layered with pattern, antiques and memories
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Weevils, ants and notes from the neighbours: the stark reality of our first summer in a 500-year-old cottage
After swapping her London flat for a Grade II-listed house in Sussex, Annabelle Spranklen is learning old houses have a habit of setting their own agenda. In the second instalment of her series on moving to the country, she reports from a summer of neighbourly hedge complaints, vine weevils and welcoming her second child beneath a centuries-old roof
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A little cottage on the Cornish coast imbued with a sense of history and personality
Tasked with giving this Grade II-listed holiday cottage an authentic, lived-in feel, Tom and Kate Cox of HÁM design studio have layered the rooms with earthy colours, beautiful textiles and lots of vintage and antique finds
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The fairy-tale cottage where French illustrator Marin Montagut dreams up his magical creations
When the designer and illustrator is not busy running his Parisian shop, he retreats to this 19th-century house in Normandy, where every room is filled with colour, curiosities and the same old-world charm that characterises his work
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A medieval farmhouse in Wales gently renovated by artist Tom Harford Thompson and his wife as a creative retreat
A patchwork of Welsh architectural history – the oldest section is anchored by ancient stone walls – this Carmarthenshire property had recently repaired roofs, but everything inside needed attention
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A charmingly hodgepodge country cottage imbued with its owner’s creative spirit
While others ran a mile from this ‘patchwork’ house on the Surrey-Hampshire border, artist Rachel Bottomley saw it as an exciting creative challenge and has gradually revived its rooms with colour and character
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A 17th-century Cotswold cottage layered with textiles, pattern and just the right amount of frills
Taking over the reigns of a project that was already underway, interior designer Lucy Cunningham collaborated closely with the owners to create a space that feels charming, comfortable and sympathetic to its cottagey proportions
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Inside a tiny rented cottage in the Cotswolds cleverly brought to life by its creative tenant
In the space of just two weeks, and on a tight budget, artist-turned-designer Joshua Hale totally transformed the look and feel of his rented house in Oxfordshire, filling it with colour, pattern and one-off pieces
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An 18th-century cottage in Dorset that looks like it’s been plucked straight from a fairy tale
For botanical artist and set designer Tattie Isles, a house should convey a sense of wonder. Together with her husband Fred, Tattie has transformed the once-bland cottage into a truly wondrous escape
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A storybook cottage in the Cotswolds with an intriguing literary history
Once upon a time this house is said to have inspired the story of Alice in Wonderland. Now a new chapter is being written by the film director, producer and podcaster Chris Sweeney, who has turned it into a warm, welcoming and whimsical family home