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

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The curtains are from Tinsmiths and the ruched fabric on the curtains on the outside of the cupboards is from Pierre Frey. 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. Penelope took on the interior decoration herself, having worked as an artist and interior designer in Spain before her career as a shoe and boot designer took off. The adjoining, longer wing containing three further bedrooms sits above the large dining room with the kitchen beyond. With over 6 million of the world’s best eBooks to choose from, Kobo offers you a whole world of reading.Although Penelope does spend plenty of time working here, it is very much an open house for their large family, and the couple's five children and their partners are constantly in and out. They were also drawn by the charm of its landscape, its rich craft tradition, and its unique existing architecture. 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 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. The real pleasure from this very smart coffee table book is that it is equally well written and photographed.

Penelope created a rhubarb fool effect on the wall by mixing two emulsion paints and then brushing over them with a large brush. 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. I wanted something authentic and in its original state, rather than something that had been modernised. It may not be near Stroud but this lovely, country house is as charming as anything in Cider with Rosie and the ideal place to come up with inspiration for her new collections.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. 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).