Cottage Rooms
Room-by-room tours of a restored 1720s Cotswold cottage — low beams, exposed stone, sage and clay, and the warm lamplight that makes each room glow on a grey day.
Bringing Light Into Our Low-Beamed Cottage Sitting Room
A low-beamed cottage sitting room is dark by nature. Here's how we filled ours with warm light without losing an inch of headroom.
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The Inglenook: Lighting Around a Cottage Hearth
The inglenook is the heart of an old cottage. Here's how we lit around ours so the fire is always the star.
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Our Cottage Kitchen With the Deep Stone Sink
A cottage kitchen should feel like the warm centre of the house. Here's ours, from the deep stone sink to the milk-glass pendants.
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A Cosy Cottage Bedroom Under the Eaves
A bedroom under the eaves is a nest if you light it right. Here's how we made ours warm, low, and restful.
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The Snug: The Smallest, Most-Used Room in the House
The snug is the smallest room in the cottage and the one we live in. Here's how we made it impossibly cosy.
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Our Cottage Dining Room and the Long Scrubbed Table
The dining room is where a cottage gathers. Here's ours, from the long scrubbed table to the low pendant and the candles.
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The Boot Room: Where a Cottage Really Begins
The boot room is where cottage life really begins. Here's how we made the muddiest room in the house warm and practical.
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A Cottage Bathroom With a Roll-Top and Brass
A cottage bathroom is all about warmth and patina. Here's ours, from the roll-top bath to the brass sconces at the mirror.
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The Reading Chair by the Deep-Set Window
A deep cottage windowsill is a reading nook waiting to happen. Here's how we made ours, with the perfect warm light.
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Our Garden Room: Half Inside, Half Out
The garden room is where cottage and garden meet. Here's how we made our glazed lean-to a room for every season.
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The Box Room Turned Cottage Study
Every cottage has a box room. Here's how we turned ours into the smallest, hardest-working study in the house.
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