Katie Lowson’s love of old things dates back to her childhood in England. “My parents never bought anything new. We lived in a very old farmhouse, …

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

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

THE ALLURE of a spring time multi-generational family escape to the 16,000-acre Cowdray Estate in the South Downs National Park was too strong to resist, especially when we discovered that there are a collection of luxuriously appointed cottages to rent, and the largest would be able to accommodated our extended family of eight adults, two […]

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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

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

Besides wooden beams, pocket-sized fireplaces and wellies lining the front door, there’s one thing all quintessentially British cottages have in common: a stunning wallpaper setup. Here’s how to find the perfect one for your home – plus, our edit of the prettiest cottage wallpapers on the market right now.
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Tamsin Saunders of design studio Home & Found has transformed a once-neglected cottage in south-west London into a deeply personal home shaped by instinct, memory and the shifting colours of the garden

Humble dwellings that are big on style, from country boltholes to urban escapes, our HG101 designers have done it all

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

With ingenuity and thoughtful design, Laura and Gracy Berkeley Hawkes have transformed a nondescript 1990s outbuilding in Laura’s garden into a fully equipped cottage, proving that even a modest footprint can capture the essence of country living.

The Cotswold cottage of designer Emma Grant has provided her with the ideal opportunity to weave her extensive collection of antique textiles into the interiors of an atmospheric and characterful home

No ordinary restoration project, this previously neglected 18th-century cottage in the Yorkshire Dales has been turned into a living canvas and rural retreat by its artist owner Kitty North and her friend Robin Lucas

Returning to decorate a former client's guest cottage, Max Rollitt has filled this house with botanical references that draw on the house's history as a gardener's cottage

Together with her husband, Camilla Fitz-Patrick has transformed this previously sterile cottage into a warm and welcoming place to live