Emily answered this brief with sensitivity and style, centering the kitchen around a soft blush pink Aga. This standout piece, with its classic curves, pays homage to the home’s heritage, while a sleek stone-clad mantle introduces a clean-lined, contemporary edge.

The cabinetry, finished in Darling Maeve’s signature paint colours ‘Nithered’ and ‘Rambling Rose,’ blends subtle greys and blush tones that echo the warmth and charm of the space.

The cabinetry showcases the elegant ‘Harewood’ and ‘Lister’ door styles, and the pink palette carries throughout the room, from the expansive, storage-rich island to the bespoke pantry and breakfast cabinets.

The island itself is a functional focal point, offering generous prep space and seating for four with luxury stools that tuck seamlessly underneath. An adjoining dining table provides the perfect spot for formal meals and cherished family moments.

Completing the space are Atlas Plan sintered stone worktops and a coordinating backsplash, chosen for their elegant durability, as well as high-performance appliances and hardware. These include the iconic Aga, a Westin overhead extractor, Quooker boiling water tap, Abode mixer tap, and cabinetry finished with refined hardware from Joseph Giles.

Practicality has been given just as much attention as beauty. Tall cabinetry offers discreet storage for dry goods, glassware, crockery, and small appliances — all while maintaining the kitchen’s cohesive, curated look. A sweeping sink run adds further prep space and takes full advantage of views over the cottage’s beautifully landscaped gardens.

One of the standout features is the walnut wine wall situated beside the dining area. The stunning design element doubles as a practical wine store. Its soft, integrated lighting enhances its rich tones and adds a gentle glow, elevating the space with a touch of understated luxury.

With its honeyed stone façade, mullioned windows, and climbing greenery, the house embodies a typical Cotswolds look. Inside, the craftsmanship continues, with natural stone floors, exposed beams, handmade furnishings, and carefully sourced British materials all brought together with extraordinary attention to detail.

Originally built to house workers from nearby Barnsley House (now a country house hotel), the cottage has evolved over the centuries, and now offers generous living spaces while retaining the quiet intimacy of its origins. There are plenty of cosy nooks to unwind in, alongside sociable, open rooms made for entertaining.

At the heart of the home is a bespoke kitchen by deVOL, a space where modern comforts and historic charm blend beautifully.

For the kitchen design, they opted for deVOL‘s Haberdasher range, paired with marble countertops, deVOL’s Mini Creamware Wall Lights, and an island featuring two deVOL Helen’s Stools.

The traditional Everhot oven sits snugly in the original inglenook fireplace that was once used as a bread oven.

The dining room was once the village’s post office. The room features its original stone floors, deep-set windows, and another large fireplace, this one fitted with a wood-burning stove.

The walls are decorated with the Lewis & Wood “Oxus” wallpaper.

The sitting room is a spacious yet intimate room full of natural light, framed by original timber floors and a large open fireplace.

A raised corner lined with windows offers a sunlit reading spot, and French doors lead directly to the garden.

There is a second, smaller sitting room with again a large fireplace with a wood burner and sisal carpeting.

The first floor can be accessed via three different staircases (one in each sitting room and one in the dining room). On the first floor are four bedrooms and three bathrooms.

This bedroom, with a built-in bed headboard, features rustic wooden floorboards and Pierre Frey’s “Le Paravent Chinois” floral wallpaper.

One of the bedrooms with an en-suite bathroom features a beautiful high-pitched ceiling with exposed wooden beams.

The family bathroom is painted in a soft pink hue with rustic wooden floorboards and white subway tiles.

Outside, the garden has been landscaped with care and intention, offering a balance of formal design and relaxed country beauty. Framed by classic Cotswold stone walls and soft hedging, the lawn is dotted with flowering hydrangeas and standard roses.

The cottage is listed for £1,495,000 at Sharvell Property.

The characterful and cozy cottage features original elements, like flagstone floors and sash windows, which are paired with a bold color palette of yellow, green, and red shades. Surrounding the cottage lies a charming garden with vegetable beds and a large variety of plants.

From the small hallway, you can access the two rooms on the ground floor. On the right lies the open-plan kitchen and dining room. The room is a wonderfully colorful space with yellow and blue walls and green kitchen cabinets.

The green cabinets are paired with thick timber countertops and a backsplash made of reclaimed tiles.

A door with stained glass leads to the porch and the garden. There are windows on three sides in the kitchen, offering lovely view of the garden.

On the other side of the room stands a log-burning fireplace with a rustic farmhouse table with benches, suiting the historic feeling of the cottage perfectly.

On the other side of the hall lies the living room with the original flagstone floors and a wood-burning stove that will give the room warmth and a cozy ambiance.

The mink Farrow and Ball painted walls make the white joinery stand out wonderfully.

There are two bedrooms on the first floor. The main bedroom paired white walls with a green-painted wood-paneled feature wall.

The second bedroom is painted in a wonderful blue shade, mimicking the color of the window frames.

The bedrooms share a bathroom where the paneled and carved walls are painted in  ‘Bamboozle’ by Farrow & Ball.

The house is listed for £625,000 at Inigo.

The house is decorated with a considered material and color palette. Rich colors like terracotta red and ochre yellow are paired with natural hues like green and blue, creating cozy and inviting interior spaces.

The front of the ground floor plan is home to one of the sitting rooms with a large bay window featuring original sashes and a fireplace with a cast-iron surround set with patterned tiles.

Between the front sitting room and the kitchen extension lies a cozy snug painted in a terracotta pink shade and fitted with original floorboards treated with a dark wood stain and a fireplace with the original surround.

The kitchen extension pairs modern design with cottage-style interiors. This spacious and light room is the heart of the home with a pitched ceiling featuring two large skylights and French doors leading to the back garden.

The handmade kitchen cabinets are painted in ‘Dark Stone Warm’ by Little Greene, paired with an oak countertop, brass fittings, and a large double butler sink under the garden window.

The double butler sink has brass fixtures, including a boiling water tap, from deVOL.

The kitchen is fitted with limestone floors from Mandarin Stone.

The other side of the room is fitted with built-in banquette benches to create a dining space with plenty of seating. The walls in the kitchen are painted in  ‘Old White’ by Farrow and Ball.

The cottage has two bedrooms with built-in wardrobes on the first floor. The master bedroom lies at the back of the plan with a sash window overlooking the garden and an en-suite bathroom.

The master bedroom is color-drenched in ‘India Yellow’ by Farrow and Ball.

The en-suite bathroom features monochromatic Parisian-inspired mosaic tiles, paneled walls painted in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Old White’, and a roll-top bathtub with floor-mounted fixtures from Burlington. 

The second bedroom features two sash windows, beige walls, and red striped textiles for a bold color pop.

There is a second bathroom on the ground floor with deep green zellige tiles and Burlington fittings.

At the back of the house is a city garden laid with bricks in a herringbone pattern and a pergola with and old vine. The brick boundary walls feature climbing ivy and roses.

The house is listed for £900,000 at Inigo.

This two-bedroom house has been lovingly looked after by its current owner, ensuring that all decorative additions are in style with the original Arts and Crafts architecture. A delicate color palette of sage green, yellow, and blue creates a harmonious and charming look.

The sitting room features the original herringbone-laid maple flooring. The ceiling has been paneled, inspired by Whightwick Manor, a home designed by the same architect (Edward Ould) as this house.

The fireplace is the focal point of the home, featuring a broad mantel and beautiful Delft blue tiles.

The peach and sage green hues on the walls add to the historic and calm atmosphere in the room.

The hallway features a charming five-finger parquet floor. The walls are painted in Farrow and Ball’s “Cooking Apple Green”.

The kitchen is designed in a charming cottage style with a timber ceiling, a blue and gray limestone checkerboard floor, and country-style sage green kitchen cabinets.

I absolutely adore this kitchen. The sage green cabinets pair beautifully with the wooden countertop. Windows in two directions give views of the small walled garden, and the combination of closed, glass-fronted, and open cabinets adds a nice lived-in dynamic.

There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on the first floor. The master bedroom is decorated with butter-yellow wallpaper (Toile Trellis) by Farrow and Ball. Beautiful period elements grace this room, like the leaded casement window and a period cast-iron fireplace.

The charming bathroom is decorated in a blue and white color palette. One wall is fitted with a vintage Laura Ashley design wallpaper from the 1970s paired with butt-and-bead paneling and blue walls.

From the kitchen, you can access a charming walled garden filled with potted plants and a green gate that gives access to the estate.

The house’s architectural style is typical of the late 19th century. There are Gothic-style tracery frames casement windows on both floors, and the front door is sheltered by a tiled overhang.

The house is listed for £260,000 at Inigo.

The cottage was built in 1645, and it is packed with historic character. Original elements like timber beams, exposed brickwork, and timber paneling have been preserved. At the back of the house lies a private cottage garden bordered by mature trees and wildflowers. 

The front door opens directly into the sitting room, which is dominated by exposed beams and a grand brick hearth fitted with a wood-burning stove.

The current owners carefully updated the cottage, adding warm-toned materials, new floors, restored doors, and casement windows with glazing bars.

The entire cottage is decorated with delicate pink and blue shades. From the duck egg-blue front door to pink walls in the living room and both bedrooms. On the left, you can see that the front door is hidden from view by a thick curtain.

A charming seating nook has been created next to the hearth by the window, using blue-toned fabrics and an antique round table.

The steps lead you to the raised kitchen at the back of the cottage.

The kitchen is also a new addition to the historic cottage, but it is designed in such a manner that it looks like it has always been here. Shaker-style cabinets are painted in a lovely powder blue shade and paired with brass fittings and an oak countertop. A small niche has been fitted with oak shelves for extra storage space.

The large ceramic drainboard sink is fitted under the window facing the garden.

A stable-style door in the kitchen gives access to the south-facing garden.

The garden has a decked terrace beneath a pergola draped in grapevines. Steps lead to the lawn surrounded by mature trees and ferns, and planted with a variety of perennials and roses.

Upstairs are two bedrooms under the slanted ceilings. Both rooms feature soft carpet.

The master bedroom lies at the back of the plan, overlooking the garden. The walls are painted in ‘Ointment Pink’ by Farrow & Ball.

The space under the slanted ceiling has been used wisely. Built-in wardrobes with cane doors and shelves have been fitted under the sloped ceiling next to an open bookcase.

The second bedroom lies at the front of the house with large windows overlooking the tree-studded village.

The walls are painted in an earthy pink shade, and the fireplace is decorated with Charlston-esque geometric motifs.

The small bathroom has a bath and deep blue painted wood paneling.

The cottage is listed for £375,000 at Inigo.

The 1640-square-foot house was originally built in 1760 as a merchant’s house, but in the 19th century, alterations were made. Recently, the home has been restored and reinstated to its former glory, creating a charming home with lots of period details and an inviting atmosphere.

The entire home features beautiful period details like cast-iron radiators, brass light switches, original joinery, cupboards, and architectural hardware. The floors are made of oak, and hand-chipped flagstones lie in the hall and kitchen.

The long, narrow hall on the ground floor opens into the dining/sitting room and the kitchen in the back. The dining room has beautiful dark blue wall paneling, a restored chimneypiece, and original shutters.

The kitchen lies in the back of the house, with half-glazed French windows opening to the garden.

The wooden cabinets are painted in a light creamy white shade and paired with an oak worktop. The original Georgian exterior wall has been revealed and sits next to the door leading to the utility room.

The current owners have turned the main bedroom into a sitting room. The room has calm gray-green walls, intricate ceiling plasterwork, and a black marbelized chimneypiece. The room also offers views of the sea.

There are two bedrooms on the top floor with uninterrupted views of the North Sea.

The bathroom is a wonderful space with dove blue walls and tiles, a clawfoot bath, and a walk-in shower.

The house is listed for £425,000 at Inigo.

The three-bedroom cottage features original elements like a wide stone fireplace and exposed beams, adding a typical cottage charm to the spaces. The house is surrounded by a charming garden.

A charming sitting room centered around the original wide stone fireplace sits at one end of the ground floor plan. The room is decorated using soft color tones paired with natural materials like a solid timber ledge under the window.

The small niche under the staircase is fitted with wooden shelves.

The kitchen sits in the center of the ground floor plan. Fresh white cabinets with brass fittings are topped with an oiled beech countertop and a butler sink.

Charming antique tiles serve as the backsplash, and a small niche is fitted with wooden shelves.

The room also fits a large dining table with a round mirror.

The cottage has two entrances: the rosy pink door opens into the open-plan living room and kitchen, and the sage green door opens into this beautiful boot room and utility space.

The hand-crafted joinery consists of a built-in bench flanked by storage cabinets.

The utility area is made of navy blue cabinets topped with an oiled beech countertop and a deep butler sink with brass fittings. Pretty pink-hued tiles form the backsplash in the utility room.

There are two staircases in the house; this one leads to one of the bedrooms, and the staircase in the living room leads to the first-floor landing.

There are three bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor. The largest bedroom can be accessed via the stairs in the utility room.

The en-suite bathroom features a freestanding black tub and porcelain floor tiles.

The house is built into an incline, meaning the garden can be accessed via the ground floor front garden and via the cottage’s first floor.

The house is listed for £550,000 at Inigo.

Originally built by the Royal Navy at the turn of the century, the home has been meticulously renovated by its current owners, transforming it into an all-electric, low-energy haven. The bright, cheerful interiors are accented with unique nautical touches, featuring elements salvaged from yachts, submarines, and lighthouses — a fitting nod to the cottage’s maritime heritage.

The small sitting room has a cozy wood burner flanked by built-in shelves. This room has a natural green theme with a green accent wall, a green couch, and plants.

The living room opens onto a large wooden deck.

You enter the house via the garden onto a deck leading to this bright dining room. In addition to the large window facing the garden and the glass sliding doors, this room also has a skylight in the slanted ceiling, making it extra bright and connected to the outdoors.

The room is painted in ‘Piano White‘ by Dulux, and a micro cement floor runs throughout the ground and lower floors.

The wood burner stands between the kitchen and the dining room, spreading a warm glow into both rooms.

The kitchen is built around a central olive green island topped with a quartz worktop and a gold Quooker tap. One wall is fitted with built-in cabinets, hiding the fridge.

The home looks small, but it has four bedrooms divided over the lower ground floor, the first floor, and the second floor.

One of the bathrooms features an iron roll-top bath, brass taps, and a marble basin vanity unit lit by reclaimed brass yacht lights.

The smallest bedroom has a white oak parquet floor, a black fireplace, and walls decorated in Little Greene’s ‘Massingberd Blossom’ wallpaper.

The top floor is transformed into a magnificent office space with a picture window on one side and two Velux Cambio windows on the opposite side offering magnificent views of the surrounding nature.

At the rear, a sprawling garden with site-specific planting offers serene outdoor space, complete with a gym and a beach-facing sauna, making it a true seaside retreat.

The garden is designed by multi-award-winning gardener Kristina Clode to be both draught and wind-resistant.

The house is listed for £795,000 at The Modern House.

The cottage was renovated in recent years, blending period architecture with a contemporary interior using a light color palette and carefully selected materials and design furniture.

The living room is carefully designed using light furniture and natural materials like the wooden coffee table and jute rug. The small room is centered around a modern glass-fronted fireplace with a marble surround.

On the other side of the 958 sq. ft. cottage lies the kitchen with bespoke hand-crafted cabinets that are paired with a marble worktop and backsplash and brass fittings.

The shelf above the workspace creates an open feeling while also creating the opportunity to display art and crockery.

Between the kitchen and the living room lies the dining room which has a white painted beam, showing the history of the home. Just like the living room, this space also features pale oak ban-sawn floorboards.

On the first floor are two bedrooms, both decorated in a serene color palette paired with pale wooden floorboards.

The cottage is surrounded by front and side courtyard gardens that offer quiet private spaces to be enjoyed in the warmer months.

The house is listed for £415,000 at Inigo.