Who can resist a quaint village market street? With swing signs, florals and a hodge-podge of architectural styles, this high street in the town of Prestbury in Cheshire is a stereotypical snapshot of the timeless charm of a preserved English village centre. Here’s a closer look at this quaint village:
As we have established, a front door can make or break the look of a house. The style can set the tone for the rest of your home. So with this post, we decided to go hunting for some real-world examples in an archetypal village, spotting tips and tricks to consider when choosing cottage doors…
If ever there was a plant so intrinsically linked with English architecture, it is ivy. Abundantly green and voracious, ivy can climb and cover walls like no other climber, making it perfect for covering any ugly walls or fences. This traditional English pub in the heat of a village goes all out and shows the …
Balmoral Castle is The Queen’s private summer residence, which is frequented every year from July to October. Owned by the royal family for over 170 years, the estate is a large-scale sanctuary nestled in the heart of the Scottish countryside. Here is a look at Balmoral Castle:
There is something so iconic about the symmetrical Georgian cottage with its four windows, central front door, picket gate and lush front garden. The Box Tree House combines all the requisite elements to achieve the English Cottage look.
There is something so sturdy and reliable about brick, but red brick goes a step further and adds a brightness and sense of style to what could otherwise have been a dark or bland build. These red brick townhouses are a perfect example of style meeting substance.
The homes of writers have an unnameable quality to them, usually comfy and peaceful but also a home of boundless imagination, where fictional kingdoms and foreign lands have been explored within the confines of the house. They can also reflect a time period, through carefully preserved artefacts and untouched rooms. Elizabeth Gaskell’s home (writer of …
Best known as a judge on the Great British Bake Off, Mary Berry has had a long career as a food writer and presenter, and is famed for her ‘cut glass accent’ and traditional ‘upper middle’ British character. It is, therefore, no surprise that Berry and her family have lived in large country houses over …
Victoria Roper-Curzon is not only co-designer of the children’s clothing range Elfie, but also the owner of an increasingly popular instagram account which follows her and her family, and their gorgeous ‘Mary Poppins style’ holiday home. If you’re looking for some serious decor inspiration here’s a look inside Victoria Roper-Curzon’s Cottage in Hampshire:
Perhaps one of the most famous first ladies in American history, Jackie Kennedy (who later became Jackie Kennedy Onassis) has been written about and studied for decades, from her style, to her family and her lifestyle, but what about the many homes she resided in?
Here is a look, in chronological order, of the childhood homes of John F Kennedy…
