Christmas in England

Lots of cute ideas for your Christmas decorating in this renovated 19th century cottage in North Yorkshire, England.






The original fireplace was knocked through to install a double-sided log burner to benefit both sitting rooms.













By the way, for those of you who've asked, I will certainly be posting more Christmas inspired interiors but you might want to see some previous posts with many lovely ideas. Just click on the words Christmas on the right hand side of this page under the title Labels. There are over 20 posts. Enjoy!

Photography by Colin Poole.
If you'd like to read the article on this cottage click here.

And, if you haven't seen this before, here is a cool, easy, craft I found last year which you might like to make.



You can find the instructions for these paper snowflakes here.

Have a lovely day, and see you tomorrow!

Cottage in Derbyshire

I posted about this home a few months ago. This is just an update with larger images.

How about touring a shabby chick cottage in England today? Phil and Philippa Heath moved to this three-bedroom cottage in the Derbyshire countryside, on the edges of the Peak District, in the early 1990s. The property was built around 200 years ago. It had been rented out as a gamekeeper’s cottage for a long while, and been neglected for many years; it was dark and damp and there were even mushrooms growing on the walls. So, little by little they restored every room. The furniture was picked up from all manner of places, including reclamation yards and house sales. The Heaths also gratefully accepted hand-me-downs from friends and family, while some items were even rescued from skips. An overall feminine, shabby chick style cottage with lots of floral prints and little hearts in almost every room.

Phil, Philippa, and their four children.



































All images from here.

Cottage Style Interiors

Had a good weekend? Nice to have you back my friends!
Not a house tour today but a selection of cottage style rooms. Plenty of ideas to get you inspired.

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All images from here.

Period Living Best Cottage 2010

This 1860 Cotswold stone cottage in Oxfordshire was voted Best Cottage in magazine Period Living Readers’ Awards 2010.
Caroline and Anthony Borgman spent £29,150 to renovate this once dark cottage, and turn it into the home of their dreams. If you'd like to read the whole article and the details of how much they spent on each project just click here.























Hope you enjoyed today's tour my friends! See you tomorrow.
All images from here.