Victoria’s English Cottage issue takes readers on a grand tour through ages of tradition and timeless style. A seventeenth-century Northumberland hall built for First Baronet, Sir John Swinburne; a magnificent Tudor home with a legacy spanning more than five centuries; and a charming mid-Victorian country house are filled with inspired décor that both honors history and brings a revival of fresh, contemporary style to the fore. Also: Tour the rambling gardens and soothing interiors of a substantial Derbyshire home and a quaint, converted chapel-turned–family retreat.
Take a closer look at some of our favorite English Cottage features:
Through the Garden Gate
Leaving the bustle of London to pursue a quieter life, a woman who built her career in the city began a new season in the pastoral setting of her youth, where her heart could rest and a passion for color could blossom.
An English Country House, Reawakened
Although it has been in the Dean family since the 1940s, an elegant nineteenth-century Lincolnshire farmhouse—endowed with stately façade and classic interiors—recently underwent a comprehensive transformation.
A Magnificent Tudor Hall
Caroline and Russell McCleave, who have added a personal, decorative stamp to their own piece of Tudor England, offer a bit of advice for owners of old homes: “It is important not to be too awed by a house of this age. But it does deserve respect.”
Victorian Grandeur Rekindled
Coaxing classical symmetry and period charm out of a neglected Victorian mansion in southwest England might be too intimidating a task for many, but when these homeowners teamed up with a talented and intuitive designer, the outcome was a brilliant success.
Building a Family Legacy
London-born Katherina Saunders honors her ancestry and flair for good cuisine in the tasteful décor of her eighteenth-century Shropshire home, where family heirlooms are lovingly displayed alongside classic English antiques.
The English Cottage 2017 issue is available for purchase on newsstands and online.
