Posted on April 28, 2023
Rolling hills, quaint villages, and rich history throughout The Cotswolds merge to create an unparalleled palette and visual of natural beauty. The area is not only a popular destination for visitors and homebuyers looking to escape to the country, but it’s also an excellent source of inspiration for home interiors.
If you're looking to incorporate the Cotswold's natural beauty and colour palette into your home, then you're in for a treat. This region is famous for its soft honey hues, warm stone walls, and breathtaking landscapes, all of which make for welcoming, rich inspiration for your interiors. In this style edit, we’re sharing our favourite brands, service providers and products to help bring the beauty of the Cotswolds into your home so you can enjoy a little piece of this magical place every day.
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Use honey hued natural stone
The most iconic aspect of Cotswolds architecture are the honey toned cottages that make up the beautiful villages across the region. The easiest and most organic way to bring these into your us through flooring or refreshing your outdoor spaces with limestone patios or dry stone walling. For floors, both indoor and outdoor, Beswick Stone are our go-to choice for beautiful, quality limestone tiles. Cotswold Natural Stone are expects are crafting dry stone walling for your gardens. These can be in the more traditional style, or a formal, dressed appearance to work with the exteriors of your home.
Use classic, bright patterns and fabrics to complement neutral tones
Parker & Jules are experts in wallpaper and fabric. We love their new Eversley collection for fabrics which comes in an oyster linen that’s perfect for making curtains, blinds, upholstery and soft furnishings. The classic floral, trellis pattern is modern and elegant and works with neutral tones we seen across a lot of Cotswolds homes.
Go for neutrals and earthy colour tones
Cotswolds homes are all about allowing the natural materials to speak and finding complementary colours that make the rooms feel warm, brighter and bring out the honey hues. Bee Osborn Interiors collaborated with Fenwick and Tilbrook to create a colour collection inspired by The Cotswolds as well as her own cottage.
Make your outdoor spaces a wild, curated escape
Gardens should be wonderful places for nature to thrive while you can make the most of everything you love about being outdoors. Whether that’s creating hidden spots to escape the world, social spaces to entertain or safe areas for little ones to play. Bring a little of that Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty to your own garden and work with talented gardeners such as Susan Dunstall to landscape and create your ideal garden inspired by The Cotswolds.
Use lighting design to perfect the ambiance
Cotswolds homes and older, traditional UK homes can sometimes be a little dark, and so working with professional lighting designers such as Brightbox Lighting can make a world of difference. They’ll make the most of the natural light, achieve the ambiance you’re aiming for in each room and get the lighting spot on to complement both the interior and exteriors designs.
Look to Cotswolds-based interior designers to style your homes
Lauren Gilberthorpe Interiors is renowned in the area for being able to harmonise modern style with traditional Cotswold homes in a way that feels chic and natural. She curates products that work beautifully for Cotswolds-inspired interiors and you can find these in her online shop, The Barn. She’s also launched a Made By LGI collection of unique products which are designed and made in The Cotswolds such as this gorgeous terracotta footstool. If you’d like to work directly with Lauren’s team on curating a Cotswolds-inspired space from scratch, check out her other projects and services here.
Build bespoke furniture from native English wood
Timber clad designs work so well with Cotswold Stone and those warm hues.Stroud Furniture Makers create exceptionally fine bespoke kitchens, cabinetwork and furniture and are especially designed for Cotswolds homes. Everything is handmade and while they use traditional methods, native hardwoods for crafting with hand-paint finishes, the final result is contemporary and innovative. Working with a Cotswolds-based furniture maker, will give you expert guidance on creating pieces and kitchens that make the most of your stunning views and ideal colour palette.
Featured image from Lauren Gilberthorpe Interiors.