Check out this vintage-style Edwardian cottage

Love vintage style? Click through this photo gallery of an Edwardian cottage in West Sussex, chosen by Ideal Home. Find more house tours at housetohome.co.uk

This traditional two-up two-down worker's cottage has been brought to life with carefully restored original features, floral prints and antique finds.

1/8 Exterior

exterior with brick wall house and door

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

2/8 Floral print living room sofa

living room with white wall and sofa

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

The owner of this home has mixed painted wooden furniture and floral fabrics in the living room for timeless shabby-chic style. A collection of vintage mirrors above the eye-catching rose-print sofa is a modern take on a traditional look.

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3/8 Living room fireplace

living room with white wall and fire place

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

A woodburning stove in the large fireplace creates a cosy atmosphere in the living room. Exposed brickwork is an original feature of this worker's cottage.

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4/8 Cosy dining room

dining room with dining table and chair

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

A shabby-chic look doesn't need to be matchy matchy - buy a mix of secondhand dining chairs and update them by reupholstering the seatpads.

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5/8 Yellow painted kitchen

kitchen room with white wall and yellow painted kitchen

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

Kitchen units painted in buttercup yellow look bright and cheerful all year round. Painted kitchen cupboards offer versatility as you can repaint them in a new shade when it's time for a new look.

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6/8 Bedroom with antique bed

bedroom with white wall and antique bed

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

Almost everything in the house is from a flea market or antiques fair, including this imposing bed, which was found at the Ardingly International Antiques Fair.

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7/8 Traditional bedroom fireplace

bedroom with white wall and fire place

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

Accessories such as the fire screen and upholstered mannequin create an authentic vintage vibe in the bedroom. A fitted cupboard in the alcove is painted in a soft taupe to match the painted bed.

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8/8 Bedroom with painted chest of drawers

bedroom with painted chest of drawers and white wall

(Image credit: Future PLC/Bridget Peirson)

A chest of drawers painted in a bright shade of yellow balances out the pinks of the floral bedlinen and gives the vintage bedroom scheme a modern twist.

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