Take a look around this elegant Oxfordshire rectory

The elegant rectory home, situated right beside an ancient church, dates from the 1820s and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. It has been extensively renovated inside and a stunning conservatory has been added.

The elegant rectory home, situated right beside an ancient church, dates from the 1820s and is surrounded by beautiful gardens. It has been extensively renovated inside and a stunning conservatory has been added.

house exterior with white windows and garden

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

1/10 Exterior

hallway with green wall and black bench and rug

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

2/10 Hallway

Fresh green walls and cosy rugs create a welcoming hallway, while antique furniture adds character and provides a handy place to sit and pull on wellies.

Similar wall paint
Eau-de-Nil by Little Greene
Settle
O'Donnell Antiques
Similar rug
City Cows
Cushions
Life at Nettlebed

living area with white wall and fireplace and wooden floor and white sofa

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

3/10 Living room

In the living room, a calming off-white scheme is warmed up with the mellow tones of wooden furniture and a classic red rug.

Sofa
Oka
Rug
O'Donnell Antiques
Walls
Slipper Satin by Farrow & Ball
Similar lighting
Christopher Wray

conservatory with living area with fireplace and white sofa and coffee table

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

4/10 Conservatory living area

Comfy sofas covered with throws and cushions made from French-style linen create an informal seating area around the wood-burning stove in the conservatory.

Woodburner
Hunter Stoves
Sofas
Oka
Similar cushion fabric
Beyond France
Chandelier
Raymentwire

conservatory kitchen area with white kitchen units and tiles floor

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

5/10 Conservatory kitchen

This stunning conservatory adds a contemporary element to the house and incorporates Shaker-style units in the kitchen area.

Cabinets
TP Country Furniture & Kitchens
Cooker
Rangemaster
Flooring
Ceramica & Stone
Conservatory
Malbrook

kitchen area with white counter table with stool chair

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

6/10 Kitchen

Vintage painted bar stools are the perfect place to perch beside the Shaker-style island.

Island
TP Country Furniture & Kitchens
Egg basket
Garden Trading

dining area with white wall and dining table and shelf

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

7/10 Kitchen-diner

A classic country feel is created with a farmhouse table and chairs, dresser and pan hanger.  The mellow wood tones with the exposed-brick chimney breast that houses the Aga.

Similar table
I & JL Brown
Similar dresser
CPW Furniture

bedroom with white wall and bedside table and lamp

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

8/10 Main bedroom

Understated elegance is added in the main bedroom with a sleigh bed and canopy, while classic touches are provided by the antique furniture and traditional-style rug.

Bed
Browns of Henley
Cushions
Life at Nettlebed
Walls
Ringwold Ground by Farrow & Ball
Rug
Fired Earth

guest bedroom with blue wall and stool

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

9/10 Guest bedroom

Powder-blue checks and florals and a French-style bed create a pretty boudoir scheme in the guest bedroom.

Curtain fabric
Laura Ashley
Similar checked cushion
Urbanara

bathroom with bathtub and white wall and wooden floor

(Image credit: Future PLC/Brent Darby)

10/10 Bathroom

roll-top bath creates an elegant focal point in the bathroom, while antique grainsack is used to make a blind and bathmat.

Similar bath
The Albion Bath Company
Walls
White Tie by Farrow & Ball

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Heather Young
Editor

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.