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.
1/10 Exterior
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
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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
10/10 Bathroom
A 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 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.
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