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Take a tour around an 18th-century stone-built house in Gloucestershire, full of elegant and traditional touches including flagstone flooring and original fireplaces. For more house inspiration, visit housetohome.co.uk/25beautifulhomes

A grade II listed 18th-century Cotswolds stone house, comprising sitting room, dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, cloakroom, utility room, study, five bedrooms (three en suite) and bathroom.

1/10 Exterior

house with garden

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

2/10 Entrance hall 

entrance hall with wooden chair and table

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

Traditional flagstone flooring, a high ceiling and a Georgian fanlight doorway lend this entrance hall plenty of period character. 

Find a comparable fanlight at Drummonds.

3/10 Sitting room 

living room with fireplace and sofa

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

An acrylic and glass coffee table offers a modern twist in a room otherwise filled with traditional furniture.

The coffee table is from Carew Jones. Find similar pink sofa fabric at Bernard Thorp.

4/10  Dining room

dining room with dining table with flower vase

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

Mustard coloured wallpaper strikes a bright note in the dining room. A simple white linen tablecloth adds light and elegance.

Source similar linens from Summerill & Bishop. For comparable grasscloth wallpaper, try Altfield.

5/10 Kitchen 

kitchen with wooden cabinets

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

An array of colourful ceramics and tableware enhance the country-style scheme in the kitchen.

Find similar wall tiles at World’s End Tiles. The kitchen cabinetry is from Magnet.

6/10 Breakfast room 

breakfast room with storage shelves

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A large oak dresser houses treasured ceramics, glassware and cookery books. Simple antique chairs and a table create a classic English look.

The oak table is from OKA. The bespoke dresser is made by Edmont.

7/10 Master bedroom 

bedroom with bed with bedside table with lamp

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

A pale blue and white colour scheme lends a restful feel to the master bedroom, where the bed takes centre stage, dressed simply in French linen.

The quilted bedspread is from Antique Designs. Find similar table lamps at John Lewis.

8/10 Bedroom detail 

wooden table drawer with lamp

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

An antique dark wood chest of drawers adds depth to an otherwise neutral scheme. The occasional chair provides a decorative touch as well as being useful for draping throws or adding cushions and clothes.

Source a similar upholstered antique chair from  Antiques.

9/10 Guest bedroom 

bedroom with bed and white bedding

(Image credit: Future PLC/Robert Sanderson)

Adding matching single beds in the guest bedroom is a practical touch, while the coordinating curtain and headboard fabric pulls the scheme together.Curtain and headboard fabric, Red Fuchsia linen, Colefax and Fowler.

10/10 Bathroom 

wash room with white cupboard

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The owners eschewed tiled splashbacks in favour of smart painted paneling around a fitted basin. A marble surround adds a touch of luxury, while an oval mirror</a> provides a decorative focal point.

Wall Panelling specialises in water resistant bespoke bathroom paneling.Like what you see? Take a tour around an extended country farm lodge chosen by 25 Beautiful Homes and pick up inspirational ideas for rustic interiors and opulent chandeliers.

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.