At Home in the Cotswolds: Secrets of English Country House Style

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It’s not that I am a hoarder, it's just I like to have the stuff around that I am using as inspiration for the next collection. Beautifully illustrated and informative book detailing some of the more notable properties in the Cotswolds. Penelope picked up this suzani-style embroidery in Istanbul and matched it with giant ceramic pears and an OKA lamp. Penelope’s expert eye for colour can be seen in the paint colours throughout the house, many of which she mixed herself, and she also painted all the rooms herself during the Covid lockdowns. Examples of this include: setting your privacy preferences, logging in to your Savills account, or filling in forms.

Penelope created a rhubarb fool effect on the wall by mixing two emulsion paints and then brushing over them with a large brush. Their daughters were born in the UK, and the family divides its time between The Cotswolds and London. By bidding on, or purchasing this item, you are agreeing to us sharing your name and address details with that 3rd party supplier to allow us to fulfil our contractual obligations to you. I challenge anyone to step out onto the terrace and look up without having a sudden, small intake of breath. A Pooky lamp and two ceramic Katryn Moye candlesticks found at Tinsmiths stand on top of a Biedermeier cupboard, under an Emma Hardy photograph of Spanish Cowboys bringing rare breed wild houses down from the mountains.With the homes’ idyllic settings, this collection presents inspirational ideals of English country style certain to fascinate and delight. Penelope's daughter even got married here, when Covid restrictions prevented a wedding in Spain, and the mismatched blue and white china that dots the house played a starring role at the reception. Pipers Hill is a wonderful country home set in its own stunning grounds with 14 acres just outside the lovely market town of stow on the wold.

Penelope took on the interior decoration herself, having worked as an artist and interior designer in Spain before her career as a shoe and boot designer took off. It was a romantic notion of emulating Laurie Lee's nostalgic world that sent footwear designer Penelope Chilvers and her husband Steve to look for a house in the country. With the homes’ idyllic settings—and a foreword by the Duchess of Marlborough—this collection presents inspirational ideals of English country style certain to fascinate and delight. With their children grown up and no fixed timetable to follow, the couple split their time between here and their house in Notting Hill.A variety of design styles are featured, including: a manor house, a thatched cottage, a former rectory, a Georgian farmhouse, and a tiny carriage house, along with many of the homes’ adjacent gardens.