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Winter Home Maintenance: 8 Simple Ways to Protect Your Property

Panelling is having a renaissance — and not the loud, overcomplicated version you see in fast-fashion interiors. In the Cotswolds, panelling (or boiserie , as the French refer to it) has quietly returned as a refined architectural detail that softens, elevates, and frames every room it touches. But true panelling isn’t trend-led. It’s craftsmanship-led.When done properly — with proportion, restraint and heritage sensitivity — it becomes part of the architecture, not just a decorative overlay....

Caring for your Cotswold Stone Roof Few architectural features define the Cotswolds more distinctly than a stone roof. Its mellow tones, layered in diminishing courses, lend buildings their settled, timeworn beauty. But beneath that charm lies a structure that demands quiet discipline and understanding if it’s to endure another century. The character of Cotswold stone roofs Traditional Cotswold roofs are laid with oolitic limestone slates, graded from largest at the eaves to smallest at the...