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Front Exterior: the front sits out over the lake and there is also lake water close to the rear where the extension was built

Inside the renovation of a Cotswold lake house
A cosmopolitan couple took on a bold project when they decided to extend their Cotswold lake house

New Kitchen-dining room: The builders put in a skylight then fitted a handmade kitchen from Davonport Kitchens of Colchester with worktops of marble, silestone and timber

A former convent in Oxford gets a glow-up
Creating a fresh look for a former convent in the Cotswolds

The kitchen units were handmade by Woodchester Cabinet Makers and hand-painted in a RAL version of Farrow & Ball’s Hardwick White. An old door and window
were converted into double-glass doors

See inside a former pub in Stroud that's now a stunning home
A former pub dating from the 1700s with 1970s decor receives a spectacular makeover

The original lounge from the 1960s house. The original parquet flooring is still intact but they removed the old fireplace.

A 1960s Cheltenham home is given a fabulous new look.
Three years after posting a flyer, Rachel Collis got a reply which resulted in a new home and lengthy renovation project

The entrance hall, with bespoke dividing staircase made of Cotswold stone

A 1960s bungalow gets a spectacular makeover.
A modest 1960s bungalow in Great Wolford made way for spectacular Cotswold stone new-build, Wolf House

The downstand ceiling beam in the dining room was once painted and plastered, but the couple had it encased in oak

An Arts & Crafts masterpiece in Somerford Keynes
Mark and Andrew’s Cotswold stone house in Somerford Keynes is an Arts & Crafts masterpiece

The dining-sitting room in the new extension is painted with Ammonite from Farrow & Ball. Flooring is of engineered oak boards from Broadleaf.

Exploring a handsome 18th-century red clay cottage in Tysoe
Exploring architect Martin Smart’s handsome 18th-century red clay cottage in Tysoe, Warwickshire, which has been given a whole new lease of life.

The 1550s moulded oak beam in the dining room is one of only two of the same age in the country. All the beams, once uncovered, were cleaned and treated

See inside this magnificent Cotswold manor house
Manor House at Baunton, Gloucestershire manor house is believed to have hosted Charles II during his retreat from the Battle of Worcester

Cavendish Crescent – the shortest crescent in Bath with just 11 houses originally – was finished in 1830 (c) Misha Photography

The renovation of a Grade II listed apartment in Bath
Inside the homes in one of Bath's famous Georgian crescents.

The ancient manor house in Hornton stands in nearly five acres with paddocks, an all-weather manège, outdoor heated pool with pool house and a separate two-bedroom cottage Photo: Ben Nicholson

Christmas at the Manor House
The seven-bedroomed, seven-bathroomed Manor House in Hornton – home to author Felix Francis – is going to be full to the rafters this Christmas