A Charming 400-Year-Old Cottage in England

A few steps from the River Exe Estuary in the southern English county Devon lies a historic cottage with small rooms and attic bedrooms. The three-bedroom house screams cottage style with an inglenook fireplace, small rooms, a window seat with leafy views, and a pretty blue and white façade.

The cottage is over 400 years old, and you can see the age in the inglenook fireplace, the crux beams, and the Dutch stairs. The bricks in the fireplace were once used as ballast for ships sailing from Holland to the Southwest of England. 

When I saw this facade with the bench, plants, decorative woodwork, and light blue door, I knew I would love this cottage.

The front door opens into a cozy sitting room decorated in a neutral color palette with the occasional color pop in the art and decor.

Beautiful wooden floorboards run underfoot and a big jute rug adds a natural touch.

The sitting room’s focal point is this historic fireplace using the bricks that have traveled from Holland to England.

The kitchen is decorated in a coastal white and blue color palette. A cozy breakfast table with bench seating is placed under the window to enjoy the view of the greenery outside.

A big wooden dresser in the corner is painted in a lovely olive green shade.

The cottage features three bedrooms, two rooms are located under the slanted ceiling with exposed beams which add a lot of historic charm to the rooms.

One of the bedrooms is used as a home gallery space.

The cottage is listed for £425,000 at Inigo.