Lime Paint and Cozy Rooms in a Charming English Cottage
This charming cottage is located in a small village, 3 miles from Frome in Somerset in the English countryside. The 19th century cottage has been carefully updated, adding a palette of oiled oak, lime paint, and marble to the historic interiors.
The Georgian cottage used to be a bakery and the old oven and adjacent serving hatch can still be found in the house. Other original elements, like sash windows, fireplaces, and a concrete double Roman tile roof have also been preserved.
The ground floor is home to two sitting rooms and a charming kitchen space. The kitchen is made from British Standard cabinetry featuring a bespoke island.
The light cabinets are topped with an oiled oak countertop and a fluted butler sink. A beautiful Lacanche range cooker is placed in the little alcove and paired with white zellige tiles.
From the kitchen, you can access a smart utility room with pink wall paneling and classic floor tiles.
A cozy dining space has been created in the corner under the windows. A beautiful wooden table is surrounded by white upholstered chairs and a bench.
In the corner of the kitchen you will find the original bakery oven. The iron hatch has intricate decoration. The little alcove is now used as a log store.
There are two sitting rooms on the ground floor and the front door opens into this room with a large cast-iron fireplace and white-painted ceiling beams.
To the left you can see the bakery’s original serving hatch which has now been transformed into a small home bar.
The second sitting room is centered around a fireplace with glazed brown hearth tiles. The room is lighted by a large sash window with a cozy window seat underneath.
The master bedroom is decorated in a custom-made wallpaper depicting a tranquil forest scene.
The room also features a Calacatta ‘viola’ marble sink in the corner and a separate shower room.
The second bedroom is a charming space with a sash window with wooden shutters and a cast-iron fireplace.
The walls and ceiling are painted in ‘Skin Powder’ lime paint by Pure & Original.
The third double bedroom is drenched in a muted green shade and features a similar sash window with shutters. The deep window niche has been turned into a smart vanity table.
The family bathroom is a spacious room with wooden floorboards, a marble sink, a black rolltop bath, and a separate shower.
The room features a charming sash window with a window seat, which can be used as a vanity space together with the round table.
The cottage also has a small courtyard patio that can be accessed via the kitchen. The cottage’s facade features four sash windows with stone surrounds and frames painted in a lovely terracotta shade.
The cottage is listed for £625.000 at Inigo.