Charming period Cotswold cottage

A delightful and tastefully modernised period cottage in the pretty Cotswold village of Stanton.

[@catherinedacosta2714]

So tiny and probably costs a fortune!

[@thelaurels13]

It’s in the Cotswolds, so you’re probably looking at 500k +.

[@margaretzoheir7905]

@@thelaurels13 at least

[@wllm4785]

The outdoor space off the kitchen is utterly useless.

[@nancyyonce2906]

I ENJOY LOOKING AT THESE BEAUTIFUL HOMES.+

[@jays2877]

Whenever I see a lovely cottage interior I always think of Christmas 😁

[@kasiastar552]

🥰♥️♥️♥️

[@bomashishalisa6434]

Love everything except for the lack of privacy.

[@sallybaldwin1603]

No refrigerator in sight. Nor space for same. I think I'd call this place "a charming retreat for overnight guests."

[@b.walker5955]

Between the sink and the back door. Just enough for those who partake of local pub and restaurants. Who needs to cook when you live in the Cotswolds?

[@sallybaldwin1603]

@@b.walker5955 Thanks!!

[@b.walker5955]

@@sallybaldwin1603 That's what friends are for! Keep smiling, keep shining! 😉

[@sayitlikeitis8759]

There is and it’s shown, no room for a freezer.

[@debrap947]

How adorable is that!!! Love it.

[@melindadouglas1673]

What an absolutely charming home! I love it! ❤️❤️

[@nickywilks7928]

Gorgeous.

[@unrulysue6927]

Heaven

[@marisanunezfeito1441]

No me canso de ver estos cottage, me tira mucho y me encanta todo lo que es inglés incluso también los jardines no me canso de verlos

[@breezey64]

How can you be warm and cozy in a cottage with no refrigerator? How do they keep food fresh?

[@b.walker5955]

Between the sink and the back door.

[@danieldravot341]

If you’re an American you might not know refrigerators for flats (apartments) and small homes hold about a quarter of what a standard refrigerator would in the US. A lot of people will ‘go to the shops’ daily or every-other day to replace perishables eaten on the day of purchase. Most Brits have never seen a dozen eggs in a carton, or a gallon jug of milk.

[@kencur9690]

@@danieldravot341 surely they see them when they ‘go to the shops’ to replace perishables!

[@danieldravot341]

@@kencur9690, well, that’s the point. Eggs are more frequently sold in half-dozens, and milk is more frequently sold in quarts or half-gallons in the UK. Americans buy in larger sizes and greater quantities.

[@kencur9690]

@@danieldravot341 I was jesting, but come on now, don’t tell me that cartons don’t go by the dozen in the UK shops. They might sell less, yes, but I’ve seen cartons in dozens by the dozens... err... right. In fact, the supermarket across the street sells plenty of them, and they even come in two dozen. As for milk, I’ve always seen it in 1 litre packs... never half a gallon.

[@johnwilliamtuckey2796]

GORGEOUS

[@123benny4]

Are those the neighbour's windows looking out onto the back patio? A bit odd.

[@kjbaker8722]

Looks like it. That would be horrible. It’s a lovely cottage but no privacy in the garden whatsoever.

[@mel_bee]

No privacy there, and it also means the neighbor's (adjoining) cottage is larger. 🤔

[@catherinegardner8407]

Charming IF you are single!

[@bridlong7763]

It all looks chocolate box to me and I would live there very happily. The garden area is what you would call low maintenance 😉. I agree it probably costs a bomb!

[@kasiastar552]

In love🥰💋😍😃🔥♥️

[@kathleensmith644]

Where do you put your clothes?

[@pathumphre2827]

Just lovely😊😊

[@sandravanschalkwyk1509]

What is lovely about this awful place no space for a dishwasher or fridge .No wardrobes or space for your clothes and no space for a washing machine or dryer .

[@hobnobbob8006]

When houses like this were built, most of those things didn't exist 🤷‍♂️

[@mariebuckman8787]

My dream cottage love it

[@CGH250]

Gorgeous!!❤️

[@jayabharathr4702]

Wow

[@harmony3395]

Very cosy, nicely done, difficult to permanently live in such a small space

[@sayitlikeitis8759]

No freezer, no dishwasher, no clothes storage spaces, kitchen and garden too small for a two bedroomed house

[@catfifer9156]

It's a beautiful home. But why, oh why, would you paint those gorgeous beams?!

[@еленаиванова-ш4у4д]

Как мило, уютно, напоминает хоббичью нору)

[@chrisrinelambert9418]

Beautiful 🤩

[@kathleensmith644]

There is no door on the bedroom.

[@helenapintohlehemanpinto9038]

I luked

[@christrickett3291]

Drat, no money.

[@hobnobbob8006]

Its the location that gives it its value

[@SubramanyamC-le5ms]

😍

[@michaelmullin7941]

'Tiny' is not charming.

[@hobnobbob8006]

Why not

[@janmcelvain8370]

No refrigerator?

[@romeaffair]

Under the counter by the back door. Very common in UK, although large American style fridges are popular too.

[@orangemanbad]

English countryside is so beautiful

[@sheilaghmalone3053]

lovely. wish i owned that cottage.

[@dharanidharani2103]

😍😍😍

[@kencur9690]

Twenny bucks!

[@subramanyamc6685]

😍

[@dennissutton3767]

Need _ cost, location,

[@hobnobbob8006]

Cotswolds

[@seaside2001]

Just lovely sitting outside beside the stinking garbage bins having your coffee.

[@mollywolly4201]

Is it POSSIBLE to say something positive? Sheesh. 🤬🤬🤬

[@seaside2001]

@@mollywolly4201 Just don't like it when they overstate the spaces that would be of use to live in.

[@michelleannor6944]

The only thing I dislike about limestone Cotswolds cottages are the beams.😔

[@b.walker5955]

WHAT? You know which century those beams are from? What history is behind them? How heavy they would be to raise and install without the use of modern advantage? How they managed to stay in tack and not rot into decay. I marvel at the ingenuity. They should have made the quote, "if only these 14th and 15th century beams could talk".

[@michelleannor6944]

@@b.walker5955The beams could be Grade1 listed. Beams will perpetually be naff. Ditto utterly hideous thatched roofs. Soo twee. So quaint. So Karen.Ick. The limestone homes externally are gorgeous. However so disappointing on inside. Fortunately times are changing, demographics of buyers are changing. Increasingly beams/ thatched roofs are two "features" that younger buyers from various backgrounds don't want. It's a shame beams can't be ripped out for structural and historical preservation reason. Ruin the beautiful aesthetic of these houses.

[@isobelsmith6999]

Oh Michelle, I think you're having us on 😆😅

[@b.walker5955]

@@isobelsmith6999 Oh thank you Isobel! I totally missed it! This one about beams... was obviously over my head. Ba haha! 🤣

[@kattengat2]

When an American hears the word cottage, we think of a place in the woods with lots of space and a body of water. This place, on the other hand, is worse than city living. Who wants to be crammed into a shoe box with neighbors right on top of you? That “backyard” is like a cage. Typical crap UK real estate.

[@b.walker5955]

Just one word... COTSWOLD.

[@danieldravot341]

And when an American hears ‘pudding’ he thinks of custard while the Brit hears ‘dessert’. Words carry different connotations for different people. As a Yank, I’d love the location but the absence of central heating and cooling, and the non-existence of built-in closets would be more of an inconvenience. Having a radiator on a wall in every room and space-killing wardrobes really make small places even more cramped.

[@kencur9690]

Well, that’s Europe. It’s not just the UK, though some parts are worse than others. There’s simply not enough land for everyone. I mean, the royals need the ten thousand castles covering about a hundred million acres. Where else would they store their ponies?

[@tamaracarter1836]

What a *PROFOUNDLY* ignorant comment: 1. First of all that cottage is located in an exquisitely beautiful village (if you want to look it up it’s called “Stanton Village, Gloucestershire”), in an exquisitely beautiful region of England called “the Cotswolds” (basically hundreds of picture-perfect golden stone villages/ towns surrounded by glorious rolling green countryside) - it could not be further from “city living”! 2. Secondly, you have to think who this charming and “easily maintainable” cottage is aimed at. Most likely it will be a couple (probably retired) looking for something. petite and simple to manage, OR a wealthy city dweller looking to purchase their second home (and so require something that will be easy to up and leave for weeks at a time). It’s obviously not going to be for your average family of four. 3. The “backyard” is of course extremely tiny, but remember: - This Cottage is located in the middle of sprawling English countryside (meaning there are thousands upon thousands of walks on offer straight from their front door), - The target audience will be after low maintenance (i.e. no gardening), and so only really require a small patio area to take tea/ lunch during the summer months, - The selling point of this property is in its beauty, historic charm and above all: location. 4. The neighbours are close because this village has been established since before the 8th century, and 95% of the buildings in it were constructed before 1650. Funnily enough, places with real history generally do not align in any way with American style suburbia. 5. The word “cottage” originated in medieval England, and its definition has remained relatively unchanged for around 1000 years. In the US however, the word means something entirely different (closer to what someone in England would refer to as a “holiday home”), and therefore there’s no point in comparing the two because they’re NOT the same thing. 6. How rich for an American to negatively remark on another nation’s real estate (no offence), but if you want to go down that route: - US homes may be larger, but generally at the cost of much worse quality: weak beams, plywood, flimsy insulation, flimsy siding, poor roofing etc… In contrast, newly built houses in the UK are at least built solid; using sturdy materials such as brick or stone. - US planning and zoning laws are some of the worst in the western world; resulting in huge swathes of endless suburbia, no local amenities for residents (zoning laws restrict this), zero walkability, a nation completely dependent on the car, terrible public transport systems and so forth. This is not the case in the UK because zoning laws allow shops and residential areas to intermix, the estates that are built are less than one tenth the size of their North American counterparts (meaning they remain walkable), and public transport is extremely popular (e.g. Britain has the 5th highest percentage of its population [in the world] travelling by rail each year). - The UK’s “modern” housing is of course very far from perfect, but the country also has millions of “historic” homes (the highest concentration of pre-1920 homes in Europe), which FAR exceed the craftsmanship of anything modern. Sadly, the US has little historic housing stock (at least when compared to somewhere like England), so it does not share this benefit. Hope that clears a few things up.

[@kattengat2]

@@tamaracarter1836 just watch “60 minute makeover”. yea - we have tons of land. That’s why our beds fit in our rooms. We also have real fireplaces that produce flames. Illinois and Wisconsin are about the size of the UK. Enough said. And if you want to see other shit housing stock, go to Canada. They have boatloads of land and the homes are, for the most part hideous - the UK legacy. I also lived in Australia. Lots of garbage there - and, again, UK legacy. Thank God we got away.