tudor cottage

A home called Rivendell Manor is a European manor home design plan. It's an award-winning Best In Show English-Country home, storybook cottage guest house,.

Create the romance of a cottage garden with these simple tips.

Built in 1932 and designed by architect C. J. Winnes, Oak House is our Craftsman interpretation of a classic Tudor. We named it "Oak House" in honor of the monarch oak (at right) that shelters it. We still have the original blueprints, as well as a photo of Winnes' cinder-block office, circa 1927. His own house is about a mile away. The chimney pots were made by the Wheatley pottery company and are pictured in their 1927 catalog (see next photo) Sadly, in March of 2011 we had to cut down the…

Merging a newly built portico with the existing structure is much harder than it seems.

Boost your home’s curb appeal with these 23 exterior paint color ideas

A roundup of Cozy, Charming Cottages via Life on Shady Lane blog

Happy Pink Saturday, sweet bloggers. Once again visit with Beverly for more pink in your life and beautiful things to see. * Since I'm conf...

When we move into our Carmel home, we are told that City Hall keeps a folder on every home in the City limits. Curious, I make my way to the desk and ask for my home’s folder. Sure enough, there it…

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Cottage House Designs

English cottage designs, with their enchanting storybook styling, capture our imaginations and allow us to escape to the idealized reality of an earlier, gentler time!

Everyone wants a piece of the Shakespeare tourism pie, and it's easy to get a slice with so many uncertainties about his life. Andrea started a running joke about the yellow journalism style of tourism at these sites. Her skepticism grew from a documentary where the camera zoomed in on a corner, and the narrator said "It was here, that Shakespeare wrote sonnet 114." It sounds ridiculous, but people buy it--literally. Our fears were confirmed at Anne Hathaway's Cottage. Our enthusiastic tour…

Like for instance, an area near the sea needs to have materials used that can take on the onslaught of salt water and winds without changing the quality or appearance of the thatched roof. When you have considered this from all angles, go ahead and get the beautiful thatch roof cottage house design you want.