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The most beautiful cottages
Head for the beaches, canyons, fields and valleys… Tucked away there, in the middle of nature, far from the cities and the crowds, cottages, cabins and country houses with picturesque interiors, terribly English, inspire you to escape as much as they inspire you with their decoration.
Aller Dorset, Little Cat Lodge, Les Sources de Cheverny, Bozen’s Cottage: from Tasmania to California, English charm has taken hold of these refined settings of elegant simplicity. Let’s take a closer look at these six addresses with their atypical, rustic and eclectic decor.
Aller Dorset, Angleterre
Aller Dorset by Cat and Ant Earp, Dorset © Aller Dorset
In the south-west of England, a 3-hour drive from London, it is possible to sleep in luxury shepherd's huts finely furnished by two passionate aesthetes. Cat & Ant, the founders of Aller Dorset, did not want to use an interior designer, preferring to give free rein to their creativity to design each hut with a 100% English spirit. The decoration is as delightful as the vegetation: for example, there are lampshades by Alice Palmer, fabrics by Ottoline and custom-made furniture, such as upholstered headboards. To make sure you don't lose any memories of your stay, you can even take home pieces from the Aller Home line.
Aller Dorset by Cat and Ant Earp, Dorset © Aller Dorset
Paradise Cove II, Malibu
Paradise Cove II by Reath Design, Californie © Laure Joliet
California has traded in its sophisticated-chic spirit for a hippie-casual vibe in this Paradise Cove mobile home. This Malibu Beach "beach hut" by Los Angeles-based studio Reath Design juxtaposes styles, prints and autumnal tones in an atmosphere reminiscent of the English countryside. The beach as in the mountains!
Paradise Cove II by Reath Design, Californie © Laure Joliet
Bozen’s Cottage, Tasmanie
Bozen's Cottage by Taylor and Hinds Architects, Tasmanie © Adam Gibson
In the ancient lanes of Oatlands, a small Tasmanian village known for its early 19th century Georgian buildings, local studio Taylor and Hinds Architects have redesigned a small house built in the 1840s in the most restrained manner possible. Colonial materials and craftsmanship have been reinterpreted in every room of the cottage, creating a harmonious blend of the primitive mannerism of early Georgian interiors and contemporary minimalism.
Bozen's Cottage by Taylor and Hinds Architects, Tasmanie © Adam Gibson
Little Cat Lodge, New York
Little Cat Lodge by Loren Daye, Montagne Catamount © Chris Mottalini
Nestled in the Hudson Valley, Little Cat Lodge is not named after a particular little cat, but after New York's Catamount. Inside and out, European and American influences intersect, with a quaint and relaxed retro-Alpine style on the one hand, and an old-fashioned kitsch punctuated by the drawings of Brooklyn-based children's book illustrator Esmé Shapiro on the other.
Little Cat Lodge by Loren Daye, Montagne Catamount © Chris Mottalini
Cottage Wabi-Sabi, Caroline du Nord
Cottage inspiration Wabi-Sabi by Betsy Brown and Paul Bates, North Carolina © Brie Williams and Steven Friedman
Cottage inspiration Wabi-Sabi by Betsy Brown and Paul Bates, North Carolina © Brie Williams and Steven Friedman
With an incredible view of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains, Alabama-based interior designer Betsy Brown's home reflects a lifestyle in osmosis with nature. Distilling collectibles such as Charlotte Perriand's Dordogne chairs and Pierre Jeanneret's Chandigarh chairs into an all-wood architecture designed by her friend Paul Bates, she blends different types of wood into a Japanese atmosphere that celebrates the cabin and the wabi-sabi philosophy.
Cottage inspiration Wabi-Sabi by Betsy Brown and Paul Bates, North Carolina © Brie Williams and Steven Friedman
Cottage inspiration Wabi-Sabi by Betsy Brown and Paul Bates, North Carolina © Brie Williams and Steven Friedman
Les Sources de Cheverny, Vallée de la Loire
Les Sources de Cheverny par Collet-Muller et les Ateliers Saint-Lazare, Vallée de la Loire © Pierre Morel">
Les Sources de Cheverny by Collet-Muller and Les Ateliers Saint-Lazare, Loire Valley © Pierre Morel
Les Sources de Cheverny by Collet-Muller and Les Ateliers Saint-Lazare, Loire Valley © Pierre Morel
Les Sources de Cheverny is a small haven of peace nestled in the middle of the Loire Valley. La Maison des Fleurs, la Grange aux Abeilles, le Baron Perché... Built all around the castle, these wooden buildings with charming names have become places of rest and contemplation for the guests who have come to meet there. The Collet-Muller architectural studio and the Ateliers Saint-Lazare were in charge of the project. Both have successfully completed the layout and decoration of the forty-nine rooms of the French cottage. A wooden barn with majestic heights, bookcases strewn with gilt-bound books, a wood-burning stove... A return to the essentials in detail.
Les Sources de Cheverny by Collet-Muller and Les Ateliers Saint-Lazare, Loire Valley © Pierre Morel
