Rosewood Manor, Cotswolds

Sensitive renovation featuring timbers to match the architectural style

New kitchen layout creates open plan living kitchen space

Contemporary Country Living

Surrounded by 2.3 acres, Rosewood Manor is located in the heart of the Cotswolds – a family home built with traditional Cotswolds stone and with views overlooking the rolling countryside. The clients wanted a sympathetic and thoughtful renovation of Rosewood Manor, creating contemporary spaces for family living. The project preserves the building’s historic character while reimagining its layout to create a coherent and light-filled family home, as well as pilates studio, guest accommodation and entertaining annexe.

Traditional Cotswolds Stone Manor by HollandGreen

Originally two farmworkers’ cottages from the early 1900s, the primary architectural challenge was the property’s fragmented layout, which was poorly suited to contemporary family living. Our solution was to combine two separate ground-floor reception rooms, removing internal walls to create a single, expansive open-plan kitchen and living space. This intervention establishes a new, sociable hub for the home, with wide glazing introduced to strengthen the connection to the garden.

Large glass doors allow light to flood in and creates a connection with the outdoors

This reconfiguration created a structural challenge, requiring a new steel beam to support the upper floor. Rather than conceal this, our design team embraced the resulting nibs and changes in ceiling height as an opportunity, incorporating a window seat to soften the transition and add character to the space.

Throughout the manor, new Crittall-style doors were introduced to draw in natural light and provide a considered link to the outdoors, ensuring the home feels connected to its surroundings year-round.

The brief also required new buildings to support the family’s lifestyle and home-based business. A new annexe was designed to provide independent living for family members, reflecting the architectural language of the main house to create visual harmony across the estate.

Entrance hall features a grand staircase

Cotswolds Interior Design, Living Room at Rosewood Manor

Upstairs, the primary suite was refined to enhance both function and flow. A previously oversized bathroom was reconfigured to create a dedicated dressing room, leading to a luxurious en-suite.

Primary bedroom features a soft colour palette

The result is a home where historic character and modern life exist in a considered, harmonious balance, perfectly tailored to its family and its setting.

Cotswolds Inspired

Situated in the heart of the Cotswolds, the interior of Rosewood Manor has been thoughtfully reimagined as a forever home for a family relocating from London. The brief was to create a relaxed country style that celebrated the property’s history while introducing a timeless, contemporary aesthetic. The design prioritises natural materials, bespoke craftsmanship, and a warm, inviting atmosphere for everyday family life.

A key interior design challenge was to bring warmth and cohesion to the new, expansive open-plan kitchen and living area. Our solution was to define distinct zones while maintaining a harmonious flow. A large farmhouse dining table anchors the entertaining space, while a sociable island and statement Lacanche stove form a natural hub in the kitchen, with brass hardware and floral fabrics adding warmth to the scheme.

Bespoke kitchen featuring Lacanche stove

Comfy snug within the kitchen area at Rosewood Manor

In the purpose-designed ‘bootility’ – a combined boot room and utility – rustic terracotta floors are paired with custom cabinetry, proving that practical spaces can be as elegant as the principal rooms. The tailored storage houses wellies and boots on one side, and generous laundry cabinetry on the other.

Boot room with generous laundry cabinetry built in

Bespoke joinery was central to the design, adding character and functionality throughout. In the formal living room, this included creating both display shelving and a fully concealed bar, transforming it into a versatile space for relaxation or entertaining.

Guest bathroom with custom built joinery

Bespoke joinery housing a hidden bar in the living room

Dressing table in guest bedroom at Rosewood Manor

On the first floor, the challenge was to create a more luxurious and functional primary suite. We reconfigured the interior architecture to transform an adjacent smaller bedroom into a generous new en-suite. This is now accessed through a bespoke walk-in closet, where custom joinery by provides elegant storage.

Cotswolds Countryside Retreat

Surrounded by tranquil Cotswolds countryside, Rosewood Manor inspired a garden design that echoes its natural beauty while focusing on family life and wellbeing.

The landscape balances structure with softness, blending formal planting and naturalistic areas to create spaces for relaxation, play, and connection — a garden that feels both restorative and truly lived in.

The front garden was designed to create a welcoming sense of arrival, combining beauty with practicality through space for parking and turning. Warm-toned gravel and paving complement the Cotswolds stone of the house and annexe, while planting connects the buildings. Wisteria softens the entrance with seasonal fragrance, Pyracantha brings vibrant autumn colour and wildlife interest, and evergreen Taxus domes provide year-round structure and winter charm.

The rear garden’s mature character was retained and enhanced with new seating areas to encourage outdoor living. The main focus, a courtyard-style dining area within the U-shaped layout of the house, creates a natural extension of the interior. Soft planting and refined paving details add texture, colour, and a sense of craftsmanship.

Build Category

Listed & Heritage

Design Disciplines

Architecture

Interior Design

Landscape Design

Location

Cotswolds

Status

Delivered

Contractor

Stonewood

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