Country Homes & Interiors

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s period homes are unique, it pays to seek out individual design solutions. This thatched cottage may be chocolate-box pretty, but its small windows don’t make for the brightest of interiors. ‘The combination of floor-to-ceiling glazing and a roof lantern lets in maximum sunlight without impacting or obstructing the first-floor window,’ says Prime Oak’s Jonathan Stackhouse.

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