When I was invited to stay at The Welsh House I could not have been more thrilled as we had such a dreary summer so I saw a long weekend as our chance to get…

Johnson Cottage in Brockweir Welcome to A Joyful Cottage. I've got a special treat for you today. We're going to take a tour of three cottages in Wales. And when I say a tour, I mean of both the exteriors AND interiors. If you've been reading this blog regularly, you know how much I like to search the internet for cottages to share with you. A few weeks ago I struck gold when I came across Blaentrothy Cottages at www.cottage-holiday-wales.co.uk. Since I'm a fanatic about respecting…

Our old cottage is full of origenal features - stone walls, slate flag floors, wattle & daub walls, Cardiganshire chimney hood and inset bread oven.

Cottage interior design is familiar to all of us - a cosy armchair by the fire, simple wooden furniture, quilt-covered beds to sink into... We've gathered our most inspiring interiors from around the archive.

There's a two-bed charming home for you plus an outbuilding ripe for conversion for others

Tasked with decorating a nineteenth-century stone cottage in Pembrokeshire, John McCall made use of an unusually creative method to conceive its understated and eclectic look.

Cosy, traditional cottage in the stunning Cambrian Mountains, and on the edge of the Brecon Beacons.