{"id":1314,"date":"2025-08-26T08:38:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/homeimprovement\/?p=1314"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:38:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T08:38:04","slug":"inside-a-soulful-1930s-cottage-nestled-in-londons-countryside-design-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/homeimprovement\/?p=1314","title":{"rendered":"Inside a Soulful 1930s Cottage Nestled in London\u2019s Countryside | Design Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JpIFPEgu4Fo\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Interior designer Tamsin Saunders welcomes _House &amp; Garden_ into her cottage tucked away in the riverside town of Richmond. Tamsin gives us a tour of her once-neglected London home, which has been shaped by her love of nature. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe garden affects how the interior feels\u2014it has the biggest impact,\u201d says Tamsin as she strolls in from her blooming garden. Watch the full episode of Design Notes, as we tour Tamsin Saunders\u2019s quintessential English cottage.<\/p>\n<p>#InteriorDesign #HomeTour #EnglishCottage<\/p>\n<p>House &amp; Garden recommends:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside Blanche Vaughan\u2019s Family Home in the English Countryside | Design Notes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/F1_yaVfn2OI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside a Tiny Cotswold Cottage Embraced by Nature | Design Notes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/30pCzvvLWhk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside A Fully-Renovated Scottish Farmhouse Secluded in The Outer Hebrides | Design Notes\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AuYO6b2_L94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch more from House &amp; Garden | Design Notes: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL6NBJHVCmpJ2J0Hh8D033OEQNtZkrmagB <\/p>\n<p>Watch more from House &amp; Garden:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cordelia de Castellane&#039;s Garden Seamlessly Blends with Nature\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NVpp6g4FHj4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Interior Designer&#039;s Dos &amp; Don&#039;ts of Decorating\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uAKHo6dxpgY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virginia White&#039;s Effortless Ways of Dividing a Room\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bDxkqdZVkUU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to House &amp; Garden \u25ba\u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/HouseAndGardenMagazineUK?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>CONNECT WITH HOUSE &amp; GARDEN<br \/>\nWeb: https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk<br \/>\nTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/_houseandgarden<br \/>\nFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/houseandgardenuk<br \/>\nInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/houseandgardenuk<br \/>\nPinterest: https:\/\/www.pinterest.co.uk\/houseandgarden<br \/>\nNewsletter: https:\/\/www.houseandgarden.co.uk\/newsletters<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT HOUSE &amp; GARDEN<br \/>\nHouse &amp; Garden has, for 70 years, set the gold<br \/>\nstandard in design and decoration for the home.<br \/>\nHouse &amp; Garden covers \u201cthe well-lived life\u201d. 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