A home for life — how this couple created their dream home on a dream plot in the Cotswolds

The rear exterior of an oak frame self build with timber and brick cladding
(Image credit: Border Oak / Jeremy Phillips)

Homeowners Ian and Louise wanted somewhere they could call their forever home, and the site they discovered proved the perfect plot to build it on.

You could say that the couple have the Homebuilding & Renovating Show to thank for the stunning home they now own as it was after visiting one of the HB&R events held in Birmingham’s NEC that the couple became attracted to the idea of a timber frame self build.

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Seán is an experienced writer with a specialism in homes journalism. He was formerly Chirf Sub of Elle Decoration & Practical Parenting, then Associate Editor of 25 Beautiful Homes magazine. Since 2016, he has been a freelance writer and editor specialising in interiors magazines inc. Living Etc, Homes & Gardens, 25 Beautiful Homes and Homebuilding & Renovating.