Cottage style homes

style inspiration

Cottage style oak frame homes evoke picturesque, storybook charm, often featuring pitched roofs, welcoming porches and dormer windows.

Incorporating an oak frame into your cottage style home will provide the opportunity to have exposed oak beams for a homely, cosy, tactile feel that reflects traditional build methods. Our frames are put together by hand with traditional mortise and tenon joints and pegs. The frame can be designed with a full post and beam or pared back with less visible oak. Framed openings emulate a traditional cottage archway between rooms with the option to have vaulted ceilings in the design too.

3 ideas to inspire your oak cottage style home

1. Add a welcoming porch

An oak framed porch can be a beautiful addition to a cottage, providing a welcoming entrance and enhancing the property’s character. Oak is a durable material that can withstand years of weather exposure and complements a wide variety of materials, such as stone, weatherboarding and brick.

2. Mix traditional and contemporary

While many oak frame cottages have a more traditional aesthetic at the front of the property, there is more scope at the back for pushing the design to have a more contemporary feel with large amounts of glazing and a larger roof dormer to incorporate a vaulted ceiling. Of course the beauty of building a modern oak frame cottage is living in a property that looks like it’s always been there but is also low maintenance and energy efficient. The cottage can be airtight if you choose and be kitted out with a heat pump, solar panels, MHVRC, underfloor heating to give you a home that’s the best of both worlds.

3. Cosy interiors

The interiors of a cottage style oak frame home are usually cosy, comfortable spaces. Often featuring natural flooring materials such as stone, wood or tiles that look like the real thing. Cottage style homes often feature inglenook fireplaces with a wood burner, pastel or neutral palletes and rustic furniture.

Oak cottage style case studies

The Switzers worked with Welsh Oak Frame to build this stunning modern oak frame cottage set in the rural Essex countryside. This oak frame cottage style home features a statement porch, open plan spaces, feature trusses in the main bedroom and an entrance hall with a striking vaulted ceiling.

read about this project on Build it magazine’s website

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6 ways to create a cottage style home

Perhaps you’ve always wanted to live in a cottage, maybe the design is a planning condition, or you’re simply drawn to the style. Whatever the reason, here are eight ways to create an authentic property with enough charm and character to look like the real thing.

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