The cottage was originally built by tenant farmers from a nearby estate in the late 1800s. The current owners bought the place in a dilapidated condition after it had been abandoned for more than a decade. It had such low ceilings that they were unable to stand in most of the rooms, a pig sty had been poorly attached to the back of the house and the roof had partially collapsed.

So, they called in Copenhagen-based studio, Jan Henrik Jansen arkitekter and Australian architect, Marshall Blecher, to transform the cottage into a contemporary country retreat. And it's safe to say they succeeded!

Magical thatched homes that are beautiful inside and out