Bee Osborn was looking for a property to rent when she accidentally found her present home. ‘I’d been looking for an out-of-town rental as my youngest daughter was starting school in the Cotswolds,’ says Bee. She knew the area well, yet despite searching long and hard, she couldn’t find anything suitable.
Then fate took a hand. ‘On a final drive back to London, I stopped to buy a sandwich,’ says Bee. ‘Next to the village shop, I spotted a “For Sale” sign in the undergrowth. I was immediately drawn to the cottage and made an offer 10 minutes later. It reminded me of my childhood home, and that resonated with me. Three weeks later, it was mine.’
This story is from the October 2021 edition of 25 Beautiful Homes.
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