If you're dealing with a particularly old house, you may be faced with the complications of listed status, which means that you can't alter the original layout too much, but most small city houses can be extended at the back so more modern kitchens and sitting areas tend to drift in this direction, leaving you with the original, cosier rooms at the front. Most of these houses would have served as relatively humble houses when they were first built, so they're likely to have small rooms and they probably won't be overly blessed with elaborate architectural detailing. Mews houses, which started off life as stables and servants' quarters for larger residences in well-heeled neighbourhoods, are also a cottage-lover's heaven. The Georgians were particularly good at building what we now think of as an urban cottage, and whole neighbourhoods of British cities can be filled with small and charming Georgian houses that take on a distinctly cottagey feel.
You don't have to go to the countryside to find one, however, and urban cottages have the pleasing feel of giving you the best of both worlds.
The charm of a cottage is something we can all appreciate, with its small rooms, quirky architectural features and general atmosphere of cosiness and comfort.
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