Laurence Llewelyn‑Bowen has given a guided insight into the Cotswolds manor he and his wife Jackie have been reshaping, detailing where members of the public can buy many of the designer’s signature furniture and homeware pieces.
The 60‑year‑old designer and television personality, known for theatrical makeovers, described rooms across the sprawling property and identified the manufacturers and retailers behind items such as rugs, shutters, upholstery and bespoke fittings. He and Jackie live in the main house with their daughter Hermione, her husband Drew and their two young children; another daughter, Cecile, and her family occupy a converted garage block across the drive.
Llewelyn‑Bowen pointed to a range of suppliers for the home’s eclectic interiors. A relaxed reading area features two bright orange two‑seater sofas and a blue‑and‑white printed rug from his Privé collection for Royal Thai. A substantial bookcase with a sliding library ladder comes from the Library Ladder Company, and the insides of his shelving have been painted in Albany Dune Sea by Brewers. Cushions and other soft furnishings are available through House Llewelyn‑Bowen at Next.
The couple’s duck‑egg blue kitchen occupies an orangery extension supplied by Conservatory And Window and is built from the LLB Quintessential kitchen range called Cuisine. The floor uses the LLB 'Festivo' vinyl from Harvey Maria, while shutters from the Shutterly Fabulous LLB collection in Gordon’s Green replace conventional doors in places. Kitchen hardware includes gold handles from Hendle & Hendle.
A former kitchen now serves as the drawing room and features a large, floral wall mural produced by WallSmiths from Llewelyn‑Bowen’s paintings, vintage cupboards and bespoke rugs. In the garden hall, colours and fabrics echo the Cotswold landscape; several cushions and a white table lamp with an ivory silk shade are sold through Next’s House Llewelyn‑Bowen range.
Upstairs, the landing displays LLB Glamoram wallpaper and a bespoke fitted carpet, anchored by dark oak furniture and bright red lamps. The designer said a small first‑floor shower room was transformed into a "Renaissance jewel box" using four of his romantic paintings printed on reverse acrylic by WallSmiths, alongside Gala fittings from TJM Direct and Karndean flooring.
Bedrooms and bathrooms continue the travel‑inspired themes Llewelyn‑Bowen favours. One bedroom uses a Vaccannes pattern drawn from the couple’s favourite destinations, with bespoke rugs by Wendy Morrison, antique pelmets from Terry’s Fabrics, and cinnabar shutters from the LLB range. Bathroom finishes include Marbelised tiles from TJM Direct and red floral blinds also from Terry’s Fabrics.
In the wing of the house dating from the 1640s, where Hermione and her family live, Llewelyn‑Bowen said a palette of blues and greens provides a practical backdrop for family life. He credited Terry’s Fabrics with producing his hedgerovia fabric and said window seats there were painted in the Albany Dune Sea shade. He also identified grey textured wall coverings from Galerie Home and bespoke cupboard fittings from Caple that conceal laundry appliances.
While he emphasised how personal many of the touches are — sculptures, paintings and pieces connected to family memories feature throughout — Llewelyn‑Bowen told The Sunday Times he no longer owns the house in the way people might expect. He said he and Jackie have signed away two‑thirds of the manor to their two sons‑in‑law. "I'm no longer lord of the manor," he said, and Hermione added that she and her sister are not recorded on the deeds because the property is in the names of their husbands.
Llewelyn‑Bowen said the decision was part practical and part philosophical. Speaking about his finances, he said he did not want to be "those old people sitting on a great big pile of cash" and described the move as deliberate redistribution of assets. The designer, whose estimated net worth has been reported at about £8 million, acknowledged that friends had questioned the arrangement, and that solicitors had formally checked whether he and his wife had been coerced into the transfer.
The property redistribution followed a period of reflection after a near‑death experience during filming for Netflix’s Bear Hunt. In May last year, while taking part in a water challenge in Costa Rica, Llewelyn‑Bowen was ordered to leap from a boat and became entangled in a bungee rope. He was dragged underwater, lost consciousness and was pulled to safety by supervising team members. He later described the incident as provoking an "end of life crisis" and triggering a reassessment of his priorities.
Several pieces and patterns that appear throughout the house are commercially available. In addition to the Next collection, Llewelyn‑Bowen cited Harvey Maria for flooring, Shutterly Fabulous for shutters, WallSmiths for murals, Terry’s Fabrics and Galerie Home for textiles and wall coverings, and Caple, Hendle & Hendle, TJM Direct and Karndean for joinery and bathroom fittings.
Llewelyn‑Bowen has continued to tie personal history into his interiors: a portrait bust of his wife Jackie by sculptor Paul Kessling, given as a wedding present in 1989, sits on a windowsill near the reading space, and many of the artworks and fabrics reference travels and family memories. He has also developed collections and partnerships that make elements of his style commercially accessible to the public.
The tour offers a detailed view of how a designer with a reputation for flamboyant interiors balances theatrical flourishes with functional family living across a historic country property. Llewelyn‑Bowen and his family are continuing to live on the estate while the new ownership arrangements and public availability of his products sit alongside the personal history embedded in the house.