Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen has given a guided look inside his reworked Cotswolds manor, revealing the retailers and suppliers behind many of the showpiece furnishings and finishes while confirming he has signed away two-thirds of the property to his sons-in-law.
The 60-year-old interior designer — known for flamboyant makeovers and a wide range of licensed home collections — and his wife Jackie have spent months transforming the stately house into a multi-generational family home. The main house is occupied by the couple and their daughter Hermione, her husband Drew and their two young children, while a converted garage block across the drive houses their other daughter Cecile, her husband Dan and their children.
Llewelyn-Bowen detailed numerous sources for items in specific rooms. 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 large bookcase fitted with a library ladder was supplied by the Library Ladder Company, while the inside of the shelving has been painted in Albany Dune Sea from Brewers. The space also hides a cocktail cabinet concealed behind a hinged painting.
In the garden hall that links to the drawing room, cushions and a rug reflecting the home’s lush exterior are available from House Llewelyn-Bowen via Next, which also supplies a white table lamp with an ivory silk shade. The couple’s duck-egg blue kitchen occupies an orangery extension provided by Conservatory And Window; the kitchen itself is from Llewelyn-Bowen’s LLB Quintessential Cuisine range. The room’s vinyl floor, called Festivo and inspired by Andalucia, is stocked by Harvey Maria. Instead of conventional doors, Llewelyn-Bowen used Gordon’s Green shutters from Shutterly Fabulous and fitted cupboard handles from Hendle & Hendle.
The former kitchen has been repurposed as a drawing room featuring a painted mural by WallSmiths based on Llewelyn-Bowen’s own paintings, vintage cupboards and bespoke rugs. Shutters in Gordon’s Green from his LLB collection at Shutterly Fabulous frame a modern window feature. A sunny dining room that opens onto a garden terrace contains an eight-seat dining table and flexible mouldings on the ceiling; the palm court wall mural incorporates motifs inspired by an antique rug to maximise light and space.
Upstairs, a landing once used as a guest room has been papered in LLB’s Glamoram design and fitted with a bespoke carpet. The landing incorporates dark oak furniture and bright lamps and conceals practical utility cupboards from Caple that house a washing machine, dryer, sink and a drying cupboard. A small shower room off the first-floor corridor has been transformed into what Llewelyn-Bowen described as a ‘‘Renaissance jewel box,’’ featuring four romantic paintings reproduced on acrylic by WallSmiths, Gala fittings from TJM Direct and a Karndean floor.
Bedrooms reflect travel-inspired schemes. One principal bedroom uses the Vaccannes pattern and includes a bespoke Wendy Morrison rug, antique pelmets from Terry’s Fabrics, Vaccannes blinds and LLB Cinnabar shutters. Hollywood Regency wall lights and a suite of Venetian etchings with cinnabar red mounts continue the exotic theme. Bathrooms include Gala fittings and marbelised tiles from TJM Direct and red floral blinds supplied by Terry’s Fabrics.
In the portion of the house dating to the 1640s, which now houses Hermione’s family, Llewelyn-Bowen said the palette of blues and greens was chosen as a practical backdrop for family life. Fabrics such as his Hedgerovia design are available from Terry’s Fabrics, and window seats have been painted in Albany Dune Sea by Brewers. He also cited Galerie Home as the source for a textured grey wall covering used in that wing.
While describing the sources for the home’s fixtures and furnishings, Llewelyn-Bowen told The Sunday Times that he no longer considers himself "lord of the manor" after transferring two-thirds of the property to his sons-in-law. He said the legal arrangement followed discussions with solicitors to ensure the transfer was voluntary and noted that his daughters are not listed on the deeds because the husbands inherited them instead.
Hermione told The Sunday Times that family members do bicker but that they must "get over it." Llewelyn-Bowen said the decision to pass on the property reflected a broader reassessment of priorities. The designer, whose estimated net worth has been reported at about £8 million, told the paper the couple did not want to "be those old people sitting on a great big pile of cash" and said they wanted to enjoy their lives rather than simply holding assets.
The transfer and decision to scale back control followed a period of personal reflection for Llewelyn-Bowen. He has previously spoken about an "end of life crisis" after a near-drowning incident while filming the Netflix series Bear Hunt in Costa Rica. During a water challenge in May last year, he became entangled in a bungee rope beneath a boat, was dragged underwater for several minutes and lost consciousness before being rescued by the production team.
Llewelyn-Bowen’s public disclosure of suppliers and product sources follows a long career licensing his name and designs for fabrics, wallpapers and home collections. Many items mentioned in his tour are part of his commercial ranges or collaborations with established suppliers, enabling consumers to buy pieces he used in the house. The designer has said he and Jackie intend the property to remain a lively family home after the transfer and that the reconfigured spaces were planned with multigenerational living in mind.
Representatives for Llewelyn-Bowen did not immediately respond to requests for comment on the specifics of the property transfer. Retailers cited by the designer confirmed they stock ranges and pieces bearing his name or designs.