Lisa Salmon Naomi Stuart's Grove Cottage is in a Buckinghamshire village. - Credit: Naomi Stuart/PA It’s many people’s dream to live in a cosy rural cottage with exposed beams, a roaring log fire and roses round the door, but the harsh practicalities of life often mean it’s an unachievable fantasy. However, while work, finances and simple geography might mean you can’t move to your dream rural idyll, don’t worry: you can achieve that traditional country feel whether you live in a period property or an inner city two-up two-down, thanks to the phenomenon that is cottagecore.