Alderminster, Warwickshire
This remodelled 1930s chalet-style house has airy, light-filled spaces and an open staircase. The Scandinavian-style neutral decor and light wood detailing give the four-bedroom property a calm feel, enhanced by the large windows with views over its gardens and green fields.
£650,000, knightfrank.com
Trevone, Cornwall
Trevose headland, the Cornish coast and the Atlantic Ocean can be seen from this three-bedroom chalet bungalow designed in 1986 by a local architect. The A-frame property features exposed timber trusses and a glazed end wall.
£575,000, jackson-stops.co.uk
Sparrow’s Green, Kent
A covered timber balcony off the master bedroom of this five-bedroom house is the perfect spot from which to enjoy the garden. The house, with an extended pitched roof, is situated just outside Wadhurst in the High Weald.
£925,000, hamptons.co.uk
Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire
The white post and beam structure and glazed windows of this Huf Haus give it a transparent look. The six-bedroom home has a split pitched roof with sloped sides and a central flat roof.
£4 million, hamptons.co.uk