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A mews house in Kensington cleverly configured for elegant living by Home & Found
The interior designer discusses her influences and how her studio, Home & Found, reconfigured the space in a renovated Victorian mews in Kensington
By Rose Dahlsen
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How Guy Goodfellow revived a bucolic, centuries-old estate on the edge of Dartmoor
A large manor house on Dartmoor with later additions presented its new owners with a daunting challenge. Designer Guy Goodfellow masterminded the refurbishment, including a new stone tower, which consolidates the old while introducing modern comfort
By Anthony Gardner
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A 17th-century farmhouse in the South Downs packed with charm and character
When Lucy Cunningham was called in to make sense of the higgledy-piggledy nature of this centuries-old Sussex farmhouse, she discovered a house full of charm that needed some clever tweaks to create a harmonious whole
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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A designer's idyllic urban cottage where nature and intuition inform every detail
Tucked into a leafy corner of south-west London, Tamsin Saunders of design studio Home & Found has transformed a once-neglected cottage into a deeply personal home shaped by instinct, memory and the shifting colours of the garden
By Marco Mansi
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A coastal house in Cornwall gently refreshed by Sims Hilditch
The team at Sims Hilditch have used natural materials and light colours to make a sanctuary of this seaside house
By Christabel Chubb
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A soulful newbuild in Somerset with all the layered charm of an English country house
Keen to give their newbuild a soulful English charm, the owners of this Regency style house in Somerset collaborated with interior designer Octavia Dickinson to create a space that is layered with fabric and antiques and deeply nostalgic.
By Hannah Shuckburgh
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A tumbledown longhouse in Suffolk, dating back to the time of Henry VIII, refreshed by Caroline Riddell
When the designer Caroline Riddell and her husband bought a dilapidated 16th century Suffolk longhouse complete with ghost, they set about injecting it with a fresh, friendly spirit
By Liz Elliot
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An Arts & Crafts house in Surrey given a fresh spirit by Studio Peake
With its low ceilings and dark beams, this Arts and Crafts house in Surrey was looking sad and neglected, until interior designer Sarah Peake brought a new, energetic spirit to its rooms using a bold palette and pretty prints
By Jennifer Goulding
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A fresh and characterful take on a Belgravia townhouse by Buchanan Studio
Though this Belgravia townhouse had grand Regency proportions and had recently been renovated to a high standard, the new owners felt it lacked personality for them. So they hired Buchanan Studio to rework the interiors to suit the family’s needs, and to add some of its idiosyncratic sense of drama.
By Aimee Farrell
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A surprising Victorian terraced house which combines 1930s glamour with layers of texture
Though surprised by the rather stark contemporary treatment of this Victorian terraced house in west London, interior designer James Mackie was excited by the idea of approaching it as a blank canvas, creating an inviting home with distinctive pieces and understated 1930s glamour
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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A higgledy-piggledy country house in Hampshire harmonised by Salvesen Graham
Interior design duo Salvesen Graham are known for creating classic, calm and comfortable rooms. Their signature style and attention to detail have brought a welcome feeling of harmony to this formerly disjointed country house in Hampshire, providing the perfect setting for family life
By David Nicholls
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A 19th-century Chelsea house brought to life with colour and pattern by Lonika Chande
Interior designer Lonika Chande has created a charming pied-à-terre full of bold textiles and colours for a returning client
By Arabella Bowes
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Hugh Leslie brings order and beauty to a ramshackle former barn in Connecticut
Looking for a rural retreat close to their Manhattan home, the owners of this house were sold on its 50 acres of Connecticut countryside, though less impressed by the original 1920s building. But with the help of designer Hugh Leslie, they have created a timeless home in the same beautiful spot
By Steven Kurutz
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A Bloomsbury mansion flat designed to look like Virginia Woolf had just left
With a brief to devise interiors evoking the decorative style associated with Virginia Woolf and her creative contemporaries, David Bentheim filled this Bloomsbury mansion flat with Arts and Crafts details and early-20th-century antiques for an eclectic feel
By Liz ElliotPhotography by Paul Massey
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A 600-year-old country rectory's disparate array of architectural styles harmonised
In a historic rectory in rural Kent, the architect Ptolemy Dean has brought its disparate array of architectural styles into harmony, enabling decorator Alexis Wylie to create inviting interiors with bohemian touches
By Ros Byam Shaw
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A Georgian flat in Marylebone layered with sophistication and warmth by Anna Haines
A light take on Georgian decorating and a wonderful approach to colour has created a soft, rich feel in this charming London flat
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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A Berkshire country house packed with unexpected colour by Nicola Harding
On acquiring a generous Georgian-style house in rural Berkshire, a young London family brought in interior designer Nicola Harding to help them make their own colourful mark on their new home.
By David NichollsPhotography by Paul Massey
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Rita Konig's design for Deborah Needleman's upstate New York cottage
Working with decorator—and longtime friend—Rita Konig, tastemaker Deborah Needleman takes the slow approach in crafting her house.
By Deborah Needleman
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A Georgian house on the Devon coast with elegant interiors by Daniel Slowik
Working with a client who shares his love of design history, Daniel Slowik has created a smart and comfortable holiday house refreshingly free of coastal idioms
By Virginia Clark
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An 18th-century mill in Wiltshire reimagined as a warm family house
Though originally converted in the 1990s, this former mill in a steep-sided Wiltshire valley retained a frustrating layout that made moving through the property awkward. Rising to the challenge, architects David Liddicoat and Sophie Goldhill reconfigured the floorplan and added an extension to create a more coherent space.
By Arabella Bowes