A richly layered Victorian house where the romance of the past meets a contemporary eye
Hubert Zandberg, the London-based South African designer, likes to give his clients an alter ego – invariably someone…
A Victorian house in south London with an L-shaped extension that brings charm and character
When it comes to decorating, the value of a gut instinct cannot be underestimated. Take this Victorian house…
A designer’s artfully layered London home with the most charming garden studio
From Virginia Woolf’s writing lodge at Monk’s House to Henry Moore’s summer house in Perry Green, there is…
A west London townhouse that reflects its owner’s eclectic yet elegant style
That’s not to say the house didn’t need work. The previous owner, who has become a good friend…
A storybook cottage in the Cotswolds lovingly layered with colour and pattern by its interior designer owner
If it were possible to have a conversation with almost any of the previous inhabitants of this charming…
New York edge meets English eccentricity in an interior designer’s London apartment
Interior designer Joyce Sitterly is reminiscing about her former flat in Camden. ‘It felt like New York to…
The tiny, exquisite Holland Park apartment of Martin Brudnizki and Jonathan Brook
‘Our idea was to create a perfect little hotel room in London, a bijou flat for a couple…
A Victorian house in east London with remarkably tactile, warm interiors
The practice of interior design is something of a problem-solving job – taking a jumbled up floor plan,…
A cluster of derelict farm buildings in the Scottish Highlands thoughtfully brought back to life
One of their first tasks at the site was to lift the 170-year-old graduated Scotch slate roof. They…
An 1800s cottage in Derbyshire that helped a designer rediscover his identity
In many ways this cottage in Darley Abbey, a charming 19th century former mill village on the outskirts…
An antique dealer and interior designer’s elegant second home in Menorca’s capital
Within 18 months, they had bought and restored a house. Six months later, they opened a Menorcan outpost…
A Regency house in the Yorkshire Dales with a sophisticated balance of modernity and patina
Now, most guests enter via that west wing. The ingredients here set the tone for the rooms that…