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…
An 18th-century Spitalfields house with intriguing, filmic interiors
Walking through the rooms, Gaby describes an ethos of keeping what she can ‘and working with it’. Two…
Inside Maria de la Orden’s quietly elegant Paris townhouse where French refinement meets Spanish warmth
After Maria’s 14 years in the French capital, the influence of Parisian style is unmistakable in the house,…
The bohemian Spanish apartment where fashion designer Penelope Chilvers spends her summers
‘It was basically a white box,’ says Penelope, of the flat when she first took ownership, ‘For the…
A typical timber house in the Basque Country with wonderfully creative and colourful interiors
First and foremost, Cristina Lozano and Lorenzo Castillo are friends. Their professional relationship – Lorenzo as one of…
A Georgian farmhouse and garden in Cornwall, where a pioneering duo are busy nurturing the land
Henrietta’s ebullient planting might seem artlessly natural, as if it’s happened entirely on its own, but the skill…
The historic Milanese apartment and workshop of Laboratorio Paravicini’s creative founder
The business was born of serendipity in the early 1990s. Costanza, who trained in art and graphic design…
A gallerist’s Victorian mansion block flat, filled with treasured craft
The project ended up being a complete gut job – walls came down, all the electrics were redone…
Harris Reed’s stylish west London flat is as theatrical as his designs for fashion and furnishings
We step into the garden, which the designer uses year round. ‘It’s actually bigger than the apartment,’ he…
A farmhouse owned by Guy Ritchie imbued with a colonial-American-meets-English-pub aesthetic
For antiques dealer and interior designer Edward Hurst, a narrative thread is a key part of the process…
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…