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…
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,…
A 20th-century house on the edge of Seattle with a surprisingly sophisticated, old-world feel
The owner’s references provided a starting point, highlighting Japanese influences, old-world materials, and rich, saturated colour. It was…
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…
An impressive period-style new build with all the charm of an Italian villa
There is something about sitting in the gracious drawing room of this house that transports you to another…
A Georgian vicarage in Hackney that feels like the prettiest of country houses
It was only recently, 15 years into their tenure as custodians of the house, that Kristin and William…
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 south London given a pretty and sophisticated revamp for the third generation
To fit the brief, Scarlett left much of the joinery on the ground floor in place, just adding…
Nine city houses that make you feel like you’re in the countryside
In the introduction to his book on country houses, the renowned architectural historian and writer Clive Aslet searches…
An ultra-sophisticated London apartment by Douglas Mackie
The entrance hall is painted a deep brown – Douglas used colours by the French manufacturer Argile throughout…