Cottages

For this designer, his 1800s former mill workers cottage in Derbyshire became a way of navigating grief and proves that homes are as much about emotion as they are aesthetics.

Narrative is everything for stylist and colour consultant Fiona de Lys, whose atmospheric 18th-century cottage in north London has been intuitively decorated with evocative hues, art and antiques that transport her to places from her past

Holly Vaughan of Vaughan Design and Development fulfilled a couple's country cottage dreams in this charming home, which successfully balances its history with 21st century living

Marin Montagut has something of a cult following for his signature designs, and the Normandy house where he creates them all is testament to his aesthetic

Returning to decorate a former client's guest cottage, Max Rollitt has filled this house with botanical references that draw on the house's history as a gardener's cottage

Ben Pentreath has created a masterclass in mixing colour and pattern at this diminutive early Georgian cottage in Highgate

It's hard to believe that this 18th-century cottage was once a bland white box, such is the magic that Tattie Isles (the designer behind this year's Chelsea Flower Show Bull Ring Gate) and her husband Fred have wrought

When Brandon's clients called him in to work on their country cottage, it was a different type of project for the interior designer, who embarked on a pure redecoration without touching any of the architecture, electrics or plumbing of the house. He details the project in his own words.

Just off one of the busiest roads in London, this charming Victorian end-of-terrace feels like a sanctuary, with a serene interior created by its owners in conjunction with a helpful band of friends and a charmingly wild garden by Butter Wakefield

What started off as a holiday home in need of refurbishment on the edge of the Peak District has been charmingly and thriftily transformed into a richly layered, exuberantly colourful family house by a ballerina and her antique dealer partner

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

For artist Rachel Bottomley, this cottage's medley of 17th-century and 1970s architecture presented an exciting creative challenge

Using earthy colours and layers of antiques and textiles, HÁM Interiors transformed this pokey cottage into a charming holiday rental

Interior and production designer, Anna Rhodes, has created a charming family house, which she shares with her partner, BAFTA award-winning documentary maker Fred Scott and their son.

No ordinary restoration project, this previously neglected 18th-century cottage in the Yorkshire Dales has been turned into a living canvas and rural retreat by its artist owner Kitty North and her friend Robin Lucas

The cottage has been gradually reconfigured over the past 30 years by a creative couple to provide a versatile home, cleverly adapted to accommodate their evolving work and family requirements

With his keen eye for interesting colour combinations, Russell Loughlan has transformed his Deal house into a joyful place to live

On the edge of a Gloucestershire meadow sits a tiny barn filled with varied treasures collected by the antique dealer and designer Christopher Howe.

Leaving London for the Sussex countryside, Anna Phillips and her husband Jeff Kightly transformed this unremarkable Victorian cottage into a characterful family home, painting it in organic, earthy colours and adding texture with salvaged pieces

Taking Rothko's art as her inspiration, artist Sussy Cazalet has turned her coastal house into a colourful delight of reds and pinks