Houses by our Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects
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A Georgian townhouse in Belgravia reimagined with whimsy and colour by Octavia Dickinson
Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern
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A former vicarage in south London enlivened for a new chapter of life
A once-neutral family home has been transformed with colour, pattern and a more thoughtful layout, reflecting a new stage in its owners’ lives.
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How Brandon Schubert created a world perfectly his own in his elegant north London flat
When interior designer Brandon Schubert and his husband found a flat with the exact same layout (and on the same road) as their previous one, it felt they were being given a second chance. As he prepares to move on once again, Brandon tells us the story of how it came together
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An unusual country house in Warwickshire with curated yet comfortable interiors by Sims Hilditch
Following its latest reinvention at the hands of British design studio Sims Hilditch, this distinctive house has been given a fresh, youthful lift that reflects the lifestyle and sensibilities of its new owners
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An unexpectedly opulent Montecito house by VSP Interiors
A meeting of minds between client and interior designer has made this unusual Californian project one of Henriette von Stockhausen's most beloved projects
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A 17th-century Hampshire townhouse that marries period elegance with comfortable informality
In this Hampshire townhouse, designer Max Rollitt has struck the perfect balance between restoring grand period features and creating an informal atmosphere that is just right for family life
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Inside designer Clare Gaskin's family home in southwest London
Creating a home that is as practical as it is delightful and personal can be a tough brief. But it's one that interior designer Clare Gaskin gamely rose to when it came to the design of her own Edwardian house in southwest London, where clever concealed storage and forgiving materials are balanced alongside flourishes that include a flower station and a walk through-bar.
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A light-filled country house with carefully balanced interiors by Ben Pentreath
In an extract from his book ‘An English Vision: Traditional Architecture and Decoration for Today’ House & Garden Top 100 interior designer Ben Pentreath talks about his design philosophy and his scheme for the fashion designer Charlotte Dellal's home in the English countryside
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A Marylebone pied-à-terre with a colourfully chic interior by Waldo Works
Called in to create a interior with personality for this compact flat in central London, Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works has filled it with colour, enveloping materials, and clever small space solutions
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A Victorian flat in London that has the feel of an English country house
The flat, belonging to the distinguished decorator Cindy Leveson, is a masterclass in layering and collecting
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A tiny flat in Chelsea sensitively updated for modern life by Daniel Slowik
Briefed to bring colour and functionality to this compact mansion flat off the Kings Road, decorator Daniel Slowik has carried out a clever reconfiguration of the space and filled it with
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An inviting Cotswold house with gently layered interiors by Lucy Cunningham
Tasked with creating a welcoming home for a client's new chapter in life, Lucy Cunningham has brought together soft colours and understated patterns to form a gently layered and deeply appealing interior
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A 17th-century house in Suffolk beautified not once, but twice by Retrouvius
Some places seem to pull people into their orbit. This farmhouse in the Suffolk village of Eye was already well known to both its interior designer Maria Speake and its garden designer Arne Maynard, who had been captivated by its historic charm and atmosphere years earlier
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Nicola Harding brings warmth and comfort to an Arts & Crafts house in Oxfordshire
Interior designer Nicola Harding has long been a proponent of reducing waste and making more sustainable design choices. In this Arts and Crafts house in Oxfordshire, her use of antiques and vintage finds has given the rooms an inviting sense of warmth and comfort
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A once-ruined silk weaver's house in Spitalfields beautifully restored (2021)
Located in Spitalfields, the London district once inhabited by Huguenot silk weavers, this Georgian house narrowly avoided demolition in the Nineties. Carefully restored and reconstructed, it is now an elegant family home. We revisit this archive story from 2021.
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A fresh, thoughtful take on country house living in rural Suffolk
The RIBA award-winning Amento house in rural Suffolk combines striking geometry with thoughtful details in a design by James Gorst Architects that has realised its owners' vision for a simpler and more sustainable way of life
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An unusual leaf-shaped house hidden away in the Cotswold countryside
From the large windows that connect indoors and out to living roofs that blend with the surrounding fields, architect Alex Michaelis has designed Leaf House in Gloucestershire to be at one with its wooded landscape
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A Queen Anne house in Hampstead with sympathetic interiors by Emma Burns
Two decades after the owners of this house started working with interior designer Emma Burns, their collaboration is still going strong and the inviting interiors they created together seem only to get better with age
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Max Rollitt creates a joyful scheme full of warmth and texture for a Hampshire cottage
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
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A Georgian cottage in Highgate with expertly layered interiors by Ben Pentreath
Ben Pentreath has created a masterclass in mixing colour and pattern at this diminutive early Georgian cottage in Highgate