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A bright and breezy house in the Bahamas by Tino Zervudachi
Interior designer Tino Zervudachi has transformed this house in the Bahamas from dark and unpromising into bright and breezy, with cool blue and white colour schemes that enhance the reworked layout inside, and wraparound terraces outside with spectacular ocean views.
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A remote Scottish farmhouse perfectly rooted in its dramatic landscape
Keen to create a synergy between the century-old stone building and the Hebridean landscape, Saffron Aldridge and her business partner Scarlett Supple commissioned local artisans to help restore and decorate it with a nature-inspired palette and beautifully balanced textiles
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Inside Grayson Perry's iconic House for Essex
In an extract from his new book ‘The Iconic British House’, Dominic Bradbury takes us through one of Britain's most entertaining recent buildings, the holiday rental and secular retreat ‘A House for Essex’, designed by the artist Grayson Perry in collaboration with FAT Architecture
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An interior designer brings colour and character to a tiny mews house near the sea
Small spaces always present their own peculiar challenges, but Isabella Worsley was determined to work with the quirks and charm of this house in Hove, rather than fight against them
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A calm and uncluttered Grecian villa brightened by a palette of soft pastel colours
It is hard to imagine that this island villa was once flashy and overdone, so beautifully have interior designers Martin Hulbert and Jay Grierson introduced pale tones, natural textures and pared-back furnishings to create spaces that feel at one with the sun-kissed surroundings
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A 17th-century Provençal farmhouse sympathetically renovated by its designer owner
A Provençal stone farmhouse with its origins in the 17th century and a glamorous past has been renovated by its owner, the furniture designer Victoria Stainow, to create an inviting home and the perfect showcase for the chic pieces she sells through her company
Travel
Inside a secluded and serene villa in the heart of Puglia, decorated by James Thurstan Waterworth
Surrounded by beautiful and plentiful gardens, Masseria Pistola is the perfect place for a relaxing holiday.
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Inside Jacques Grange's holiday retreat on the Portuguese coast
In an extract from 'Jacques Grange: Recent Work' by Pierre Passebon, we visit the Portuguese village of Comporta, where the designer has created a holiday idyll in the local vernacular.
European Houses
A stylish house in Mykonos combining bold mid-century pieces with natural materials
Travels in the Cyclades inf luenced the decoration of Rebecca Körner’s house on Mykonos, in which the Australian interior designer has combined bold mid-century pieces with stylish elements in natural materials
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A charming, colourful seaside house on the Deal seafront by Nicola Mardas
Taking on a brief to create a holiday mood in this house on the coast of Kent, Nicola Mardas has filled it with bright colours and bold patterns, making it an irresistible retreat from city life
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Five centuries of history are at the heart of Jasper Conran's Greek island house
In an extract from Miguel Flores-Vianna's new book Haute Bohemians: Greece, the author explores the magical world of the designer's historic Lindos house
Holiday homes
Architect Mario Connio's azure Andalucian farmhouse
The Argentinian architect Mario Connio has spent four decades transforming this traditional Andalucian farmhouse into a bright and welcoming retreat.
European Houses
Owned by the founder of Bennison Fabrics, this Mallorcan house is a masterclass in pattern
A longstanding love affair with Mallorca led the owner of Bennison Fabrics and her husband to make a home there, and their translation of a classic English aesthetic to this new setting is a masterclass in pattern and placement
Country
A dreamy house to rent for a winter break in Galle, Sri Lanka
Having sold their house in Wiltshire, Charlie and Tweenie Wrey decided on a whim to move to southern Sri Lanka, where they have built a calm, comfortable house in the local architectural vernacular and embraced a relaxed way of life
Dream places to stay in 2022
Inside an architect's charming holiday cabin on the Scottish coast
Ben Tindall, an architect, and his wife, sculptor Jill Watson, have created a simple, unfussy holiday house in a fisherman's cabin on the coast of Scotland
Designers' houses
A cowshed in rural France transformed in to a stylish home by the owners of Pinch
Since he was a child, Russell Pinch’s family has been restoring a sleepy hamlet in western France. Now he and his wife Oona Bannon have transformed the last building, an old cowshed, into a holiday house filled with their elegant furniture
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A textile designer’s bright, airy Swedish summer bolt-hole
Cathy Nordström’s sommarstuga or summer cabin is a spacious and family-friendly getaway bursting with colour and pattern – with many of its fabrics designed by Cathy herself
French Houses
A dream seaside house on Cap Ferret revived
The English buyers of a dilapidated, seaside house on Cap Ferret knew how they wanted to use it. A collaboration that included a local and a London architect resulted in their perfect holiday retreat
Houses by the sea
A bamboo beach house designed by Veere Grenney
On the Caribbean island of Mustique, interior designer Veere Grenney has redesigned a bamboo house that is a study in neutrals and natural materials, set off by the green of the palms outside and the glorious blue of the ocean
Country
A grand, decaying Sicilian house undergoes a remarkable restoration
After a five-year search for a property in Sicily, Jon Moslet and Marco Scire discovered the abandoned Rocca delle Tre Contrade on the east coast, and set about turning it into the welcoming and relaxing holiday home it is today