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Cath Kidston's west London house has a clever approach to colour and print
Trailblazer Cath Kidston's pretty florals and stripes were a design phenomenon that brought retro English styleto homes around the world. Now, her delicate way with colour and print is evident throughout her art-filled house in west London
By Emily Senior
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Joa Studholme's glorious Somerset house gets a striking modern addition
With the help of architectural studio Bindloss Dawes, the colour curator at Farrow & Ball replaced an ‘unliveable’ structure with a build that is contemporary yet sympathetic to the rural landscape, and which has just won a prestigious RIBA award for architecture in England's south-west
By Busola Evans
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Restaurateur Keith McNally tells the story of his New York apartment
Since his arrival in New York in the 1970s, British-born restaurateur Keith McNally has forged his own path, letting neither convention nor building regulations stand in his way. He tells us what brought him to the apartment he rents in SoHo and how its singular style came together
By Thomas Barrie
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Project of the year: a modern take on the country house by the duo behind Pinch
Not consciously in the market for a new project, the furniture designers Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon nevertheless fell for the possibilities offered by Devon farm buildings once used as an ice-cream factory. The resulting interiors reflect their great passion for detail, materials and craftsmanship
By Malaika Byng
American Houses
A charming cottage set amongst the lush landscape of North Carolina
For the owners of a lighting company Urban Electric, home is Charleston but their weekend cottage is where the heart is. With the help of Kate Towill of Basic Projects, they've created a charming retreat
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
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An artist's layered and light-filled house, arranged with a painter's eye
The painter Haidee Becker has created a serene, comfortable live-work space in her north London house, including a magical, light-filled studio where she paints her contemplative still lifes and portraits
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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An idiosyncratic London flat filled with auction-house treasures and handmade pieces
A tiny rented flat in London is an ingenious home for modern furniture dealer Stanley Quaia and their partner, along with their art, furniture, and interesting finds and inventions.
By Ruth Sleightholme
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Behind the scenes at Glyndebourne
At Glyndebourne opera house, chairman Gus Christie and his soprano wife Danielle de Niese are ensuring that the show goes on long into the future, as they combine 90-year-old tradition with outward-looking initiatives
By Ticky Hedley-Dent
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A Georgian townhouse in Somerset exquisitely restored by Jack Laver Brister
Antique dealer Jack Laver Brister and his chartered surveyor partner Richard Nares took a hands-on approach when restoring this Georgian townhouse in Somerset, removing incongruous additions and sourcing exquisite historic pieces to create an inviting home
By Caroline Donald
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A deep respect for the past is evident in the London home and Welsh cottage of potter Steve Harrison
Ceramicist Steve Harrison works from pared-back studios in London and Wales, where minimal concessions to modern life create the conditions that ground him
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Photography by Owen Gale
Houses belonging to interesting people
Muted colours transform a London house into a haven of tranquility
When Sophie Warburton and her husband set about decorating their London house, colour was the thing that truly transformed it into the tranquil home it is now
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
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An artist's Art Nouveau apartment high in the hills above Barcelona
Not even a resident ghost could dissuade artist Sergio Roger and his partner Fernando Ansorena from creating a heavenly home in this hilltop apartment overlooking Barcelona
By David Nicholls
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The serenely elegant country house of the couple behind Our Food Stories
When stylist Nora Eisermann and her photographer wife Laura Muthesius acquired a neglected former schoolhouse in the north German countryside, it took a gut renovation to transform it into the calmly beautiful retreat it now is
Italian Houses
A Florentine villa grounded in a love of collecting and respect for tradition
On a hillside in Florence, the villa that the Caponi family has lived in for 50 years tells a story that spans three generations and contains beautiful antiques and artworks collected over a lifetime.
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
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A snug 17th-century farmhouse in the Lake District gets ready for Christmas
Since arriving just in time for Christmas two years ago, Jeremy Langmead and Simon Rayner have transformed their 17th-century Cumbrian farmhouse into an inviting rural bolthole, which strikes the perfect balance between artful restraint and festive cheer
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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Sean Pritchard's 17th-century cottage decorated for Christmas
Deep in the Mendip Hills, garden designer Sean Pritchard has turned a labourer's dwelling into a charming home
By Arabella Bowes
Photography by Tom Griffiths
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A former piggery transformed into a charming cottage by Amanda and Christopher Brooks
At her farm in the Cotswolds Amanda Brooks and her husband Christopher have used reclaimed materials and furniture from a past life to turn a former piggery into a charming guest cottage. Here is how she decorates it for Christmas.
By Emily Senior
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A floral designer's charming Chelsea mews house decorated for Christmas
Florist Paul Hawkins has created a comfortable country cottage in town at his Chelsea house, filling it with his signature sophisticated arrangements for the festive season
By Virginia Clark
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Christmas with Skye McAlpine in a romantic Venetian palazzo
The food writer and tableware designer usually spends Christmas in her apartment in a 17th-century palazzo in Venice, where we visited her for a special festive edition of Design Notes
By Virginia Clark
Houses decorated for Christmas
Christmas with Luke Edward Hall and Duncan Campbell in their Cotswold cottage
When it comes to decorating for Christmas, Duncan Campbell and Luke Edward Hall favour a more is more approach and add further layers of colour and visual interest to their jewel box cottage.
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
Photography by Mark Fox