Houses by our Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects
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Philip Hooper's Georgian house in Somerset, filled with his experiments in colour and pattern
For interior designer Philip Hooper, joint managing director of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, his own house in Somerset offered a rare opportunity for experimentation. Combining bold colour with personal treasures, he has created distinctively different but inviting interiors
By Virginia Clark
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Studio Peake brings a fresh spirit to this Arts & Crafts house in Surrey
With its low ceilings and dark beams, this Arts and Crafts house in Surrey was looking sad and neglected, until interior designer Sarah Peake brought a new, energetic spirit to its rooms using a bold palette and pretty prints
By Jennifer Goulding
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Design legend Nina Campbell's Chelsea home is a showcase for her very British brand of comfortable luxury
In her Chelsea home the designer Nina Campbell has unleashed her full arsenal of decorative trickery to make every corner of the house sing
By Emily Senior
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Salvesen Graham combine comfort and elegance in a Mayfair apartment
This top floor apartment exudes comfortable luxury whilst being a masterclass in elegant, skilful layering
By Ticky Hedley-Dent
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A handsome Provençal house strikingly rejuvenated by Lucy Hammond Giles
A gradual yet holistic transformation of the interior of this large, handsome property in the South of France at the hands of designer Lucy Hammond Giles proved so appealing that it evolved from being a holiday house into a much loved home, when its London-based owner decided to spend a year here with her family
By Elfreda Pownall
Quiet Interiors
Rita Konig has subtly enhanced the airy interiors of this Manhattan house
Finding a compromise between the minimalist tastes of its owner and her love of tactile fabrics and pattern, Rita Konig has subtly enhanced the airy interiors of this Manhattan house
By Lucie Young
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Rita Konig's design for Deborah Needleman's upstate New York cottage
Working with decorator—and longtime friend—Rita Konig, tastemaker Deborah Needleman takes the slow approach in crafting her house.
By Deborah Needleman
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Bryan O'Sullivan imbues a Notting Hill townhouse with imagination
Taking on the decoration of a nine-storey townhouse for clients based in America would faze some, but Bryan O'Sullivan and his studio saw it as a place to experiment with colour and work with a host of artisan makers to create something unique and full of character
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
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Two interior designers on their beautifully calm and pared-back Wiltshire farmhouse
Involving an ambitious restoration project and a reconfiguring of the layout, James Thurstan Waterworth and Scarlett Supple’s transformation of a Wiltshire farmhouse has resulted in a calm, pared-back interior defined by James’s eclectic antique finds
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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An imaginatively eclectic yet eminently practical London house by Rachel Chudley
This east London terrace is the perfect illustration of interior designer Rachel Chudley’s ability to create a narrative that carries through every room. Here, this is inspired by the owner’s rich heritage, with Austrian finds and family heirlooms setting the tone for imaginatively eclectic yet eminently practical interiors
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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An 18th-century dairy on the Dorset coast becomes an enchanting weekend retreat
Henriette von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors has taken a less-is-more approach to this country house by the sea, reflecting the owners' desire to live a simpler life
By Virginia Clark
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A handsome Grade II-listed Regency house on the Norfolk coast reimagined by Veere Grenney
Though on the Norfolk coast, this handsome Regency house wears its beach credentials lightly, thanks to designer Veere Grenney, whose masterful mix of practical and decorative elements has created an elegant, liveable interior
By David Nicholls
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Playfulness and practicality mingle in a London house by Lucy Hammond Giles
Decorative details have been cleverly combined with practical elements by interior designer Lucy Hammond Giles, of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to transform a classic Victorian house in west London into a pleasingly distinctive but eminently comfortable family home
By David Nicholls
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Anna Haines brings harmony to a former vicarage outside Bath
The sense of peacefulness that so enticed 19th-century city dwellers is perfectly embodied at this former vicarage in Combe Down This was the feeling that Anna Haines wanted to evoke when she revitalised the Grade II-listed former rectory on the outskirts of Bath. From the predominantly pale palette of natural hues to the layering of antique textiles, her choices have brought harmonious charm to its interiors.
By Elizabeth Metcalfe
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Nicola Harding's sleek and colourful design for a glorious riverside house
Set on the banks of the Thames, this 18th-century house has always been blessed with a glorious outlook. But, after an artful redesign by Nicola Harding, its interior now has a sense of flow and an easy elegance perfectly suited to a weekend family home
By Elfreda Pownall
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How Salvesen Graham brought an unusual Georgian house back to life
Navigating a clock house, coronavirus and a colour blind client, the design duo brought their signature charm to a family home
By Arabella Bowes
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A handsome Queen Anne house in Norfolk rejuvenated by Carlos Garcia
Modernising without losing character is no mean feat, but Carlos Garcia has approached the decoration of this early 18th-century house and its Tudor elements with great sensitivity, marrying period details with colour, pattern and contemporary touches
By Liz Elliot
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A London apartment by Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay that marries easy elegance with practicality
The brief for this London maisonette was twofold: to serve as an efficient yet appealing crash pad during the week and as a family base in the holidays. Henri Fitzwilliam-Lay has exceeded every expectation with a transformation that marries easy elegance with practicality
By Aimee Farrell
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Take a video tour of Veere Grenney's eighteenth-century folly in Suffolk
At The Temple, interior designer Veere Grenney has achieved an elegant balance between comfort and formality
By Emily Senior
Georgian
Henriette von Stockhausen brings elegance and harmony to a Georgian country house
With a large family and frequent guests, the owner of this house in Hampshire tasked Henriette von Stockhausen with creating elegant and versatile interiors that help to tie together the original Georgian rooms and a recent extension
By Elfreda Pownall