Houses by our Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects
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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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Beata Heuman brings her signature cocktail of ideas to an expansive London apartment
By cleverly reconfiguring the space and adding in a harmonious blend of new and vintage furniture, Beata Heuman and her team offer a masterclass in enlivening a blank canvas
By Charlotte McCaughan-Hawes
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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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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
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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
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A perfect balance of practicality and sophistication at a London flat by Hugh Leslie
Known for his artful way with bold hues, interior architect Hugh Leslie has turned his talents to every aspect of this picture-perfect London flat, designing much of the furniture and using eye-catching displays of paintings and objets to create a sophisticated yet practical home
By Caroline Clifton-Mogg
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Henriette von Stockhausen creates elegant harmony in a grand country house
Building this house in the Home Counties was relatively a painless affair, but when it came to decorating and furnishing, it took some finesse from interior designer Henriette von Stockhausen to combine disparate elements to harmonious effect.
By Ros Byam Shaw
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Carlos Garcia creates a masterclass in harmony in a Georgian townhouse in London
Briefed by his clients to add some oomph to the main rooms in the house, Carlos Garcia has infused the interiors with colour while maintaining a sense of restfulness and calm
By Virginia Clark
Houses by our Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects
A tranquil, elegant 17th-century house designed by Rose Uniacke
In a leafy enclave on the edge of London, interior designer Rose Uniacke has brought together the disparate elements of a historic house into a serene, harmonious whole that combines luxury and comfort
By Elfreda Pownall
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Chester Jones' London flat is a lesson in balance and erudition
Interior designer Chester Jones’s philosophy of decoration is that a home should reflect the lives and personalities of its owners. This is demonstrated by his London flat, in which the treasures he and his wife Sandy have amassed over time are artfully arranged and regularly rearranged, to create interesting juxtapositions and tell the story of their shared history
By Liz Elliot
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Robert Kime's intricately-layered flat, the distillation of 50 years of expertise
Saddened by the recent death of the great antique dealer and decorator Robert Kime, we look back at his London flat, a journey of discovery through decades of collecting art, textiles and curiosities
By Elfreda Pownall
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The warm, inviting family home of a designer known for cool interiors
She is known for her interiors for members’ clubs and hotels, but it is Susie Atkinson’s own family house in Hampshire that reveals so much about what is important to her – rooms that are elegant but also personal and inviting
By Elfreda Pownall
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An unusual gothic revival house in north London with a dramatic interior by Maddux Creative
With such an extraordinary, enigmatic exterior to live up to, the interior of this north London house required special treatment. The owners called in visionary design studio Maddux Creative, the winners of our 2022 Interior Designer of the Year award
By David Nicholls