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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
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An interior designer conjures up a fresh and colourful London house for her first solo project
When Honor Devereux was asked by a longtime friend to overhaul her Victorian house in south London, a dream collaboration was born. The result is a comfortable, layered family home admirably laid out for modern life
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Laura Stephens fills a London apartment with jewel box colours and heirloom pieces
Using family heirlooms and collected antiques, interior designer Laura Stephens has created a beautiful home for a client facing personal loss
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An elegant house in Chelsea layered with soft colour and thoughtfully curated art
Having moved back to London from Bahrain, stylist Annabel Bevan set about thoughtfully renovating a Victorian townhouse, filling it with characterful layers of colour while respecting the heritage of the house
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An elegant Chelsea townhouse revived with fresh character by d’Erlanger and Sloan
Wonderfully elegant but well used after more than 30 years as a family home, this Victorian house in Chelsea was given a fresh start for its new owners by design duo d’Erlanger and Sloan, with a reconfiguration that has introduced character, warmth and a sense of playfulness
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An east London family house with serene, minimalist interiors
Interior designer Laura Logan has carved a calm family home out of a jumbled Victorian terrace in Leytonstone, working with EJ Studio to create spaces filled with light
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A light-filled Victorian cottage in south London with a beautiful oasis of a garden
With its airy, light-filled extension, lush jungle garden and gently decorated rooms, Tom and Connie Barton's London house feels like the ideal city home
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The eclectic, colourful London house of a novelist and lifelong collector
Reflecting the combined vision of Jane Ormsby Gore and novelist Andrew O’Hagan, this former artist’s studio in Primrose Hill is much like a good piece of writing – a well-structured and carefully conceived space that continues to evolve as the author makes it his own
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A London house with influences of the British countryside, tropical Brazil and Bauhaus
Designer Nina Litchfield has brought the influences of her Brazilian roots and German upbringing to bear on her house in west London, in which her strong and distinctive look is enlivened with an elegant exuberance.
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A rambling former vicarage in south London brought to life by Tamsin Saunders
Tasked with bringing colour and harmony to the ‘greige’ interiors of this Victorian house, interior designer Tamsin Saunders has created spaces to inspire the artist who lives there
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A classic Victorian house in Oxford revitalised by Charlotte Boundy
Taking inspiration from the Victorian period of the house, designer Charlotte Boundy has created a beautiful interior filled with sophisticated colours and Arts & Crafts patterns
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A Victorian terrace in London with the layered, comfortable feel of a country house
Interior designer Charlotte Boundy has brought warmth and colour (courtesy of a few dream moodboards) to her house in Shepherds Bush
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An artist's house decorated with riotous colour and collected paintings
An artist and illustrator by trade, Alice Peto has created her very own wonderland in a west London townhouse
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A graphic designer takes a playful, adventurous approach to art in his London house
Birds, butterflies and beetles are among the many vibrant creatures adorning the walls of this Victorian house in west London, which serves not only as a playful and characterful family home but also as a showcase for an exhilarating mix of eye-catching prints from owner Adam Ellis’s archive
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Clever joinery, modern tweaks and warm jewel tones breathe new life into this Victorian townhouse
Laura Stephens gives traditional design a modern twist in this Victorian terrace in London. A large kitchen extension, a pantry addition and a clever reconfiguration of a box bedroom creates new breathing space for the family of five
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A masterclass in bringing a Victorian house back to life with a glorious extension
Blurring the lines between house and garden was a priority for the owners of this east London terrace, so the architects designed glass apertures and an internal courtyard to create an expansive feel, and used a mix of timbers that marry beautifully with the outside space
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Classicism meets modernism at the Spitalfields house of the owners of Jamb
Will Fisher and Charlotte Freemantle have applied their signature extraordinary mix of pieces and meticulous attention to detail to a late 19th-century house in east London
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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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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
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Rosi de Ruig's London house combines invigorating colour with a restful atmosphere
With her lampshade-making business starting to take over her west London family home, Rosi de Ruig moved operations to a nearby studio and took the chance to give the Victorian house a vibrant new look