Traditional Country

Working with a client who shares his love of design history, Daniel Slowik has created a smart and comfortable holiday house refreshingly free of coastal idioms

Not only is this early 19th-century house in Lancashire the ideal place for designer Mia Reay to display her whimsical and appealing collection of wallpapers (which you can read more about in our June issue, on sale now), but it provided the catalyst for her to launch her eponymous company in the first place.

The search for a second home in Italy led Keith Johnson and Glen Senk to this farmhouse in Tuscany, where they set about restoring its traditional Italian charm and using salvaged finds and locally sourced antiques to create interiors that feel authentic yet intensely personal

When Lady Chichester inherited Radbourne Hall, she became the custodian of a jewel in the interior-design crown – a surviving example of an almost complete John Fowler scheme. A decade on and the house has been subtly and sensitively restored to its former glory

When Adrian Holmes bought this abandoned chateau in south-west France he was on the hunt for a project, and undoubtedly found one in the five-year renovation that followed

Building a new house in the Scottish Borders enabled artist Sue Phipps to capture the best light for painting, and add character with architectural details and her curiosities

When a client moved back from Singapore to central England, Elizabeth Hay was on hand to design a Georgian house that would sit easily with their Chinese and Indian art and furniture

Nick and Pamela Cox, working with their children Tom and Kate, have created the perfect blend of classic and modern interiors in this expansive country house with views down to the estuary

Rescuing the owner of this nineteenth-century villa in Wiltshire from a crisis of decision-making, Ashley Hicks has reinvented the country-house interior by introducing hints of irreverence, his own furniture designs and bold fabrics

An 18th-century farm building was transformed into a warm, comfortable home thanks to a medley of textiles and a treasured collection of found pieces

Enchanted by its idyllic setting, Louise Jones could see the merits of this 16th-century Surrey farmhouse despite its interior having been stripped of any character. With ingenuity and hard work, and the introduction of pattern and colour, she has given it personality in abundance

In an extract from Ros Byam Shaw's new book ‘Perfect English Small and Beautiful’, the author explores Libby Lord's charming cottage, a ‘decorative tasting menu of delights’ influenced by the quaint atmosphere of its Shropshire surroundings

In this archive story from 2015, we recount how, thirty years on from a life-changing meeting with the man who was to become her husband, the Scottish-born Amelie, Duchesse de Magenta, remained at the helm of the Château de Sully in Burgundy

In an extract from her book 'Near and Far', textile designer Lisa Fine showcases her own houses and those of her friends and fellow creatives, shot by Miguel Flores-Vianna. Here, we take a look at Penny Morrison's glorious country house in Wales

Mixing classical symmetry and vernacular charm, this newbuild country house is a triumph of teamwork, with architects and designers collaborating to create the owners' perfect home

This Normandy manor house was carefully and elegantly restored from a derelict state by its current owner and is complemented by its formal garden, originally designed by Russell Page to equally exacting standards.

With a vision of a bohemian lifestyle in the Welsh hills, Julian Broad left London for this ancient longhouse, where he has stripped away modern additions to create more authentic interiors filled with eclectic objects and curios, many of which tell the story of his career as a portrait photographer

Having lost out on their perfect house in Oxfordshire, designer Vanessa Macdonald and her husband James were delighted to find the owners later wanted to sell, and they could finally call the elegant Georgian property their own

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

After inheriting an 18th-century-style house designed by Quinlan Terry Architects in the Seventies, the owner called in her cousin Flora Soames, who has refreshed the interiors using floral fabrics and touches of rich colour to give them a more relaxed feel