British Houses

Taking on a brief to create a holiday mood in this house on the coast of Kent, Nicola Mardas has filled it with bright colours and bold patterns, making it an irresistible retreat from city life

When interior designer Harriet Anstruther took possession of her run-down Sussex farmhouse, she put her eclectic mark on it, while keeping its original features...

For Emma Bridgewater and her husband Matthew Rice, a shared desire to preserve skills and traditions has influenced their booming ceramics business, as well as the restoration of their farmhouse and barn in Oxfordshire

A chance viewing of a house on the last day of a Devon holiday led Ros Byam Shaw to up sticks and leave London for the countryside

There is only one Nicky Haslam, the interior designer whose singular vision has influenced generations of others – and will no doubt continue to do so. House & Garden pays a visit to his new home in the Cotswolds, which illustrates how this legend is still at the height of his decorating powers

Having outgrown their previous space and style, Sarah Corbett-Winder and her husband Ned have devised their own playful take on traditional grandeur in their north London house, combining handsome pieces with a bold, quirky aesthetic

The former owner of Farrow & Ball (and co-founder of Fermoie) Tom Helme's colourful and comfortable Scottish retreat with spectacular views of the islands of Sanda and Rathlin on the furthest point of the Mull of Kintyre.

More than a decade after inheriting their Perthshire estate, James and Caroline Inchyra have realised its full potential, turning this bustling family home into the setting for three thriving business ventures

Rupert and Anna Bradstock weren't planning any home improvements when their seventeenth-century rectory was destroyed by a fire. With help from an interior designer and furniture historian, they rebuilt the much-loved home they lost

The owners of this London house have called upon the expertise of Maddux Creative’s design duo not once, but twice – most recently to maximise space and light, and play up the distinctive period details

When former Vogue editor Fiona Golfar was told by her husband that he had bought a house in Cornwall, she fell over in shock. But as she explains, it did not take her long to realise that she had fallen on her feet

Built on the site of a cottage orné in a garden by Capability Brown, Cadland House has evolved through several incarnations into a graceful country house enhanced by its coastal setting

This historic manor house, at the heart of the Nyetimber sparkling wine estate in Sussex, has been thoughtfully restored to create a beautiful family home.

Photographer Joanna Vestey and her family's farm in Oxfordshire now reflects their passions for environmental issues, entertaining and travel.

Guy Tobin’s lifelong interest in collecting is palpable in his south London family house, where the rooms play host to interesting furniture, art and antiques from a range of styles and movements

In a double-fronted Georgian town house in Ludlow, designer Caroline Harrowby has used a soft colour palette and elegant furnishings to enhance the classical proportions of once dark interiors

The architect and designer Giles Vincent has reconfigured the rooms of his west London town house to set off a rich mix of inherited and collected antiques