City Houses

Set inside a 19th-century palazzo, the French-Chinese food writer’s apartment blends old-world architecture with the warmth of a large, cosmopolitan family – never more so than during the festive season

During lockdown Monica Grose Hodge's tranquil flat in an 1830s house in Hackney, rapidly became a workshop for her Rag pictures, using a 19th century technique to make patterns based on 16^th century Crewel Work.

A formerly cold and sterile space, this west London house is now an inviting home from home

Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern

Art and life are as one in the Berwick-upon-Tweed home of artists Brita Granström and Mick Manning, where their shared creative energy pervades every room

A once-neutral family home has been transformed with colour, pattern and a more thoughtful layout, reflecting a new stage in its owners’ lives.

The studio where Suzy Murphy paints her vast, colour-drenched landscapes is a deeply personal space, while her nearby house acts as the serene backdrop to her family life

When interior designer Brandon Schubert and his husband found a flat with the exact same layout (and on the same road) as their previous one, it felt they were being given a second chance. As he prepares to move on once again, Brandon tells us the story of how it came together

Moving from Chelsea to Pimlico, the interior designer has created an established and elegant place to live

Turning a concrete shell of an 84th-floor apartment in Manhattan into an archetype of the English country house required creative reworking reminiscent of theatrical set building. From the panelling to the layered furnishings, the result is a triumph

With building work underway on their 19th-century house in west London, the owners called in Thea Speke to bring a coherent feel and calm atmosphere to the interiors

Textile artist Pauline Caulfield's home and studio, decorated in the 1980s with her former husband – artist and printmaker Patrick Caulfield – is a layered, timeless interior that bears testament to a creative life well lived.

Creating a home that is as practical as it is delightful and personal can be a tough brief. But it's one that interior designer Clare Gaskin gamely rose to when it came to the design of her own Edwardian house in southwest London, where clever concealed storage and forgiving materials are balanced alongside flourishes that include a flower station and a walk through-bar.

Briefed to bring colour and functionality to this compact mansion flat off the Kings Road, decorator Daniel Slowik has carried out a clever reconfiguration of the space and filled it with

Interior designer Joyce Sitterly has managed to combine both a sense of drama with deep comfort in this Connecticut house

When designer Charlotte Smiley and her husband bought their first house, it all seemed rather grown-up. A few years on and it has been transformed into the perfect family home, filled with vibrant colour and unexpected details

Aiming for something ‘romantic and camp, without going too Liberace’ the artist Christabel MacGreevy has conjured up the perfect scheme for her friend, photographer Harry Carr

When the Francis Gallery founder and her photographer husband finally secured their dream address, the renovation unfolded in bursts between Bath and Los Angeles. The result is a flat that feels pared back yet deeply personal.

With rigorous training at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler under her belt, Sarah Walter approached this bijou urban flat with a modest budget and relaxed confidence

The designer behind stylish fashion brand Wiggy Kit has given this unusual London house a glamorous makeover, full of American and Bahamian influences