City Houses

Antiques dealer James Jackson has cleverly revived a formerly uninhabitable building hidden behind his eponymous shop on Lillie Road

Two decades after the owners of this house started working with interior designer Emma Burns, their collaboration is still going strong and the inviting interiors they created together seem only to get better with age

The wonderfully relaxed and uplifting interiors of Julian Chichester and his wife Holly’s house in Portugal belie the long, tricky project that went before. Now, they provide the ideal backdrop for an eclectic mix of auction finds and pieces from Julian’s own furniture and lighting collections

A well-proportioned London flat was the ideal setting for interior designer Emma Grant’s trove of eclectic finds, with each piece shaping her vision for the space. We revisit this archive story from 2021.

Dave and Jen Dawson are founders of a lighting company known for collections that blend form with function, modern with classic. The same can be said of their 1950s waterside ranch house in South Carolina, which has been sensitively renovated for a much brighter, more comfortable and yet entirely authentic Charleston feel

Just off one of the busiest roads in London, this charming Victorian end-of-terrace feels like a sanctuary, with a serene interior created by its owners in conjunction with a helpful band of friends and a charmingly wild garden by Butter Wakefield

The neglected villa has been given wonderfully whimsical interiors by its Spanish owner Marta de la Rica

Having previously been divided into flats, this 19th-century house has had a sense of harmony restored by Maria Speake of Retrouvius, with creative use of reclaimed materials and eclectic vintage pieces. We revisit this story from 2021.

Having moved back to Malta, where she spent much of her childhood, Sophie Edwards took over the island’s oldest pottery, which produces the hand-painted ceramic pieces that feature in many of the colourful, light-filled rooms of her townhouse

Complete with collections of Michelin men and four-leaf clovers, Martha Ward's characterful cottage balances beauty and personality to great effect

For interior designer Avery Cox, a client's tight budget necessitated an ingenious approach to bringing colour and character back to this overly modernised 1920s house

In a Moorish-style building in the heart of Funchal, designer Jacquelyn Scalamera has created a home that feels layered yet fresh, blending Portuguese craft, vintage finds and quiet architectural references.

In this archive story from 2020, interior designer Louise Jones's extended home combines the charm and comfort of English country-cottage style with easy access to the centre of London

Having lived in this converted warehouse in south London for eight years, the owners enlisted the help of 23 Architecture and interior designer Nicola Mardas to capitalise on its expansive interiors without losing all sense of its history

Tucked into a leafy corner of south-west London, Tamsin Saunders of design studio Home & Found has transformed a once-neglected cottage into a deeply personal home shaped by instinct, memory and the shifting colours of the garden

When the owners bought this Victorian house in Notting Hill, it was in good condition but with very bland interiors. They called in Studio Vero who added an array of colour and glamour to breathe new life into it.

Keen to create a house that felt quintessentially English, the owner of this Chelsea cottage called on Sarah Morris from design studio McWhirter Morris to help her realise her dream through a soulful layering of antiques, patterns and colours.

The influencer and actress embarked on an ambitious renovation project to reinstate her house's Victorian bones. The result is a subtle layering of textures and eras

From reinstating period features to selecting art at the Summer Exhibition, this house underwent a major makeover by joyful mother-daughter collaborators

With a taste for mixing items of different periods and styles and a love of warm colours, interior designer Rachel Aisling Walker, founder of Raw Interiors, was the ideal choice when it came to creating a serene home for this young family in north London.