City houses with contemporary interiors

Lucy Clayton and interior designer Ben Pentreath played with colour and whimsical details to bring comfort and joy to her London townhouse

Having reconfigured the layout of her small London flat, Lyndsey Ingram knew that every item – from etchings to ceramics – needed to earn its place. Now, there is a work of art wherever the eye rests

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

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

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.

Called in to create a interior with personality for this compact flat in central London, Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works has filled it with colour, enveloping materials, and clever small space solutions

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

Tasked with creating comfortable spaces in this architecturally striking house, Nicholas Spencer and Sophie von Wedekind have used texture and pattern to great effect.

For Corey Hemingway, co-founder of new estate agency Hemingway+K, this ex-council 1960s townhouse in Lambeth was just the renovation project she craved and is now a light-filled space, mixing a playful palette of pastels with earthy natural materials.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

The fruits of a collaboration between creative director Ronojoy Dam and interior designer Hollie Bowden, this Victorian end-of-terrace is serene as it is sensible, providing an inviting family home for Ronojoy, his partner Danni and their two children.

Though this Belgravia townhouse had grand Regency proportions and had recently been renovated to a high standard, the new owners felt it lacked personality for them. So they hired Buchanan Studio to rework the interiors to suit the family’s needs, and to add some of its idiosyncratic sense of drama.