Old houses with contemporary interiors

The florist behind Bloom & Burn uses locally-grown and foraged plants to make his accessible, festive decorations.

The east London headquarters of Nest Design are in a former mission hall where, just as Lucy Bathurst and her team combine old and new textiles to produce uniquely beautiful furnishings, 19th-century elements are blended with contemporary additions

A combination of the owner’s daring tastes, the architect’s classical leanings and interior designer Billy Cotton’s veneration of New England style has given this Twenties Westchester mansion an authentic yet individual feel

From a dilapidated Yorkshire farmhouse in a spectacular setting overlooking Semerwater, the interior designer Jonathan Reed has carved out a warm and welcoming home that feels a one-off, thanks to his appreciation for hand-crafted details and the people who have created them

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

Just like her serenely composed drawings, the interiors that artist Tarka King's inhabits are similarly measured and calm – from her terraced house in Bayswater, to her studio that is a 20 minute cycle away on a pontoon in the middle of the River Thames.

Leaving London for a small mountain town in Switzerland, designer Deniz Bayern has turned this old farmhouse with unexpectedly modern interiors into a charming home for her family

Interior designer Nicola Harding has long been a proponent of reducing waste and making more sustainable design choices. In this Arts and Crafts house in Oxfordshire, her use of antiques and vintage finds has given the rooms an inviting sense of warmth and comfort

Taking on a listed Victorian house, with Nineties decoration and owners who love hotel chic, is not an easy commission. But Sigmar’s Ebba Thott relished the challenge to create refined modern interiors to suit the family’s lifestyle in their south London home

When Tobias Vernon, the gallerist and dealer behind 8 Holland Street, opened a new space in Bath, he decided to create a superlatively sophisticated guesthouse where visitors can immerse themselves in the gallery's unique aesthetic

When Jack Simpson bought this townhouse in Chelsea, he planned to develop and sell it through his business, Nomad. Three years later, and following a vast renovation project, the house is now a comfortable family home for Jack, his wife and their newborn son Kai.

Following centuries of neglect and being gutted by fire, Astley Castle in Warwickshire now offers comfortable accommodation in a modern structure sympathetically inserted inside the medieval and Tudor shell

Swedish interior designers Studio Ramson helped a family and their extensive art collection find ‘home’ after ten years travelling abroad

Interior designer Laura Logan has carved a calm family home out of a jumbled Victorian terrace in Leytonstone, working with EJ Studio to create spaces filled with light

Drawn to this Georgian home in Berkshire by its tranquil waterside location, the owners tasked Turner Pocock’s designers with creating interiors that would reflect the surrounding natural beauty and provide a welcoming space for visiting family and friends

Set on the banks of the Thames, this 18th-century house has always been blessed with a glorious outlook. But, after an artful redesign by Nicola Harding, its interior now has a sense of flow and an easy elegance perfectly suited to a weekend family home

Not even a resident ghost could dissuade artist Sergio Roger and his partner Fernando Ansorena from creating a heavenly home in this hilltop apartment overlooking Barcelona

Involving an ambitious restoration project and a reconfiguring of the layout, James Thurstan Waterworth and Scarlett Supple’s transformation of a Wiltshire farmhouse has resulted in a calm, pared-back interior defined by James’s eclectic antique finds

Navigating a clock house, coronavirus and a colour blind client, the design duo brought their signature charm to a family home

Never one to rush things, Emma Milne-Watson has gradually breathed new life into a centuries-old rectory in Sussex, respecting its history while creating a distinctive home for her family by effortlessly mixing classic and contemporary elements