Traditional Country

Rich with history, this 16th-century Cotswold millhouse has warren-like rooms and secret nooks that have been enhanced by its owners’ collections of antiques and vintage textiles, along with colourful accents

Holly Vaughan of Vaughan Design and Development fulfilled a couple's country cottage dreams in this charming home, which successfully balances its history with 21st century living

Kathy Crisp's Victorian house in the Sussex countryside is filled with objects and artworks collected over a lifetime

Marin Montagut has something of a cult following for his signature designs, and the Normandy house where he creates them all is testament to his aesthetic

When the owners of this Cotswolds house bought it, it was a bland Twenties reconstruction of a seventeenth-century house that had burnt down. They and their architect set about rebuilding it, reconnecting it with its gardens and wider surroundings

Designer Bodil Blain brings warmth and richness to a neglected outbuilding, transforming it into a warm cocoon with upholstered walls and worldly antiques

Finding that their Exmoor farmhouse was beset by rot, Charles O’Connor and Edward Greenall decided to start over, using salvaged materials and timber from the estate to create this charming newbuild, which feels as though it has stood for centuries

Matthew Rice has turned Ham Court into a dreamy refuge that balances layers of history with playful interiors and a garden full of charm

Having inherited a derelict merchant's house on the Greek island of Patmos, designer Melina Blaxland-Horne and her husband Dimitri set about salvaging abandoned elements of its period interiors before embarking on a careful and characterful restoration

For Juana Pepa and her family, the Tudor cottage that started out as a weekend house soon proved too lovely to leave

Needing a weekend escape from their busy lives and stressful careers in London, designer Caroline Holdaway and her photographer partner, Fatimah Namdar, relish the peace and quiet of their eighteenth-century cottage in the Cotswolds. We revisit this story from 2019.

Francesca Gentilli spends her working life sourcing the best fabrics and textiles from India, Turkey, Morocco, Uzbekistan and beyond, and her own house is the best showcase of her finds. We revisit the house story from 2022.

Returning to decorate a former client's guest cottage, Max Rollitt has filled this house with botanical references that draw on the house's history as a gardener's cottage

It's hard to believe that this 18th-century cottage was once a bland white box, such is the magic that Tattie Isles (the designer behind this year's Chelsea Flower Show Bull Ring Gate) and her husband Fred have wrought

With its charming period features and unparalleled location, interior designer Anna Hewitson has turned this unloved cottage into a beautiful family house

When Brandon's clients called him in to work on their country cottage, it was a different type of project for the interior designer, who embarked on a pure redecoration without touching any of the architecture, electrics or plumbing of the house. He details the project in his own words.

Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers' 17th-century farmhouse near Bath is a charming reflection of their handcrafted style, and the architectural and artistic skills they have honed in the making of their exquisite miniature buildings and interiors over the past 30 years

Called in by a friend to create a fresh take on traditional style in this Georgian-style house in Oxfordshire, Victoria von Westenholz has layered in her signature blend of richly patterned fabrics and antique pieces

What started off as a holiday home in need of refurbishment on the edge of the Peak District has been charmingly and thriftily transformed into a richly layered, exuberantly colourful family house by a ballerina and her antique dealer partner

For interior designer Benji Lewis, happening across this somewhat rundown French house in a favourite village of his provided the opportunity to restore it and retain all its period charm