Interiors
Keep up with the latest trends or build on long standing traditions with expert advice from Britain's best architects designers and country house specialists.
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African Kuba cloth is the antithesis of our increasingly digital and mechanised worldThe intricate textures and graphic quality of Kuba cloth are the antithesis to modern homogeneity.
By Amelia Thorpe Published
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How this apartment in the historic heart of London went from underwhelming white box to somewhere with comfort, character and sense of placeCarefully conceived joinery and a collection of artwork and ceramics have transformed this London pied-à-terre.
By Arabella Youens Published
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How to introduce colour and comfort to a traditional farmhouseBryony Richardson talks to Arabella Youens about her recent project in the Channel Islands.
By Arabella Youens Published
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'We cracked the padlock and found a mountainful of asbestos, so that wasn't ideal': The secret spaces in our finest country housesSecret spaces in country houses continue to thrill and spook us in equal measure.
By Deborah Nicholls-Lee Published
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'Their place in the hierarchy of a house has risen from faithful and obedient servant to kingpin': Grand Designs for your dogInteriors are evolving to accommodate the new roaming rights afforded to our four-legged friends.
By Arabella Youens Published
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The Nottingham kitchen that honours a home's remarkable 19th century residentThe owner of this former lacemaker’s house in Nottinghamshire enlisted the help of the team at deVOL.
By Arabella Youens Published
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How the owners of a rug firm with a famous following made an 18th-century Maltese palazzo a homeEmma Lavelle meets the brains behind Casa Bonavita — Malta's most exciting new hotel.
By Emma Lavelle Published
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The best art dealers to help you furnish your home, as chosen by Britain's leading designers, architects and creative mindsArabella Youens asks distinguished members of Country Life's Top 100 for their recommendations on the best art dealers in Britain.
By Giles Kime Last updated
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The best antique dealers across the country, as chosen by Britain's top interior designers, architects and garden designersAmelia Thorpe asks some of Britain's best creative minds where they source their antiques.
By Giles Kime Published
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The best furniture makers in Britain, as chosen by the nation's top designers and architectsMembers of Country Life's Top 100 for their recommendations when it comes to choosing a furniture maker.
By Giles Kime Last updated
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The country house experts with cast-iron reputations and genuine talent — as nominated by their peersBritain's finest designers, architects, craftspeople and garden designers share the contents of their little black books, to help you find the people you can trust when improving your home.
By Giles Kime Published
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The greatest craftspeople in Britain, as chosen by the nation's best interior designers, architects and country house expertsCountry Life's 2026 list of experts' experts is an incredible collection of talent. Here are the craftspeople cited by our panellists.
By Giles Kime Published
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Giles Kime: 'Never let anyone persuade you that this rural reductivism is simple'The simple look that couldn’t be more complicated says our Interiors Editor.
By Giles Kime Published
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Why the natural patina that forms on copper, brass, and bronze is the colour of timelessnessGiles Kime extolls the virtues of verdigris.
By Giles Kime Published
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How to design a dining room you actually want to spend time inThe drawing room in a house in Oxfordshire had been converted into an open-plan kitchen and dining room.
By Arabella Youens Published
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At WOW!house, the best of interior design just gets betterThis year's WOW!house demonstrates the extent to which interior designers are upping their game
By Giles Kime Published
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How to make a very new extension feel like part of a very old houseA calming palette ensures a new extension by Osborn Interiors blends seamlessly with the Cotswolds cottage it has transformed.
By Arabella Youens Last updated
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‘Why would anyone paint anything white?’ Step inside Butter Wakefield's colourful west London homeGrace McCloud talks to the American interior and garden designer Butter Wakefield about her London home and how the inside and outside inform one another. Photographs by Milo Brown.
By Grace McCloud Published
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Star of the show: How George Saumarez Smith's design for Country Life wowed visitors at the Chelsea Flower ShowPresented by ADAM Architecture
The Garden Lover’s Library, created by George Saumarez Smith for Country Life, dazzled visitors at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
By Country Life Published
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Inspired by the past: How Munder Skiles blended old and new for Country Life's stand at the Chelsea Flower ShowPresented by Munder Skiles
On Country Life's stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, two striking designs by Munder Skiles demonstrated the exciting possibilities of combining inspiration from the past, artisanal skills, high-quality materials and cutting-edge engineering to create furniture suited to inside and out.
By Country Life Published
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Reader event: The art of the country house garden at DaylesfordPresented by Daylesford
What are the ingredients of the perfect country garden in the 21st century? At this Country Life event, five leading experts will share their wisdom on achieving pleasing good looks, creating comfortable spaces for relaxation, manageable maintenance and how to make a garden your own.
By Country Life Published


