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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Gesamtkunstwerk will revolutionise how you decorate your home — just don't ask us how to pronounce itThe French architect, designer and art collector, who designed the hotel At Sloane was a master of Gesamtkunstwerk. Read on to find out why... and what it is.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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How the sustainably-minded brains behind the London Eye rescued a Warwick Avenue townhouse from the brink of collapseMarks Barfield are known for their public projects, but behind the scenes they've been cultivating a reputation for outstanding residential renovations with sustainability front and centre.
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How to refresh a room without sacrificing your existing furnitureStudio Squire has given a fresh look to this sitting room overlooking a leafy London square.
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How the British Museum's eight million-strong artefacts inspired the interiors in the new hotel that shares a wall with itLondon's latest hotel opening has both a global outlook and a strong sense of place — inspired by the British Musseum — finds Grace McCloud.
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Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The art of the hand and why it is so preciousCountry Life’s stand at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show demonstrates the power of the pen and the pencil.
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The best of British: How home-grown stone will be one of the stars on the Country Life stand at the Chelsea Flower ShowPresented by Artorius Faber
Country Life's stand at RHS Chelsea will celebrate the beauty of Artorius Faber’s home-grown stone.
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The art of the hand: George Saumarez Smith's design for Country Life at ChelseaPresented by Adam Architecture
George Saumarez Smith will demonstrate the power of pen and pencil when Country Life unveils his hand-drawn design for its stand at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
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Corinne Julius: Heritage craft is under serious threat because young people are discouraged from working with their handsIf we don't 'save our skills' we will lose them forever — and that would be a crying shame, says Corinne Julius.
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George Saumarez Smith: ‘My sketchbooks are full of measured drawings of buildings from all over the world’The architect talks to Lotte Brundle about the death of his brother, designing the Country Life stand for RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and his Consuming Passions.
