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Reader event: Reinventing the country house at DaylesfordPresented by Daylesford
Next month, leading experts in architecture, interior design, stonework and cabinetry will share the secret of creating a country house suited to life in the 21st century at Daylesford’s Heritage Barn.
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The art of renovating a house so beautifully, you'd never know it was rentedInterior-design practice Blyth-Collinson has brought a distinctive look to a rented house in Oxfordshire.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The timeless books that will change the way you think about your house and garden, as recommended by Britain's leading interior and garden designersWe all stand on the shoulders of giants, and the interior designers, architects and landscape designers in the Country Life Top 100 are no exception. They spoke to Amelia Thorpe to share the timeless books that have been enduring sources of inspiration in their work.
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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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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.
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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.
