How to combine traditional elements with modern touches in a country kitchen
Victoria Wormsley's elegant kitchen makes use of her extensive range of talents, speaking to the architecture of the house while adding contemporary elements.
Arabella began her career at Country Life on the website as an intern. She read Modern History at Edinburgh University and spent a year working (photocopying) for PricewaterhouseCoopers in Barcelona before moving to London where she still lives with her husband and two young daughters.
Victoria Wormsley's elegant kitchen makes use of her extensive range of talents, speaking to the architecture of the house while adding contemporary elements.
A good pub within walking distance is on most buyers’ wish lists and can even uphold an area’s value. But what makes the perfect village pub? Arabella Youens investigates.
Throw away the nice white sheets and washed out, floral wallpaper.
A transformation on this scale takes time, effort and good materials. Luckily, Helen Parker had all three.
The designer and antique dealer Birdie Fortescue has decorated her Norfolk house in a highly distinctive style. She spoke to Arabella Youens; photographs by Simon Brown.
In North Yorkshire, Melanie Phipps has furnished a pair of shepherd’s huts with every creature comfort.
Charlotte Hughes has created a family kitchen that looks as if it has evolved over time.
Arabella Youens examines the growing trend for baths in bedrooms.
The Court of Noke in Herefordshire is the home of designer Edward Bulmer, and the antique wallpaper in this bedroom shows some of his thought processes in action.
A look inside this guest cottage on a West Country estate demonstrates the versatility of its interior designer.
Property writer Arabella Youens is naming her favourite small cities in Britain. Today she turns her gaze towards the fine little spot of Winchester.
York is a city whose restaurant scene ensures that no metropolitan exile will miss the culinary delights of their former home.
Where are the best villages, towns and small cities which are a pleasure to live in, but still offer a decent commute to the capital?
Charlotte Crosland redesign project turned into an entire refurbishment when it came to this Victorian house in London, including this stunning kitchen, brightened by the addition of bespoke windows and stunning furnishings.
If you're looking for inspiration on how to make a small bedroom both beautiful and comfortable, take a look at how designer Nina Campbell transformed this guest bedroom with a space-defying scheme.
Designer Sophie Paterson explains how she used influences from around the world to transform the master bedroom of a town house in Chelsea.
As our four-legged friends take over our lives, Arabella Youens charts the unstoppable rise of the luxury dog bed.