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How to blend ancient and modern in historical bedroomsA bedroom in an historic Oxfordshire house has been brought to life by the designer Henriette von Stockhausen.
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12 beautiful log baskets to set off your fireplace or stoveArabella Youens picks out a dozen of the prettiest log baskets for sale today.
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How to combine traditional elements with modern touches in a country kitchenVictoria Wormsley's elegant kitchen makes use of her extensive range of talents, speaking to the architecture of the house while adding contemporary elements.
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How to create a rustic, East Coast kitchen in an English homeA mix of Shaker-style cabinetry and cherry red injects the kitchen of this London home with plenty of New England charm.
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What guests will and wont notice in your house this ChristmasThe secret to entertaining is to expend time and effort on touches guests will notice and forget about those they won’t, says Arabella Youens.
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Can a good pub sell a country house?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.
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The key to a beautiful guest room: Bold colours and distinctive patternsThrow away the nice white sheets and washed out, floral wallpaper.
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How a derelict cattle shed became a traditional farmhouse kitchenA transformation on this scale takes time, effort and good materials. Luckily, Helen Parker had all three.
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Inside the designer's home: Birdie Fortescue's picture-perfect house in NorfolkThe 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.
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How to transform a shepherd's hut into the perfect, country guest houseIn North Yorkshire, Melanie Phipps has furnished a pair of shepherd’s huts with every creature comfort.
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How to seamlessly blend the old and new when transforming old rooms into country kitchensCharlotte Hughes has created a family kitchen that looks as if it has evolved over time.
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Bathtub in the bedroom: Should you try it at home?Arabella Youens examines the growing trend for baths in bedrooms.
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An antique wallpaper so extraordinary that an entire room was built around it — including raising the ceilingThe 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.
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A Cornish cottage transformed in a perfect local style by a designer famed for exotic opulenceA look inside this guest cottage on a West Country estate demonstrates the versatility of its interior designer.
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Three ideal homes in the small but perfectly-formed city of WinchesterProperty writer Arabella Youens is naming her favourite small cities in Britain. Today she turns her gaze towards the fine little spot of Winchester.
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Three marvellous homes in the idyllic city of OxfordProperty writer Arabella Youens is naming her favourite small cities in Britain – under the microscope in this piece is Oxford.
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Three gorgeous homes in the delightful city of YorkYork is a city whose restaurant scene ensures that no metropolitan exile will miss the culinary delights of their former home.
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The 50 best places to live near LondonWhere are the best villages, towns and small cities which are a pleasure to live in, but still offer a decent commute to the capital?
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How to transform a dark Victorian kitchen into a charming social space with bespoke joineryCharlotte 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.
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A perfectly-formed small bedroom, as designed by Nina CampbellIf 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.
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How to use pieces from around the world to create a fine English bedroomDesigner Sophie Paterson explains how she used influences from around the world to transform the master bedroom of a town house in Chelsea.
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Country Life Top 10: Luxury dog bedsAs our four-legged friends take over our lives, Arabella Youens charts the unstoppable rise of the luxury dog bed.
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Escape from the city: The Cotswolds v the HamptonsJay Gatsby frequented one, Kate Moss the other, but what makes these rural hotspots so desirable?
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The dovecote which became a delightful country homeA long career at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler was the perfect preparation for Emma Burns’s greatest design challenge yet: the sensitive transformation of the former dovecote and stables in Oxfordshire she inherited.
