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The best art dealers in Britain, as chosen by the nation's top designers, architects and creative minds
Who are art dealers used by Britain's top interior designers and creative minds? Giles Kime asks some of the most distinguished members of Country Life's Top 100 for their recommendations.
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23 of the best antique dealers across the country, as nominated by Britain's top interior designers, architects and garden designers
Giles Kime asks some of Britain's best creative minds where they source their antiques in the latest look at the experts' experts.
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25 design books that will transform your ideas, as recommended by Britain's leading interior and garden designers
Giles Kime spoke to some of the best designers and gardeners to get their recommendations on the books that constantly prove a source of inspiration in their work.
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21 of the greatest craftspeople working in Britain today, as chosen by the nation's best designers and architects
We've persuaded some of the most celebrated names from our Country Life Top 100 to name the craftspeople they have in their own personal little black books.
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'Comfortable, cosseting and far from the madding crowd': The recently refurbished Cornish cottage that proves Victorian decor is making a comeback
Plum Cottage in Padstow, Cornwall, has been brought to life by Jess Alken and her husband, Ash — and is the latest addition to their holiday cottages on the north Cornish coast.
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'These aren't just rooms. They are spaces configured with enormous cunning, artfully combining beauty with functionality': Giles Kime on the wonders of WOW!house 2025
WOW!house 2025 is here. Don’t miss this rare opportunity to explore more than 20 indoor and outdoor spaces, dreamt up by the biggest names in design, says Giles Kime.
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Why British designers dream up the most desirable hotels
When it comes to hotel design, the Brits do it best, says Giles Kime.
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Reader event report: Spaces that feel like home
On March 26, Country Life hosted an event at which interior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch and Amanda Barrett of George Smith discussed the secret to interior design with a distinctive, personal feel.
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The Country Life Top 100 architects, interior designers, garden designers, landscape designers and country house specialists in Britain
It's now six years since the original Country Life Top 100 was published, but the aim hasn't changed: we name the very best architects, interior designers, craftsmen, builders and garden designers in Britain.
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The Country Life Top 100 2025: A triumph of timelessness, substance and longevity over throwaway style
Giles Kime's executive editor and interiors guru — and the man in charge of putting together our annual Country Life Top 100 — on what binds together our pick of the 100 best architects, designers and craftspeople in Britain.
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Tetrad's fine furniture: Traditional craft and timeless styles since 1968
Sponsored by Tetrad
For over 50 years, Tetrad has led the field in beautiful upholstery. In 2025, it combines classic styling with a contemporary twist, from timeless British weaves and antiqued leathers to luxurious velvets and beautiful Bagru.
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Reader event: Why Sir John Soane matters
Almost two centuries after his death, the architect’s work continues to inspire both classic and contemporary designers. At a Country Life event in March, four leading design experts will explore his creative legacy.
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Animals, obelisks and bare plaster: Country Life predicts what will be hot in interior design this year
Cocktail larders and bobbin fenders. Much of what lies ahead comes from the past.
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The home is more than just 'a machine for living in': how architects, interior designers and builders respect the past, embrace the present and define the future
Restoration is more than just a plaything for historians — it's the foundations on which styles, taste and form evolve.
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Knock down or rebuild? Kitchen island or cook's table? The 10 questions to ask when you're doing up a house
From making decisions on restoring or replacing to figuring out how to lay out your house, Giles Kime talks through the questions you're likely to face when revamping an old property.
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Inside The Painswick hotel's brand new holiday cottage
One of the Cotswold's most charming country house hotels has snapped up a neighbouring cottage and given it a new lease of life. Country Life's Giles Kime was one of the first to take a peek inside.
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Breaking the fourth wall: How Country Life's interiors editor redesigned and restored his own home
When he bought a tired 17th-century cottage, Giles Kime set out to discover if it’s possible to make an old house as comfortable as a new one.
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Tea and sympathy: What the world of interiors owes to Geoffrey Bennison
Forty years after Geoffrey Bennison’s death, the collection that bears his name epitomises his contribution to classic English taste. Giles Kime pays tribute.
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True craftsmanship means making things that last generations — but these skills are in danger of being lost forever
Giles Kime is worried about the state of craftsmanship in Britain.
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Pale and interesting: The textile technology that's bringing back cream interiors
Giles Kime on why cream upholstery is no longer the impractical option it once appeared.
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A unique insight into Blenheim Palace, with the interior designer whose family have lived there for 12 generations
Henrietta Spencer-Churchill, Henriette vvon Stockhausen and Emma Pocock are among the interior designers speaking at events hosted by Country Life at Focus/24.
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How large-scale wallpapers transport you to another world
Truly epic wallpaper can lift any indoor space in ways that are hard to believe until you see them in action, says Giles Kime.
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The Experts' Experts: Britain's top designers, architects and craftspeople name the people they trust to work on their own homes
Giles Kime and Amelia Thorpe ask some of Britain's top designers, architects, builders, craftspeople and landscapers to name the specialists who they themselves trust to do work on their own homes.
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The technique used to make the Bayeux Tapestry is back in fashion after 950 years
Most famously used to create the Bayeux Tapestry, crewelwork is enjoying a revival, says Giles Kime.
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