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Inside the £160,000 shepherd's hut (and how you can order one for your garden)The gorgeous luxury shepherd's huts at The Pig chain of rural hotels have long been a favourite of guests, and now you'll be able to get one installed at home.
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The art of hearth: Beautiful ideas to rejuvenate your fireplace, from £1,250 to £22,000A great fireplace can lift a room — and, indeed, an entire house. Amelia Thorpe chooses some of the most beautiful available in Britain today.
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The chimneypiece by Sir John Soane that still inspires designers to this dayThe reductivist simplicity of a chimney piece designed 200 years ago by Sir John Soane explains the architect’s reputation as a founding father of Modernism.
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Room with a cru — how an 'enduring legacy of lockdown' is the latest must have in interior designLong gone are the dusty cellars of the past. Now is the time to make the place you store your wine as pleasurable as drinking it.
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A fireplace, a painting and a free-standing showerThe restoration of a bathroom at Ven House in Somerset is sympathetic to its historic roots
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The 10 best interior design quotes of all time, by everyone from Winston Churchill to Nina CampbellCountry Life's executive editor and long-standing interiors guru Giles Kime shares 10 of the most helpful interior design quotes of all time, bringing together gems by everyone from Winston Churchill to Nina Campbell.
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Country kitchens, period house insulation and open fires: Country Life's best interiors stories of 2023We take a look back on the most popular interiors articles in Country Life over the past year.
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Country Life 27 December 2023Country Life 27 December 2023 looks at the beauty of Britain, the art of knot tying, and Winston Churchill's interior design tips.
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10 ways to insulate a period propertyModern technology might offer sustainable, cost-effective heat sources, but the best-value unit of energy is the one you don’t lose through your roof, floors, walls and windows. Tim Moulding, an eighth-generation builder, suggests ways to keep an old building warm. Illustration by Adam Larkum.
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The new look in kitchens isn't chic and sleek — it's decorated and prettyThere’s no reason why a kitchen can’t be pretty; Arabella Youens speaks to designers who've made it their mission to bring charm and comfort to the most-used room in the house.
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How to make a Super Cottage, by designer Bee OsbornThere’s no reason why a small house shouldn’t feel like a big one, says interior designer Bee Osborn.
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A light touch: At home with designer Nels Crosthwaite EyreNels Crosthwaite Eyre’s Hampshire house demonstrates her innate ability to create smart, but relaxed interiors that reflect the tastes and needs of a new generation, finds Eleanor Doughty.
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Revolution or evolution? The reinvention of cottage interiorsThe renewed popularity of cottages is spawning dramatically different approaches to their interiors.
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Creating a 'statement island' that defines a kitchen without overwhelming itElegant proportions and soft hues offset the dramatic scale of this kitchen in the Cotswolds. Amelia Thorpe takes a look.
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All we are saying is give fleece a chanceWool month is the time to consider sleeping in bedding sourced from a local flock, says Giles Kime.
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A modern kitchen perfectly framed by the exquisite ancient beamsArtichoke designed a discreet and timeless kitchen to complement a converted granary. Amelia Thorpe takes a look.
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Yes, you can put a new kitchen in a Grade I-listed house — and this beautiful example shows howTraditional cabinetry was a key ingredient in the sympathetic restoration of a Grade I-listed Tudor house in Shropshire.
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Why bold pattern is a magic ingredient in a schemeGoing large and bold with pattern is a brilliant way to breath new life into a room. Giles Kime explains more.
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How to pep up a featureless room with an injection of drama and colourNels Crosthwaite Eyre employed a dramatic wallpaper to inject pattern, scale and colour into a converted building in north London.
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A gloomy kitchen entirely re-created as a cosy living spaceWhen Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham were asked to redecorate a country house in Berkshire, the first task was to turn a dark space into a colourful sitting room.
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A London townhouse kitchen that's perfect for cooking, socialising and entertainingThe new owners of this London townhouse have reconfigured it to create a sociable space for cooking and entertaining.
