Home-making made simple with an oak frame
Oakwrights’ Charlie Mills and his wife Helen are starting married life in the dream oak-frame home they created in Herefordshire.
Oakwrights’ Charlie Mills and his wife Helen are starting married life in the dream oak-frame home they created in Herefordshire.
How do you make a newly built space look like an old one? The transformation of a house on the Cornish coast, by HÁM interiors, may provide the answer, believes Arabella Youens.
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.
Whether you're embarking on a new-build or painstakingly restoring a listed building, here are the craftsmen with excellent foundations.
Of all the decorating trends that have been in vogue over the last 50 years – be it Scandi, Minimalism or Industrial – none has been as powerful or as enduring as that of the English Country House.
Country Life has once again delved into its to update the list of the finest architects in Britain — an indispensable guide if you're considering serious work on your home.
The inspirational brand Porta Romana launch their highly anticipated archive sale, offering a unique opportunity to purchase selected designs online with discounts of up to 70%.
Giles Kime joins James Fisher on the Country Life Podcast to explain how he and the team come up with the definitive list of country house specialists in Britain.
A clever combination of colours has brought life to this inviting Cotswold kitchen designed by Sims Hilditch. Amelia Thorpe takes a look; photography by Christopher Horwood.
The Connaught's Mughal-inspired King’s Lodge is intricate, spectacular, and enlessly romantic. Rosie Paterson went to take a look.
The secret to any successful interior is an artful balance of decorative and architectural lighting that is not only useful, but also beautiful. Next month, there’s a chance to join Country Life at Hector Finch’s new London showroom to hear three leading designers share the secret of getting it right.
London Design Week 2024 takes place from March 11-15 — and here are some of the best things to look out for, as selected by Amelia Thorpe.
Whether as an extension to the home or somewhere to grow difficult plants, Amelia Thorpe has selected builders and designers to get the perfect job done.
Louise Bradley transformed the rear of her Chelsea home with a calming, pared-back garden room.
The latest lamps and lighting accessories, selected by Amelia Thorpe.
Careful planning is the secret to illuminating historic spaces, says lighting designer Sally Stephenson of Owl Lighting
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.
A great fireplace can lift a room — and, indeed, an entire house. Amelia Thorpe chooses some of the most beautiful available in Britain today.
The 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.
Janey Butler has established an award-winning architectural-design practice that doesn’t merely transform the lives of its clients, but also creates a lasting legacy.