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George Saumarez Smith: ‘My sketchbooks are full of measured drawings of buildings from all over the world’ -
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How the late great Lee Alexander McQueen is supporting the next generation of fearless artists with the renovation of two listed townhouses in Tottenham -
Timeless, sustainable, and with understated style: Why go to Carrara when you can shop British stone? -
'There is much to be said for decorating slowly and allowing layers to build up gradually': Country Life's Chelsea Flower Show stand designer opens the doors to his own Winchester home -
Elegant paints and wallpapers for every kind of country home -
What is the secret to choosing colours that are sympathetic to the past? -
How the founders of Weaver Green turned a Victorian cricket pavilion into the perfect off-grid escape
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If you consider the collective power of the UK's gardens, the potential to make a meaningful difference for nature is extraordinary -
'A grotesque mixture of Frankenstein plants that no nursery has ever nurtured': What happened when an experienced gardening writer turned to AI -
Queen Charlotte, Queen Victoria and the bluebells that erupt in a hidden pocket of wilderness at Kew Gardens -
Slugs: The good, the bad, and the stomach-churningly disgusting
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The new entries in the Country Life Top 100 for 2026 -
The Country Life Top 100 architects, interior designers, garden designers, landscape designers and country house specialists in Britain -
The best country house specialists in Britain, from artists, stonemasons and joiners to builders and paint specialists -
The best garden designers and landscape specialists in Britain
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Amanda Seyfried's new film answers the question: Where did the viral Instagram Shaker kitchen come from — and how is it linked to Quakerism? -
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How do you add a dash of theatricality to a 1930s house? By taking inspiration from the legendary architect and set designer Oliver Messel -
How one family went about creating a welcoming kitchen in one of England's neo-Palladian houses -
Farmhouse kitchens done right at these five beautiful country houses across Britain -
The designer's room: This kitchen in a Queen Anne-style home is proof that pretty and practical can go hand in hand -
Curious Questions: Where did the viral Instagram Shaker kitchen come from — and how is it linked to Quakerism? -
How to create a serene, yet hard-working kitchen
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The key to a great bathroom? Make it feel more like your sitting room — even to the point of having an armchair next to the bath -
The £27,600 wooden bathtub and other modern day marvels to create an unforgettable bathroom -
Soaking it up: Five brilliant bathubs -
The art of the bath
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Injecting colour, pattern and character into a once-plain sitting room -
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'We talk about life's big questions with people who probably thought they were just coming in to discuss the redecoration of their house': Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham on the Country Life Podcast -
Say no to boring walls: Six choices of paint and paper which will get people talking -
'Not cheap... but cheaper than a divorce lawyer': Why it pays to hire a consultant to choose the perfect paint colour -
Room with a cru — how an 'enduring legacy of lockdown' is the latest must have in interior design -
The secret to transforming an awkwardly shaped room -
A gloomy kitchen entirely re-created as a cosy living space
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