Birdsall House in North Yorkshire was laid out perfectly for a family with a host of staff. When Lady Cara and her husband Lord Willoughby moved in, they decided that they would work a different way. Freya Hardman discovered how they achieved their dream kitchen.
The 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.
Roger Bowdler takes a look at 'London’s Great Theatres', a new book by Simon Callow with photography from Derry Moore.
Mary Miers applauds an evocative portrait of a group of London Georgian houses cherished back to life.
Amelia Thorpe rounds up the latest wallpapers and paint colours.
To accompany the launch of her new paint collection for Plain English, interior designer Rita Konig reveals the secrets of choosing colour for kitchens.
The enduring popularity of kitchen islands says a lot about their looks and practicality — and designers are always finding new twists. Giles Kime pics out some which have caught his eye.
Sure, you could go down to Homebase, Ikea or B&Q. But where would be the fun in that?
Pippa Paton has artfully transformed the interiors of a Cotswold barn. Giles Kime takes a look.
The redevelopment of a house within a former windmill complex has inspired a remarkable contemporary home with striking interiors. John Goodall reports, photographs by Will Pryce.
Nina Campbell combines comfort, practicality and elegance in this serene bathroom scheme.
Louise Jones reveals the essential ingredients of an luxury bathroom, from slipping into showroom tubs to bookshelves by the basin.
From the Great Exhibition to the London Design Festival, Britain has a long tradition of celebrating creativity, says Clive Aslet.
Although most of us now swear by sleeping under a Continental duvet, a duck-feather-filled eiderdown is the height of bedtime luxury, says Tessa Waugh.
To create strikingly beautiful designs, Tony O’Donnell, founder of Catchpole & Rye, seeks inspiration in the past.
To avoid an institutional air use a lighter touch, suggests Interiors Editor Giles Kime.
In North Yorkshire, Melanie Phipps has furnished a pair of shepherd’s huts with every creature comfort.
Spectacular butterfly specimens from across the world are being given a luxurious afterlife as jewellery boxes, humidors and watches. Nick Hammond reports.
A new book extols the virtues of rattan — and Giles Kime is absolutely sold.
