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Why your spare room should be an exciting treat — and more fun than being at home
You might not have a pair of four-poster beds hanging around, unused — but if you do, fireworks can happen as this room transformation shows: Penny Morrison brought a spare room to life with this pair of four-poster beds and liberal use of graphic pattern.
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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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They can simply create a beautiful place to be: How to make the perfect garden building
A new generation of carefully considered garden buildings is offering places to work, play, cook, bathe and sleep.
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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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How to create the perfect dining room, according to Philippa Thorp
When Philippa Thorp set out to bring a house in Oxfordshire to life, a new light-filled space proved to be a magic ingredient.
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Beside lamps and reading lights to brighten up your bedroom
Amelia Thorpe picks out six of the best reading lights and bedside lamps.
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'A delightful parallel universe of creativity' that's been unleashed on London by 'the world's best designers at the top of their game'
Giles Kime takes a look at the 2024 WOW!house event and comes away exhilarated.
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Reader event: Alidad on four decades of bringing the past to life through furniture, textiles, colour, craftsmanship and texture
An event hosted by Country Life at WOW!house is one of the highlights of a programme that features some of the biggest names in interior design
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From shed to 'shoffice': How a rustic lambing barn became a spectacular rural workspace
A humble lambing shed has been transformed into a tranquil home office using both antiques and pieces repurposed from past projects, finds Arabella Youens. Photographs by Noah Russell for Ian Adam-Smith.
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A townhouse drawing room as warm and sunny as the personality of its owner
Bright colours, together with contemporary art and furniture, were key to injecting warmth into the drawing room of this west London townhouse by Studio Vero.
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Light relief: Why pale hues are back in favour
White can be just as impactful a colour as green, blue and red, says Giles Kime.
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A fresh, bright kitchen created to fit in to a 17th century manor house
When reconfiguring a 17th-century manor house, Nicola Harding converted the drawing room into a bright, light-filled kitchen. Arabella Youens spoke to her about the project.
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WOW!house 2024: Six of the brightest ideas you'll see at the interiors event
Prepare to be dazzled: six designers currently dreaming up rooms for this year’s WOW!house share their plans with Amelia Thorpe.
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'Not cheap... but cheaper than a divorce lawyer': Why it pays to hire a consultant to choose the perfect paint colour
Driven to distraction by paint charts? A colour consultant could be the answer for anyone befuddled by choosing the right hue, says Giles Kime.
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Upon reflection: How to buy an antique mirror
Amelia Thorpe speaks to the experts from the world of antique mirrors to provide the best advice on brightening up a room.
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The ancient decorative painting technique enjoying a revival 2,000 years after being the talk of Pompeii
The infinite possibilities of decorative painting brought life to villas in Pompeii, Florentine palaces and Charleston in East Sussex. Today, a revival of interest in the artform is once again precipitating a highly distinctive new look in interiors. By Arabella Youens, with photography by Simon Brown.
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Emma Sims-Hilditch: The reinvention of the country house
Interior designer Emma Sims-Hilditch joins the Country Life Podcast.
