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A new garden room built with bronze brings light into this London home
Louise Bradley transformed the rear of her Chelsea home with a calming, pared-back garden room.
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Five shining examples of how to light a country house in exquisite style
The latest lamps and lighting accessories, selected by Amelia Thorpe.
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Everything you could ever want to know about lighting a period home
Careful planning is the secret to illuminating historic spaces, says lighting designer Sally Stephenson of Owl Lighting
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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 £22,000
A 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 day
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.
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Room with a cru — how an 'enduring legacy of lockdown' is the latest must have in interior design
Long 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 shower
The restoration of a bathroom at Ven House in Somerset is sympathetic to its historic roots
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Country kitchens, period house insulation and open fires: Country Life's best interiors stories of 2023
We take a look back on the most popular interiors articles in Country Life over the past year.
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The secret to transforming an awkwardly shaped room
Cave Interiors turned the awkwardly shaped sitting room of an Edwardian house into a warm and welcoming space.
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10 ways to insulate a period property
Modern 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 pretty
There’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 Osborn
There’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 Eyre
Nels 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 interiors
The 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 it
Elegant 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 chance
Wool month is the time to consider sleeping in bedding sourced from a local flock, says Giles Kime.
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Yes, you can put a new kitchen in a Grade I-listed house — and this beautiful example shows how
Traditional cabinetry was a key ingredient in the sympathetic restoration of a Grade I-listed Tudor house in Shropshire.
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A country house kitchen which shows how adding new walls can transform your space
A new Plain English design in Northumberland demonstrates the benefits of carving up a kitchen.
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Why bold pattern is a magic ingredient in a scheme
Going 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 colour
Nels Crosthwaite Eyre employed a dramatic wallpaper to inject pattern, scale and colour into a converted building in north London.
