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Step inside this 19th‑century home where Eastern and Western styles meet, bringing together antiques, textiles, and global ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

Creating a joyful place to live ranks highly on Amy Eld’s list of priorities. After a lengthy search for a central-London home that resonated with Amy, her husband Daniel and their three children, ...

We Brits have long loved Scandi style and, despite interiors becoming increasingly maximalist, our passion for all things Swedish shows no sign of waning. The clean lines, exposed woods and muted ...

Burghley’s myriad pinnacles, turrets and soaring central obelisk dominate the flat Lincolnshire parkland surrounding it, in much the same way that its creator, William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley, once ...

Not many people could say that, on moving into a new home, they could bring with them and incorporate a 19th-century fireplace surround, exterior door complete with stained glass panelling from the ...

It’s not the usual response to seeing your dream house, but when musician and teacher Tim Sidford and editor Daniel Botting spotted their Malvern Hills home online, Tim says, ‘We laughed and said ...

Historic French textiles and furniture are the essential backdrop to any place that Nicole Fabre calls home. And if her delectable accent gives the impression she is a recent arrival on this side of ...

The Flower Loft that adjoins Trereife, an 18th-century country house near Penzance, has been home to designer and decorative artist Lyn Le Grice for the past 25 years. Lyn and her late husband, Jeremy ...