25 Beautiful Homes

Your life made easier - every day. 25 Beautiful Homes is a magazine for readers with a sense of personal style. Aspire to your dream house and enjoy looking at other people's homes, designs and styles for inspiration.

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Paradise found • Set in sixteen acres of land that includes a spring-fed creek, Charlotte Coote’s home is the definition of a rural idyll

VIEW from the TOP • Danni Hamer and her husband Sebastien Floch’s penthouse apartment has been redesigned to put the focus on its amazing panoramic views

BALANCING ACT • Designer Sidika Owen was tasked with creating living spaces that beautifully blend classic features with modernist pieces

CREATIVE CHARACTER • Eclectic antiques sit next to diverse modern art in Monty Whitebloom’s unique home, reflecting wide-ranging interests and an individual approach

PICTURE PERFECT • The great outdoors played a big part in Jill Croka’s flawless interior design choices for a new build in America’s heartland

COLOUR BURST • Interior designer Bhavin Taylor managed to persuade his clients to embrace statement wallpaper and curtains to get a standout look – they are so pleased they stepped out of their comfort zone

Coastal COOL • The all-white exterior of Amelia and Grant Sutton’s 1960s beach house echoes the beautifully serene interiors within

Beautiful WORLD • Mairead Turner’s cottage is a place of wonder with joyous colour, pattern and furnishings coming together to create schemes that are pure happiness

A BOLT FROM THE BLUE • Architect Melissa Robinson reveals how a new extension inspired by London’s iconic Tube bridges the gap between old and new

All the right moves • Ali McNabney-Stevens and her husband Jay tore down their old home to build a new one and this bold decision was a total success

THE ITALIAN JOB • With a passion for Italian furniture, Bella and Dilesh Desai knew exactly the kind of sophisticated look they wanted when replanning their kitchen

SEA CHANGE • Every piece and every colour inside and outside this coastal home was chosen to enhance the spectacular surrounding landscape – the designers at O&A London explain their choices

DESIGNED for LIFE • Roy Sweetman of Carvetii Interiors was brought in to make this abode work for a large extended family – his clever solutions are seriously impressive

ON FINE FORM • Lance Thomas designed stunning and quite artistic interiors for this lakeside home to match the beauty of the modern architecture

TURNING UP THE HEAT • A flash of bold colour and brass detailing have delivered a wonderful warmth to Carolyn and Jimmie Hay’s light-filled cook space

LABOUR of LOVE • Theresa and Joseph Mankelow embraced the challenge of updating an 18th-century coach house and spent a decade creating their dream home

Perfectly composed • This beautifully put-together Edwardian house shows how to use colour in a way that’s easy to live with – its designer, Laura Stephens, reveals all

RELAXED RETREAT • This Canadian holiday home took its design inspiration from the lovely, laid-back interiors you find in Scandinavia

MODERN RUSTIC • Country cool is the perfect description for this sleep space created by interior designer Polly Ashman – its bold patterns and colours are completely on trend

BRIGHT & BEAUTIFUL • Omar Bhatti completely reworked the layout and decor of a home that hadn’t been touched in 30 years to ensure it was light-filled, luxurious and fitting for family life

DREAM COME TRUE • David Finlayson and Allan Malvar had always been interested in a house just around the corner from their own – now it’s their forever home

OPEN TO IDEAS • The clients of designer Caroline Milns gave her free rein...