25 Beautiful Homes

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On the waterfront • James and Sophie Edmondson’s lakeside home is brimming with character, along with eco features that reflect their wider vision

HOME TO STAY • When Suzy Steer-Fowler and her family moved back to the capital, they bought a suitable but dated Victorian terraced house and hired an interior architect and designer to create their stylish and practical forever home

CHARACTER study • Lara Clarke has transformed her plain new build into a home packed with colour and personality

A FRESH START • When Theresa and Allan Widlake downsized after their children left home, they seized the opportunity to create the home of their dreams

HAPPY RETURN • A move from London to their hometown in Berkshire opened up a colourful new chapter for Kate and Tom Pickford

Too good to lose • Sasha and Neil Wright weren’t looking to move until they spotted this modern detached home full of potential

LA DOLCE VITA • Designer George Bradley explains how Italian and English aesthetics were merged in a newly reconfigured terrace

TRUE BLUE • Introducing colour was just one of the ways in which designer Sarah Stacey revitalised this family space

ROCK ’N’ ROLL STYLE • Jo Wood realised her long-held dream of living off-grid when she bought a remote country house, but that didn’t stop her bringing some city chic to her renovated home

A CAREFUL BLEND • Nerissa Davies set out to give her period home a new lease of life with a delicate balance of original features and contemporary highlights

EASY ELEGANCE • Interior designer Sidika Owen d’Hauteville reimagined every room scheme of this family home to imbue it with a sense of cosiness and charm

THE PERFECT MIX • Stunning materials, superb craftsmanship and standout design came together beautifully in Rupert and Jane Gunner’s kitchen

Old meets new • Having built their home more than 30 years ago, Charles and Chris Chase brought in designers Adrianne Bugg and Brandeis Short to give it a fresh twist

MID-CENTURY MARVEL • The 1970s house Nicki Jackson calls home has interiors that are a striking homage to modernism and mid-century design

Country connection • Interior designer Abi Powell brought her 17th-century cottage right up to date with a modern palette of rich greens and blues

NOVEL APPROACH • Out-of-the-box thinking and creative flair helped Claire and David Carr reinvent their cook space on a budget

Royal approval • Once owned by the Sandringham Estate, this cottage is the perfect bolthole thanks to Jolene and Jason Marshall’s endeavours

AWASH WITH STYLE • Designer Orla Read wanted her bathing space to be classic yet unique and she’s managed just that by making bold choices

Design for life • A chance meeting meant designer Lizzie McGraw was able to be part of the makeover of this timeless New York brownstone

A FAMILY AFFAIR • It may be the height of luxury but this house designed by Anna Agapova and Oleg Klodt is also geared to family life

TRUE ROMANCE • Leah Lane’s Grade II-listed farmhouse is as beguiling as the period dramas that inspired its interiors

BASEMENT BLISS • Krystyna Martin-Dominguez worked wonders to make a dark and damp space a bright and welcoming sanctuary

ARTISTIC TOUCH • Andy French has filled her terrace with joyous colour and pattern, taking much-loved artwork as her cue

LIGHT & SHADE • Neutral schemes punctuated with black accents look super smart in Kathy Rosenberg’s...