American Houses

The interiors writer Anne Hardy tells the story of her own Connecticut house, created by skilfully linking a former blacksmith’s forge to a 19th-century wagon barn, and how she and her husband Jim incorporate family traditions at Christmas

The restoration of this colonial-era farmhouse in rural Connecticut marked a departure for its owners and their architect Elizabeth Roberts. Together, they strayed happily from their Brooklyn-based endeavours and embraced a different way of living and working

A meeting of minds between client and interior designer has made this unusual Californian project one of Henriette von Stockhausen's most beloved projects

In an extract from his new book Home at Last: Enduring design for the New American House, the acclaimed American architect Gil Schafer designs a multi-generational family gathering place on a bluff above Lake Champlain in Vermont

A combination of the owner’s daring tastes, the architect’s classical leanings and interior designer Billy Cotton’s veneration of New England style has given this Twenties Westchester mansion an authentic yet individual feel

Turning a concrete shell of an 84th-floor apartment in Manhattan into an archetype of the English country house required creative reworking reminiscent of theatrical set building. From the panelling to the layered furnishings, the result is a triumph

Interior designer Joyce Sitterly has managed to combine both a sense of drama with deep comfort in this Connecticut house

The interior designer has transformed an early 1800s captain’s house in Sag Harbor into a modern bolthole with charm and a dash of whimsy

In an extract from his book 'Notes on Decorating', American interior designer Markham Roberts recounts the story of his Pacific Northwest house.

Interior designer Kari McCabe and her architect husband Nate McBride breathed new life into their tired house using a mix of Scandinavian design, vintage pieces and inherited family furniture

Dave and Jen Dawson are founders of a lighting company known for collections that blend form with function, modern with classic. The same can be said of their 1950s waterside ranch house in South Carolina, which has been sensitively renovated for a much brighter, more comfortable and yet entirely authentic Charleston feel

The seaside house designer John Derian shares with his partner Stephen Kent Johnson bears witness to his love of the 18th and 19th centuries and his extraordinary eye for collecting

On an empty plot of rural land in New York State, interior designer Steven Gambrel and his architect collaborators have conjured this elegant newbuild, which feels both contemporary and rich in history, imposing yet comfortable

For interior designer Avery Cox, a client's tight budget necessitated an ingenious approach to bringing colour and character back to this overly modernised 1920s house

Called in to decorate this farmhouse and barn in the Pennsylvania countryside, Madeline Hause filled it with characterful antiques and judiciously chosen contemporary elements, creating a tranquil backdrop for family life

Since his arrival in New York in the 1970s, British-born restaurateur Keith McNally has forged his own path, letting neither convention nor building regulations stand in his way. He tells us what brought him to the apartment he rents in SoHo and how its singular style came together

After several years moving from project to project, Tara Mangini and Percy Bright have settled in this farmhouse in Upstate New York, which epitomises their appreciation of quality craftsmanship and a homespun, Scandinavian-inspired approach to design

Looking for a rural retreat close to their Manhattan home, the owners of this house were sold on its 50 acres of Connecticut countryside, though less impressed by the original 1920s building. But with the help of designer Hugh Leslie, they have created a timeless home in the same beautiful spot

Designer Nina Farmer strikes wanderlust in a New England brick house in historic Massachusetts

A move from London to Miami saw this couple collecting favourite antiques and fabrics, before installing them an ocean away. The result is a warm and eclectic family home.