Chalets

Interior designer Nicole Salvesen of Salvesen Graham has layered colour, texture and pattern to create a charming home for all seasons in the French Alps

Smitten by the distinctive setting of this chalet, its owner enlisted the help of interior designer Maria Ousseimi to transform its challenging interiors in a way that reflects their shared Lebanese heritage

From ski-in, ski-out marvels in France to secluded pine cabins in Austria, we've curated the best ski chalets to reserve for your winter holiday

The inviting rooms of this Verbier chalet are a masterclass in artful fusion, as designer Vanessa Macdonald has brought together English and Alpine influences, antique and contemporary pieces, and texture and pattern to create a cleverly coherent whole

When designing a chalet, you need not feel bound by tradition. While log cabins and sheepskins have their place, there is plenty of room for creativity and rule-breaking.

Designer Pamela Shamshiri took inspiration from Wes Anderson films when dreaming up the interiors for this 1906 family retreat

This seventeenth-century chalet in the Swiss Alps has been imaginatively modernised by architect Jonathan Tuckey, who has imbued it with comfort and character

In an archive story from February 1970, we look back at Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's chalet in Gstaad, photographed in a year when they both took time off from acting.

The owner of this glamorous chalet in the French Alps wanted a modern design that reflected her taste and was suited to year-round use. She and her interior designer, Kate Earle, a firm friend, achieved this with a neutral palette and myriad clever details

Beside an historic railway and at the limit of the building line in Gstaad, Tino Zervudachi's luxurious chalet apartment is designed for deep comfort and relaxed partying. In our weekly delve in to our photographic archive - we revisit this story from March 2011