Houses packed with colour

Lucy Clayton and interior designer Ben Pentreath played with colour and whimsical details to bring comfort and joy to her London townhouse

Richard E Grant's house in Richmond is filled with an abundance of treasures that the actor acquired with his late wife Joan - antiques, artefacts, paintings, books, dolls and the odd souvenir from his film career. And, at Christmas, the colourful interiors are given a maximalist boost with lavish decorations

Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern

As an artist, colours come instinctively to Catherine Cazalet, who has painted her Cotswold house in a riot of bold, beautiful shades

A once-neutral family home has been transformed with colour, pattern and a more thoughtful layout, reflecting a new stage in its owners’ lives.

Narrative is everything for stylist and colour consultant Fiona de Lys, whose atmospheric 18th-century cottage in north London has been intuitively decorated with evocative hues, art and antiques that transport her to places from her past

Combining a slow-and-steady approach with meticulous attention to detail, Serena Williams Ellis has transformed this run-down collection of flats into a warm and uplifting family home.

Tasked with bringing a modern take on the English country look to this Georgian rectory, Tamsyn Mason set about adding colour, pattern and a wonderful array of furniture from varying eras

In an extract from his book ‘An English Vision: Traditional Architecture and Decoration for Today’ House & Garden Top 100 interior designer Ben Pentreath talks about his design philosophy and his scheme for the fashion designer Charlotte Dellal's home in the English countryside

Called in to create a interior with personality for this compact flat in central London, Tom Bartlett of Waldo Works has filled it with colour, enveloping materials, and clever small space solutions

When designer Charlotte Smiley and her husband bought their first house, it all seemed rather grown-up. A few years on and it has been transformed into the perfect family home, filled with vibrant colour and unexpected details

Aiming for something ‘romantic and camp, without going too Liberace’ the artist Christabel MacGreevy has conjured up the perfect scheme for her friend, photographer Harry Carr

Marin Montagut has something of a cult following for his signature designs, and the Normandy house where he creates them all is testament to his aesthetic

Interior designer Nicola Harding has long been a proponent of reducing waste and making more sustainable design choices. In this Arts and Crafts house in Oxfordshire, her use of antiques and vintage finds has given the rooms an inviting sense of warmth and comfort

Francesca Gentilli spends her working life sourcing the best fabrics and textiles from India, Turkey, Morocco, Uzbekistan and beyond, and her own house is the best showcase of her finds. We revisit the house story from 2022.

Ben Pentreath has created a masterclass in mixing colour and pattern at this diminutive early Georgian cottage in Highgate

It's hard to believe that this 18th-century cottage was once a bland white box, such is the magic that Tattie Isles (the designer behind this year's Chelsea Flower Show Bull Ring Gate) and her husband Fred have wrought

When Brandon's clients called him in to work on their country cottage, it was a different type of project for the interior designer, who embarked on a pure redecoration without touching any of the architecture, electrics or plumbing of the house. He details the project in his own words.

Tasked with bringing this house back to life by its creative owner, Turner Pocock carefully balanced colour with art

Having moved back to Malta, where she spent much of her childhood, Sophie Edwards took over the island’s oldest pottery, which produces the hand-painted ceramic pieces that feature in many of the colourful, light-filled rooms of her townhouse