Houses packed with colour

Complete with collections of Michelin men and four-leaf clovers, Martha Ward's characterful cottage balances beauty and personality to great effect

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

When Lucy Cunningham was called in to make sense of the higgledy-piggledy nature of this centuries-old Sussex farmhouse, she discovered a house full of charm that needed some clever tweaks to create a harmonious whole

When the owners bought this Victorian house in Notting Hill, it was in good condition but with very bland interiors. They called in Studio Vero who added an array of colour and glamour to breathe new life into it.

With its low ceilings and dark beams, this Arts and Crafts house in Surrey was looking sad and neglected, until interior designer Sarah Peake brought a new, energetic spirit to its rooms using a bold palette and pretty prints

For artist Rachel Bottomley, this cottage's medley of 17th-century and 1970s architecture presented an exciting creative challenge

Interior designer Lonika Chande has created a charming pied-à-terre full of bold textiles and colours for a returning client

With a brief to devise interiors evoking the decorative style associated with Virginia Woolf and her creative contemporaries, David Bentheim filled this Bloomsbury mansion flat with Arts and Crafts details and early-20th-century antiques for an eclectic feel

In an archive story from 2022, Cathy Nordström’s sommarstuga or summer cabin is a spacious and family-friendly getaway bursting with colour and pattern – with many of its fabrics designed by Cathy herself

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.

Over nearly a decade, Phoebe Hollond of Studio Hollond has restyled her Shepherd’s Bush house room by room

Interior and production designer, Anna Rhodes, has created a charming family house, which she shares with her partner, BAFTA award-winning documentary maker Fred Scott and their son.

Undaunted by a tight budget and a two-week timescale, the artist turned interior designer Joshua Hale has worked wonders on his rented Oxfordshire cottage, helped by his eye for a bargain and his understanding of colour, texture and proportion

By designing the space to incorporate antique pieces and using a neutral, comforting palette throughout, Pandora Taylor ensured this south London home could shift with her clients' needs

Using her unique approach to colour, pattern and antiques, Anna Spiro has created a family home which pays homage to her home city of Melbourne

Called to bring personality to a new-build house in Connecticut, Elizabeth Hay applied her clever blend of bright colours and patterned fabrics to enliven the blank canvas and make it suitable for every season

An unmodernised house in Sussex, dating back in parts to the 15th century, has been given a fresh, vibrant look by interior designer Phoebe Hollond, with playful elements creating a distinctive yet comfortable family home

Taking on the decoration of a nine-storey townhouse for clients based in America would faze some, but Bryan O'Sullivan and his studio saw it as a place to experiment with colour and work with a host of artisan makers to create something unique and full of character

Working alongside Martin Taylor Architects, interior designer Isabella Worsley has created a warm and welcoming family house from scratch.

In her Brisbane headquarters, the Australian interior designer has transformed three small flats into a large display apartment, where clients are met and presented with potential schemes for their homes. Anna explains to Christabel Chubb how she has created harmony using pattern and colour.