Contemporary City

A formerly cold and sterile space, this west London house is now an inviting home from home

With building work underway on their 19th-century house in west London, the owners called in Thea Speke to bring a coherent feel and calm atmosphere to the interiors

Creating a home that is as practical as it is delightful and personal can be a tough brief. But it's one that interior designer Clare Gaskin gamely rose to when it came to the design of her own Edwardian house in southwest London, where clever concealed storage and forgiving materials are balanced alongside flourishes that include a flower station and a walk through-bar.

Just like her serenely composed drawings, the interiors that artist Tarka King's inhabits are similarly measured and calm – from her terraced house in Bayswater, to her studio that is a 20 minute cycle away on a pontoon in the middle of the River Thames.

Tasked with creating comfortable spaces in this architecturally striking house, Nicholas Spencer and Sophie von Wedekind have used texture and pattern to great effect.

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

Having lived in this converted warehouse in south London for eight years, the owners enlisted the help of 23 Architecture and interior designer Nicola Mardas to capitalise on its expansive interiors without losing all sense of its history

Martha Mulholland has created a welcoming house for a young couple with 'a narrative that is more than the sum of its parts.'

Taking on a listed Victorian house, with Nineties decoration and owners who love hotel chic, is not an easy commission. But Sigmar’s Ebba Thott relished the challenge to create refined modern interiors to suit the family’s lifestyle in their south London 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

The work of a 20th-century Italian artist was the inspiration for the rich palette used by interior designer Tom Morris to bring warmth and character to this late-Georgian house in north London and to showcase distinctively patterned textiles

When Jack Simpson bought this townhouse in Chelsea, he planned to develop and sell it through his business, Nomad. Three years later, and following a vast renovation project, the house is now a comfortable family home for Jack, his wife and their newborn son Kai.

A modernist house in south London offered the perfect blank canvas for interior designer Sophie Ashby, who has showcased eye-catching contemporary artworks against a subtle mix of natural materials and inviting textures to transform it into a distinctive family home

A trend forecaster's flint-fronted cottage where she has installed quiet, contemporary interiors informed by her time designing accessories for Ralph Lauren

Interior designer Laura Logan has carved a calm family home out of a jumbled Victorian terrace in Leytonstone, working with EJ Studio to create spaces filled with light

By digging out an ultra-smart new basement in this London house, Golden were able to take a small London house and double its footprint to something befitting family life

For an American couple's townhouse in Notting Hill design studio Barlow & Barlow have created a comfortable, playful interior.

When artist Rana Begum stumbled on her now house, it was a wreck in need of demolishing. Now, a striking, light-filled house stands in its place

The creation of a smart yet characterful setting for a collection of distinctive contemporary pieces in this London townhouse is especially impressive as it was achieved during lockdown by a Spanish design studio