Houses by our interior designer of the year Maria Speake of Retrouvius

Some places seem to pull people into their orbit. This farmhouse in the Suffolk village of Eye was already well known to both its interior designer Maria Speake and its garden designer Arne Maynard, who had been captivated by its historic charm and atmosphere years earlier

Having previously been divided into flats, this 19th-century house has had a sense of harmony restored by Maria Speake of Retrouvius, with creative use of reclaimed materials and eclectic vintage pieces. We revisit this story from 2021.

In this Victorian house in London, Maria Speake – House & Garden’s Interior Designer of the Year – has cleverly reorganised the layout and made inventive use of the salvaged materials for which her company Retrouvius is known