London Houses

Briefed to bring colour and functionality to this compact mansion flat off the Kings Road, decorator Daniel Slowik has carried out a clever reconfiguration of the space and filled it with

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

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.

With rigorous training at Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler under her belt, Sarah Walter approached this bijou urban flat with a modest budget and relaxed confidence

For Corey Hemingway, co-founder of new estate agency Hemingway+K, this ex-council 1960s townhouse in Lambeth was just the renovation project she craved and is now a light-filled space, mixing a playful palette of pastels with earthy natural materials.

Located in Spitalfields, the London district once inhabited by Huguenot silk weavers, this Georgian house narrowly avoided demolition in the Nineties. Carefully restored and reconstructed, it is now an elegant family home. We revisit this archive story from 2021.

The designer behind stylish fashion brand Wiggy Kit has given this unusual London house a glamorous makeover, full of American and Bahamian influences

Antiques dealer James Jackson has cleverly revived a formerly uninhabitable building hidden behind his eponymous shop on Lillie Road

Two decades after the owners of this house started working with interior designer Emma Burns, their collaboration is still going strong and the inviting interiors they created together seem only to get better with age

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

A well-proportioned London flat was the ideal setting for interior designer Emma Grant’s trove of eclectic finds, with each piece shaping her vision for the space. We revisit this archive story from 2021.

Just off one of the busiest roads in London, this charming Victorian end-of-terrace feels like a sanctuary, with a serene interior created by its owners in conjunction with a helpful band of friends and a charmingly wild garden by Butter Wakefield

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.

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

Interior designer Rachel Allen has put her stamp on one of Spitalfields' coveted Huguenot houses, lightening up dark spaces and adding soft colour through paint and textiles

In this archive story from 2020, interior designer Louise Jones's extended home combines the charm and comfort of English country-cottage style with easy access to the centre of London

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