Quiet Interiors
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How gallerist Jenna Burlingham puts art at the centre of her quietly creative world
Since 2010, Jenna Burlingham's smart Hampshire gallery has attracted collectors of Modern British and contemporary art. Now in a larger complex of buildings with a rich history, it has become a destination in its own right
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A coastal house in Cornwall gently refreshed by Sims Hilditch
The team at Sims Hilditch have used natural materials and light colours to make a sanctuary of this seaside house
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An elegant house in north London by up-and-coming designer Rachel Aisling Walker
With a taste for mixing items of different periods and styles and a love of warm colours, interior designer Rachel Aisling Walker, founder of Raw Interiors, was the ideal choice when it came to creating a serene home for this young family in north London.
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A soulful, restrained take on a Victorian end-of-terrace house in north London
The fruits of a collaboration between creative director Ronojoy Dam and interior designer Hollie Bowden, this Victorian end-of-terrace is serene as it is sensible, providing an inviting family home for Ronojoy, his partner Danni and their two children.
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A formerly jumbled coach house in Hackney becomes a grounded sanctuary
Interior designer Evelina Mamedovaite brought a sense of calm and escape to this formerly disjointed coach house in Hackney
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A Georgian townhouse in Clerkenwell with a romantic, warm interior
Designer Rachael Gowdridge discusses her holistic approach to design, and taking a house from introverted to extroverted with the help of artisan makers
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A former ice-cream factory in Devon transformed into a beautifully crafted house by the owners of Pinch
Not consciously in the market for a new project, the furniture designers Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon nevertheless fell for the possibilities offered by Devon farm buildings once used as an ice-cream factory. The resulting interiors reflect their great passion for detail, materials and craftsmanship
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A Georgian townhouse in Spitalfields with a quietly beautiful interior
Working with craftspeople to enhance the elegant bones of their Georgian house in London has been a rewarding process for Paul West and Michelle Bower-West, allowing them to create rooms of quiet beauty in which to live and work
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A coastal house in Cornwall with pure, light-filled interiors by Maron Lichtig
Making the most of a series of delays, interior designer Marion Lichtig has collaborated with the owners of this newbuild near Padstow to create a coastal retreat with an established feel, thanks to a blend of vintage textiles and decorative antiques
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An interior designer's Hampstead Heath mansion flat, filled with a lifetime's collection of art
This north London mansion flat provided the ideal fresh start for designer Virginia White, who wanted a new home with fewer superfluous rooms but enough wall space to display her extensive art collection.
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A Spanish-style 1920s villa in California's Los Feliz neighbourhood
Martha Mulholland has created a welcoming house for a young couple with 'a narrative that is more than the sum of its parts.'
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A New England barn with a refined approach to rustic design
It was a case of right place, right time for Mike and Becky Goss when the barn next to their 19th-century Connecticut farmhouse came up for sale. This plot offered an opportunity to commission a newbuild, providing the extra space that they needed and allowing them to embrace a more modern aesthetic.
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A 16th-century barn in Somerset converted into an austerely beautiful home by Jonathan Tuckey
From wool trading to music recording, this unusual stone building in Somerset has been used as a centre for craft and creativity since the 16th century. Thanks to the vision of its owners and their choice of architect, Jonathan Tuckey, it has been thoughtfully reinterpreted to create a modern home and workspace.
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A west London house by designer Jessica Summer that is as serene as it is practical
Interior designer Jessica Summer's latest project in west London sensitively balances practicality and beauty, providing a sanctuary for its owners – and shows us why it's all in the detail
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A handsome Grade II-listed house in north London that marries practicality and elegance with ease
Design studio Elicyon is known for its ability to incorporate unique elements into elegant interiors - a talent demonstrated by this handsome Grade II-listed house in north London, where bespoke pieces that reflect the owners' taste, interests and family history sit easily within the beautifully restored rooms.
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An interior designer's effortlessly light and airy basement flat in London
In her basement flat in west London, interior designer Thea Speke has created a masterclass in lightening and brightening a potentially gloomy space
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A photographer's ancient longhouse in the Welsh hills
With a vision of a bohemian lifestyle in the Welsh hills, Julian Broad left London for this ancient longhouse, where he has stripped away modern additions to create more authentic interiors filled with eclectic objects and curios, many of which tell the story of his career as a portrait photographer
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A pretty flint-fronted cottage on the south coast with elegantly pared-back interiors
A trend forecaster's flint-fronted cottage where she has installed quiet, contemporary interiors informed by her time designing accessories for Ralph Lauren
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A Belle Époque apartment in the elegant heart of Stockholm gets an airy, serene new look
Swedish interior designers Studio Ramson helped a family and their extensive art collection find ‘home’ after ten years travelling abroad
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A Victorian house in east London that shows modern minimalism at its best
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