Traditional Country

Hatta Byng tells the story of restoring the house her husband inherited in North Yorkshire, in close collaboration with a team of specialists. The end result is a series of inviting rooms that work as well for daily life as they do for joyful celebrations

Buying a house in which little has been changed for 40 years might seem a daunting prospect. But for Rosie Hayes it was a chance to celebrate the timeless interiors created by Robert Kime and update them sympathetically with the help of the studio’s current managing director, Orlando Atty

Contemporary dance producer Lisa Samos shares her account of the off-grid cabin in Swedish Lapland that she and her husband, artist Olly Williams, designed and built from scratch

In a farmhouse on the edge of Dartmoor, Callie Coles and her husband Toby live a life of ‘merry bedlam’, bringing up their three sons surrounded by the animals they love

As one half of a traditional paper marbling studio, Alex Lewis is constantly acquiring new skills, as evidenced by his have-a-go renovation of his Somerset farm, employing techniques picked up from family and friends

Inheriting a Georgian house and estate in the Scottish Highlands sounds like a dream come true. But with the romantic setting comes responsibility, as Korla co-founder Jane Bonsor soon realised

Emma Sherlock's family house is a layered and lovely space filled with art and heirlooms

As an artist, colours come instinctively to Catherine Cazalet, who has painted her Cotswold house in a riot of bold, beautiful shades

For this designer, his 1800s former mill workers cottage in Derbyshire became a way of navigating grief and proves that homes are as much about emotion as they are aesthetics.

The restoration of this colonial-era farmhouse in rural Connecticut marked a departure for its owners and their architect Elizabeth Roberts. Together, they strayed happily from their Brooklyn-based endeavours and embraced a different way of living and working

Mount Algidus Station, a storied property set amid the wild grandeur of New Zealand’s South Island, has been listed with New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty, and is expected to become one of the region’s most significant sales at over $50 million

Looking for a country retreat as an antidote to city life, Penelope Chilvers found this charming house in the Cotswolds, and set about making it the perfect place for working and entertaining

Following its latest reinvention at the hands of British design studio Sims Hilditch, this distinctive house has been given a fresh, youthful lift that reflects the lifestyle and sensibilities of its new owners

In an extract from his new book Home at Last: Enduring design for the New American House, the acclaimed American architect Gil Schafer designs a multi-generational family gathering place on a bluff above Lake Champlain in Vermont

When photographer James Fennell went back to his roots in County Kildare, it was with the aim of rescuing his childhood home. Together with his wife Joanna. he has not only revived Burtown House but also established a kitchen garden, restaurant, farm shop and gallery to secure its future

Tasked with bringing a modern take on the English country look to this Georgian rectory, Tamsyn Mason set about adding colour, pattern and a wonderful array of furniture from varying eras

When vintage-loving interior designer Hannah Yeomans moved from Bath to Cornwall with her family, it led to a new venture as a holiday cottage owner, and four years (so far) of DIY

In an extract from his book ‘An English Vision: Traditional Architecture and Decoration for Today’ House & Garden Top 100 interior designer Ben Pentreath talks about his design philosophy and his scheme for the fashion designer Charlotte Dellal's home in the English countryside

Tasked with creating a welcoming home for a client's new chapter in life, Lucy Cunningham has brought together soft colours and understated patterns to form a gently layered and deeply appealing interior

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