Georgian Houses
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A bright and comfortable family home in the heart of Bath where old meets new
On moving back to the UK after two decades spent living in Sydney, this couple wanted to create a family home which was respectful of the traditional architecture, while introducing modern decorative influences.
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An 18th-century Spitalfields townhouse meticulously furnished and restored to period glory
A lifelong passion for all things 18th-century led barrister Phillip Lucas to spend ten years restoring Spitalfields House, a 1725 townhouse once home to Huguenot weavers that now houses his impressive antique collection
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A RIBA-award-winning Georgian farmhouse beautifully restored for modern life
Keen to take a creative approach to the renovation of their Gloucestershire farmhouse, its owners commissioned award-winning architect Alison Brooks to radically reimagine the internal space of the late-Georgian main house and an unappealing extension
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A glorious riverside house in west London refreshed and revived by Kate Guinness
Having bought the house next door to her west London townhouse, chef Lindsay Elder called in interior designer Kate Guinness to gently layer styles and eras, filling the space with colour and pattern
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A modern take on Georgian elegance and symmetry in a storied Hampstead house
Thanks to structural alterations and sympathetic additions this 18th-century Hampstead house has had its Georgian elegance and symmetry restored by its owner Celia Muñoz, in a way that is faithful to its age while appropriate for today
Historical Country Houses
From the archive: a Georgian house in the Cotswolds revived in spectacular fashion
In a story from our May 2013 issue, we visit Williamstrip in the Cotswolds, which has been restored, extended and modernised by the current owners with the help of architect Craig Hamilton and decorator Mark Gillette
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An 18th-century Cotswold house neatly balanced between history and modernity
Interior designer Tom Morris has combined traditional architecture with muted colours and a clever mix of 20th-century pieces in this classic honey-coloured Georgian house
Historical Country Houses
A distinguished Georgian house gently modernised by its historian owner
In an extract from ‘Romantics & Classics: Style in the English Country House’, step inside the wonderful Beckside House, an eighteenth-century house in Lancashire
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An uncompromising approach to beauty at the London house of the founders of Jamb
With a profound love of beauty and an exacting eye for detail, the owners of Jamb have made their Georgian house in Camberwell into the embodiment of their shared aesthetic
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Inside the splendidly restored 18th-century Wolterton Hall in Norfolk
Serial renovators of historic houses on a grand scale, the dynamic design duo Peter Sheppard and Keith Day took on their greatest challenge yet with exquisite 18th-century Wolterton Hall in north Norfolk, which had lain uninhabited for almost 30 years
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A graceful Georgian rectory set in five acres of gentle Gloucestershire landscape
The simple lines and rectilinear shapes of her 18th-century rectory left landscape and interior designer Lesley Cooke rapt as she embarked on a two-year campaign of understated modernisation
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The writer Olivia Laing on falling in love with a house
After decades trying fruitlessly to put down domestic roots in sub-lets and shorthold tenancies, Olivia Laing finally found the chance to create the home of her childhood dreams in a Georgian house in rural Suffolk
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Carlos Garcia creates a masterclass in harmony in a Georgian townhouse in London
Briefed by his clients to add some oomph to the main rooms in the house, Carlos Garcia has infused the interiors with colour while maintaining a sense of restfulness and calm
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Tech entrepreneur Rose Hulse brings sophisticated comfort to her Georgian home
Californian tech entrepreneur Rose Hulse has brought a fresh perspective to the renovation of a Georgian house in the West Country, combining sensitivity to its origins with her desire to create a colourful and comfortable home for her family
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Henriette von Stockhausen brings elegance and harmony to a Georgian country house
With a large family and frequent guests, the owner of this house in Hampshire tasked Henriette von Stockhausen with creating elegant and versatile interiors that help to tie together the original Georgian rooms and a recent extension
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A restful waterside house by Turner Pocock with a garden full of surprises
Drawn to this Georgian home in Berkshire by its tranquil waterside location, the owners tasked Turner Pocock’s designers with creating interiors that would reflect the surrounding natural beauty and provide a welcoming space for visiting family and friends
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A multifaceted Chelsea townhouse whose layered space has been cleverly maximised
When a client asked for a London pied-a-terre that would cater to their social life, their work requirements and their young family, Emma Sims-Hilditch and her team put their ingenuity to work
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The home of cult lighting brand Ochre's director balances minimalism with Georgian elegance
Georgian elegance meets modern minimalism in this London family house owned by two creatives, who have employed a mix of reclaimed materials and contemporary pieces to eye-catching effect
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Inside an art consultant's Georgian farmhouse in Hampshire
From running an art consultancy to turning her Hampshire farmhouse into an exhibition space, Kate Anniss is always on the move – and now the gallery owner is directing her energies to creative workshops and charitable collaborations
Cornish houses
An elegant, spacious Georgian house overlooking the Cornish coast
When Bianca Fincham and her family moved to Cornwall, they spent three years renovating a beautiful Georgian house by the sea, and then moved back to London, leaving a heavenly holiday rental behind them