Farmhouses
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A 16th-century farmhouse in Surrey packed with charm
Enchanted by its idyllic setting, Louise Jones could see the merits of this 16th-century Surrey farmhouse despite its interior having been stripped of any character. With ingenuity and hard work, and the introduction of pattern and colour, she has given it personality in abundance
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An interior designer's 17th-century farmhouse in a secluded Devon valley
Having lighted on his ideal house in the wild Devon countryside, Tom Cox of HÁM Interiors set about making it into a warm and welcoming place to get away, filled with the distinctive art and antiques he has grown up with
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A Cotswold farmhouse mixes a calm colour palette with flourishes of pattern
With a clear colour palette lifted by occasional pattern and an eclectic mix of furniture, interior designer Victoria Gray has created a Cotswold retreat for her family that marries rustic charm with minimalism, and transcends modern trends
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A snug 17th-century farmhouse in the Lake District gets ready for Christmas
Since arriving just in time for Christmas two years ago, Jeremy Langmead and Simon Rayner have transformed their 17th-century Cumbrian farmhouse into an inviting rural bolthole, which strikes the perfect balance between artful restraint and festive cheer
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A remote Scottish farmhouse perfectly rooted in its dramatic landscape
Keen to create a synergy between the century-old stone building and the Hebridean landscape, Saffron Aldridge and her business partner Scarlett Supple commissioned local artisans to help restore and decorate it with a nature-inspired palette and beautifully balanced textiles
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An abandoned cowshed in rural Spain transformed into a glorious country house
Creating a rustic retreat from her busy Madrid design practice, Belén Domecq has used natural materials, traditional textures and a palette of sandy and ochre tones to evoke a sense of the surrounding landscape
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An 18th-century Gloucestershire farmhouse with a simple, relaxed interior
Having lived in this Gloucestershire farmhouse for several years two decades ago, gallerist Thomas Dane found himself drawn back to it in 2015. Once again, it has become a treasured haven for him and his friends, who enjoy its wonderfully relaxed interiors set off by a beautiful garden
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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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An interior designer's clever conversion of a farm outbuilding into an elegant, unfussy country house
It was the red clay roof tiles of this former agricultural building on a Wiltshire farm that provided interiors consultant and antique dealer Thea Speke with the inspiration for its calm, warm palette. Furnished with rustic pieces and vintage European furniture that she has sourced, it is now a welcoming home
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An 18th-century farmhouse brimming with colour and texture
Francesca Gentilli spends her working life sourcing the best fabrics and textiles from India, Turkey, Morocco, Uzbekistan and beyond, and her own house is the best showcase of her finds
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A charming Cotswold farmhouse that seamlessly blends old and new
When a client bought this beautifully situated Gloucestershire farmhouse, interior designer Lucy Cunningham applied a light decorating touch to make the most of its splendid 17th-century bones
American Houses
A perfect 18th-century farmhouse in Connecticut
Designer James Huniford has breathed new life into this 18th-century farmstead in rural Connecticut, sensitively rearranging and restoring its period interiors to create a restful retreat for a Manhattan-based family
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Inside a 17th-century farmhouse inhabited by the seventh great-grandson of the man who built it
Leaving his lovingly restored Georgian house in Whitechapel behind, Tim Whittaker has turned his hand to a 17th-century farmhouse originally built by his ancestors, filling the beautifully preserved interiors with a remarkable collection of antiques
Country
A neglected Cotswold farmhouse becomes a spacious, light-filled family house
Having seen the potential of a rundown Cotswold farmhouse with outbuildings, Catherine Chichester has devoted years to their restoration, drawing inspiration from their original features and introducing elements from her Belgian heritage
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Behind the scenes with the owners of an extraordinary farm, pub and collective in rural Devon
Geetie and Guy Singh-Watson place sustainability and ethics at the heart of everything they do, from the carefully sourced food served at their pub in Totnes to the collective of independent businesses run from their Devon farm
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A farmhouse turned family home in the countryside south of Paris
In an extract from Coming Home to Nature: The French Art of Countryfication, meet a couple who upped sticks and moved to the French countryside
Designers' houses
A cowshed in rural France transformed in to a stylish home by the owners of Pinch
Since he was a child, Russell Pinch’s family has been restoring a sleepy hamlet in western France. Now he and his wife Oona Bannon have transformed the last building, an old cowshed, into a holiday house filled with their elegant furniture
Italian Houses
A captivating farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside
It took the owners years to find this stone farmhouse in Tuscany and even longer to get permission for the renovation that they had in mind – but it was certainly worth the wait
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A farmhouse in the Windrush Valley with elegant modern country interiors
Photographer Joanna Vestey and her family's farm in Oxfordshire now reflects their passions for environmental issues, entertaining and travel.
Modern Country
At home with the Pawsons: the architect and his family's Cotswold farm
As the pandemic hit the architect John Pawson and his wife Catherine moved to their newly converted farm in the Cotswolds with their sons. Fifteen months later they are all still there, and a new book 'Home Farm Cooking' documents their first year in rural England