Quiet Interiors

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.

In her basement flat in west London, interior designer Thea Speke has created a masterclass in lightening and brightening a potentially gloomy space

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

A trend forecaster's flint-fronted cottage where she has installed quiet, contemporary interiors informed by her time designing accessories for Ralph Lauren

Swedish interior designers Studio Ramson helped a family and their extensive art collection find ‘home’ after ten years travelling abroad

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

Tasked with redecorating the East Hampton home of a well-known interior designer for its new owners, Augusta Hoffman gave it an intimate, pared-back look that admirably suits its new life

Jennifer Pelzig, the interior designer behind Parsnip Design, has made clever use of space as she transformed her compact 18th-century house in the country into a beautiful and practical backdrop for family life

Lamb's House in Leith has been lovingly restored by the conservation architects Kristin Hannesdottir and Nick Groves-Raines – and part of it is now available to rent on Airbnb.

Surrey meets Scandinavia in a Norwegian family’s light-filled Arts and Crafts villa, which country-house specialist Todhunter Earle Interiors has imbued with a touch of magic

Leaving London for the Sussex countryside, Anna Phillips and her husband Jeff Kightly transformed this unremarkable Victorian cottage into a characterful family home, painting it in organic, earthy colours and adding texture with salvaged pieces

The London flat of interior designer and dealer Georgie Stogdon illustrates her pared-back aesthetic and balanced approach to budgeting, which meant she was able to splash out on a few key areas, including a spectacular new staircase

Dorian Bowen’s sensitive restoration of a dilapidated 18^th-century hand-built rural farmstead acts as a living testimony to age-old Welsh architecture and simpler times

Marie-Louise Sjögren’s historic house on the Stockholm archipelago was built as a summer retreat, but her family now enjoy the tranquil location in comfort all year round–especially at Christmas

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

Working with the owner of this Edwardian house in London, interior designer Alex Dauley has created just the right balance of old with new, minimalism with warmth, and elegance with practicality to achieve her client's vision.

In an extract from his book ‘HOME: Residential Architecture of D. Stanley Dixon’, the American architect talks us through his design for a newbuild Atlanta house, inspired by historic European farm buildings, and with beautifully understated interiors by Carolyn Malone

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

When plans for a full renovation of his small Battersea flat were scuppered, interior designer Christian Bense instead had to work with what he had, creating a layered, full flat where every bit of space is used well

Though relatively new to interior design, John Tanner has long had an eye for the beautiful and eye-catching. In this Provençal house, he has mixed carefully chosen vernacular antiques with a neutral colour palette and natural materials for a quiet, considered look