Traditional City

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.

The interiors of this south London house utterly belie its recent construction, thanks to the detailed approach of both architect Craig Hamilton and interior designer Guy Goodfellow, who have made the 10-year-old newbuild feel grand and imposing - as though it has stood for centuries.

When a client asked Scarlett Jones of Sims Hilditch to refresh the house in which she was born while keeping a sense of continuity, the designer turned to vivacious colour and print to get the job done

Formerly owned by Howard Hodgkin, who had his studio in the attic, this Victorian house in west London has a bohemian history, which the current artist owner has carefully maintained, while introducing the comforts of a family home

The publisher and collector Melissa Ulfane's extraordinary collection of Old Master paintings, antique furniture and contemporary art is about to come up for sale at Dreweatts on March 4. We revisit our 2012 feature on the hotel particulier in one of Paris' grandest squares, decorated with the assistance of Hugh Henry, where much of the collection was housed

Interior designer Hugh Leslie gradually transformed this west London terrace house into a smart family home with light-filled interiors

In search of a New York pied-à-terre, Ceara Donnelley came across an apartment in Manhattan with a courtyard garden that felt like a piece of Provence in the city. Layering textiles and antique finds to enhance its plaster walls, exposed beams and terracotta floor, the interior designer has created an inviting haven

Decorative details have been cleverly combined with practical elements by interior designer Lucy Hammond Giles, of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to transform a classic Victorian house in west London into a pleasingly distinctive but eminently comfortable family home

In an extract from Elizabeth Metcalfe's book ‘New English Interiors', we visit Holly Howe's Victorian house in north London, where a carefully considered colour palette showcases one-off finds, some of which have inspired new pieces for the family business Howe London

By reinstating missing period features and introducing a fresh spirit in his choice of materials, colour palette and furniture, the interior designer Brandon Schubert has given this north London villa a new look with just the right mix of classic and contemporary

A lesson in stepping into your style from a top garden designer, whose irreverent house suits a woman and her dog just as well as a house full of guests

The food writer and tableware designer usually spends Christmas in her apartment in a 17th-century palazzo in Venice, where we visited her for a special festive edition of Design Notes

Richard E Grant's house in Richmond is filled with an abundance of treasures that the actor acquired with his late wife Joan - antiques, artefacts, paintings, books, dolls and the odd souvenir from his film career. And, at Christmas, the colourful interiors are given a maximalist boost with lavish decorations

Taking inspiration from the Victorian period of the house, designer Charlotte Boundy has created a beautiful interior filled with sophisticated colours and Arts & Crafts patterns

During lockdown Monica Grose Hodge's tranquil flat in an 1830s house in Hackney, rapidly became a workshop for her Rag pictures, using a 19th century technique to make patterns based on 16^th century Crewel Work.

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

Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern

In an extract from a new book charting the world of Atelier Vime's founders, we take a tour through their idiosyncratic Paris flat in one of the city's most covetable neighbourhoods

Tasked with creating an interior that walked the line between traditional and modern for a young client, Field Day Studio have created a series of sophisticated spaces with a distinctly youthful feel

Briefed to bring colour and functionality to this compact mansion flat off the Kings Road, decorator Daniel Slowik has carried out a clever reconfiguration of the space and filled it with