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25 Beautiful Homes
EDITORIAL Content Director Laura CrombieEditor Fiona MaceGroup Chief Sub-Editor/Production Editor Jennifer SpaethGroup Art Director Alison WalterArt Editor Mel AlgarDesigner Cadi JonesGroup Production Editor Maxine ClarkeChief Sub-Editor Carly Rigley
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Welcome
Whatever the style or age of your house, the one thing that everyone wants is a home with personality. For Bryony Richardson, the surrounding nature of her new home in Jersey was the inspiration when she took on the huge task of restoring her Georgia
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Sea CHANGE
THE PROPERTY 1840s townhouse ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen, study, four bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION Jersey Leaving Brixton and upping sticks to Jersey wasn’t something interior designer Bryony Richardson and her husband Laurence had
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Family VALUES
THE PROPERTY Edwardian semi-detached house ROOMS Sitting room, reading room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, WC, four bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Warwickshire WHAT WAS THE PROPERTY LIKE BEFORE? The Edwardian house had space, beautiful propor
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Raising The Roof
THE PROPERTY A former barn that’s been converted ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen, dining room, playroom, cloakroom, utility room, boot room, cinema, five bedrooms, five bathrooms, guest room and leisure facilities LOCATION Sussex In the middle of a miser
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In Harmony
THE PROPERTY Victorian terrace built in 1870 ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen, utility room, study, cloakroom, four bedrooms (one used as an office), two bathrooms LOCATION Southwest London Buying their Victorian terrace in southwest London a
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FULL OF character
THE PROPERTY A Grade II-listed, late Victorian townhouse ROOMS Living room, kitchen, dining room, six bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION Northumberland Originally from County Monaghan, Alison Elliott, an architect, met her husband, James Sampson, a d
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Restful Retreat
DESIGNER Kate Kengelbach (katekengelbachinteriors.com) PROPERTY Top floor flat in a Victorian mansion block WORK Sitting room renovation and decoration, as part of a larger, whole flat renovation LOCATION Central London Interior designer Kate Kengelb
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Creative Approach
THE PROPERTY Semi-detached house, built in 1910 ROOMS Kitchen/dining area/snug, sitting room, cloakroom, five bedrooms (two used as home offices), two bathrooms, one dressing room LOCATION West London WHAT LED YOU TO BUY THE HOUSE, AND WHAT WAS THE O
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Blaze of COLOUR
THE PROPERTY Period cottage dating back to the 18th century with a 1970s extension ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-dining room, scullery/boot room, office, four bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Dorset During her years as an army wife, Nadine Judd could h
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Hit Refresh
THE PROPERTY Early Victorian double-fronted stucco villa ROOMS Kitchen and family space, dining room, sitting room, study, TV room, two cloakrooms, gym with shower room, six bedrooms, six bathrooms LOCATION West London HOW DID YOU GET INVOLVED IN THI
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Island Life
THE PROPERTY 1760s townhouse ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen, three bedrooms, two bathrooms LOCATION Isle of Wight Imagine opening an old-fashioned doll’s house, one room deep, to reveal a central staircase rising three floors, with a room o
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Shaker Simplicity
DESIGNER Rebecca Nokes, design director, John Lewis of Hungerford (john-lewis.co.uk) PROPERTY Victorian house WORK Redesigning an existing kitchen into a stylish, functional, family-friendly space LOCATION South London The owners of this Victorian ho
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Divide & CONQUER
THE PROPERTY Semi-detached Victorian house ROOMS Kitchen-diner, snug, powder room and cloakroom, utility room, drawing room, family room, five bedrooms, three bathrooms LOCATION Southwest London many modern-day homeowners have faced the conundrum of
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Blank Canvas
THE PROPERTY A detached house built in the 1930s ROOMS Open-plan sitting room, kitchen and dining area, second smaller sitting room, WC, laundry room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms, dressing room LOCATION North London Maya Salfati was a latecomer to
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Let In The Light
OWNERS Sophie and Chris Gill live here with their two daughters PROPERTY Victorian house WORK Knocking down a wall, adding an orangery and reworking the kitchen layout, including the addition of an island LOCATION Bristol Sophie and Chris Gill had be
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Restoration STORY
THE PROPERTY English Revival home ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen, laundry room, playroom, study, cloakroom, five bedrooms, four bathrooms LOCATION Los Angeles When designer Mollie Ranize of Dmar Interiors was asked to renovate this family home, one of t
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The Little House Of CALM
THE PROPERTY Detached, weatherboarded cottage ROOMS Kitchen-diner/living area, bedroom, bathroom LOCATION On the border between the New Forest and Cranborne Chase AONB It is surely impossible to travel through the New Forest and not be seduced by thi
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Relaxing RUSTIC
THE PROPERTY A Tudor-style detached house built in 2006 ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen with breakfast nook, media/games room, five bedrooms, six bathrooms LOCATION Buckinghamshire WHY DID YOUR CLIENTS BUY THIS HOUSE? As soon as they entered
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Sheer Glamour
OWNER Eleanor Bowmer PROPERTY Detached house WORK Creation of an en suite as part of a full renovation LOCATION Greater Manchester Having completely gutted the entire house, textile designer and illustrator Eleanor Bowmer and husband Ollie had the ra
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A Return To Grandeur
THE PROPERTY A 1990s detached house ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, living room, family room, kitchen-breakfast area, two offices, cloakroom games/TV room, laundry room, five bedrooms, five bathrooms LOCATION California WHY DID YOUR CLIENTS BUY THIS
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European VIBES
THE PROPERTY 19th-century apartment ROOMS Sitting room, kitchen-dining area, media room, four bedrooms, four bathrooms LOCATION Stockholm This apartment may lie in the heart of Stockholm but there is very little about its interiors that gives away it
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Lofty Ambition
DESIGNER Sean Symington (seansymington.com) PROPERTY Victorian terraced house with three bedrooms PROJECT Converting the attic space into a guest bedroom LOCATION Bath The project was part of the whole house renovation of Sean’s own Victorian home. ‘
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Modern CLASSIC
THE PROPERTY Detached new build, chateau-inspired house ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen, pantry, cloakroom, four bedrooms, dressing room, five bathrooms LOCATION Washington, US HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? We were referre
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Southern Belle
THE PROPERTY A detached traditional-style home ROOMS Family room, kitchen, breakfast area, dining room, library, office, media room, cloakroom, five bedrooms, five bathrooms LOCATION South Carolina HOW DID YOU COME TO BE INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT? The
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Special Blend
THE PROPERTY A Georgian-style new build ROOMS Sitting room, dining room, kitchen, snug, study, utility room, cloakroom, plant room, five bedrooms, seven bathrooms LOCATION London Buying a home and then knocking it down to start again is an emotional
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NATURE’S Colour Scheme
THE PROPERTY Grade II-listed Queen Anne era house, with early Stuart origins dating back to 1610 ROOMS Two sitting rooms, TV room/snug, home office, kitchen, utility room, cloakroom, orangery, six bedrooms, four bathrooms, dressing room, garden studi

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