The making of a bedroom that's pared back, understated and yet warm and comfortable
This week's Designer's Room piece takes a look at a calming space in the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest.
This week's Designer's Room piece takes a look at a calming space in the Lime Wood Hotel in the New Forest.
When planning a new house or transforming an existing one, local architectural styles offer a rich seam of inspiration that will ensure it blends beautifully with its surroundings. Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone shares the secret of getting it right with Country Life’s Executive Editor, Giles Kime.
Architects and interior designers with plenty of experience in creating, refurbishing and restoring houses understand that success relies on a huge number of factors, not least the way that it relates to its surroundings. Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone tells Giles Kime how, as a multidisciplinary practice, their company can bring together the skills sets that create a balance between inside and out.
Moulding of traditional builders R. Moulding & Co explains the relationship between good-quality, well-chosen materials and beautiful buildings.
Blissful beds for the perfect sleep, selected by Amelia Thorpe.
There’s an alchemy to creating houses that don’t only function perfectly but look beautiful, too. Janine Stone's Jeremy Spencer explains more.
With origins in 17th-century Huguenot silk weaving and a rich past in which it provided fabrics for successive coronations and commissions for The White House, the Vanderbilts and Astors, Warner House combines age-old tradition with a contemporary edge.
Some people swear by a hardwood frame, others prefer aluminium. Whether you use yours for potting on or plating up, there’s a greenhouse for every gardener. Non Morris talks to garden luminaries about their preferences. Photographs by Andrew Sydenham for Country Life.
You only need to explore Britain’s historic houses to appreciate the benefits of a beautiful setting. Jeremy Spencer of Janine Stone shares the secret to making the most of an often overlooked asset with Country Life’s Executive Editor, Giles Kime.
The kitchen of this country house has been brought to life with a reconfigured layout, white paintwork and veined marble. Arabella Youens takes a look.
The founder of CENA Outdoor, Jacques Shelton, left a career in hospitality to launch an innovative garden furniture business and then decided to combine his passions for cooking, design and spending time with family and friends to reinvent the outdoor kitchen. He shared his views on why the time for the outdoor kitchen has come.
Best outdoor furniture, decorations and more, as selected by Amelia Thorpe.
Elegant sundials that chart the movement of the sun as it crosses the sky, selected by Amelia Thorpe.
Giles Kime reports from the WOW!house, currently on show at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour.
John Sims-Hilditch, designer and co-founder of Neptune, on beauty and longevity.
Alfred Newall, a furniture designer and maker based in Sussex, on the future of furniture.
Emily Todhunter has created a seamless blend of old and new in this extension to a Jersey farmhouse. Arabella Youens takes a look.
Before choosing outdoor furniture, it’s important to plan an outdoor space, says garden designer Jo Thompson.