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Arabella Youens spoke to designers who've made it their mission to bring charm and comfort to the most-used room in the house.
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Our definitive annual look at the best interior designers in the country.
Open fires v wood-burning stoves: The grate debate
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Open plan or keep things separate? There is another way
Opening up space either side of a chimney breast transformed this kitchen and dining room, designed by Susie Atkinson.
A country house kitchen which shows how adding new walls can transform your space
When the new owners moved to this Georgian manor house, they decided work was required to bring the interiors back to a design that was more sympathetic to its architecture.
Revolution or evolution? The reinvention of cottage interiors
The renewed popularity of cottages is spawning dramatically different approaches to their interiors, as Giles Kime explained.
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Best country houses for sale this week
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The art of glass: Is this the ultimate greenhouse for family entertaining?This versatile greenhouse, designed for a family in Kent, and our round-up of the best orangeries, garden rooms and glasshouses is the only indoor-outdoor space inspiration you need.
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Two halves make a sublime four-bedroom home in Kent's North DownsA contemporary extension to a traditional clapboard house brings light and life to Lavington House.
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The art of glass: Is this the ultimate greenhouse for family entertaining?
This versatile greenhouse, designed for a family in Kent, and our round-up of the best orangeries, garden rooms and glasshouses is the only indoor-outdoor space inspiration you need.
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The Country Life Top 100 architects, interior designers, craftsmen, builders and garden designers in BritainIt's now six years since the original Country Life Top 100 was published, but the aim hasn't changed: we name the very best architects, interior designers, craftsmen, builders and garden designers in Britain.
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A fireplace, a painting and a free-standing showerThe restoration of a bathroom at Ven House in Somerset is sympathetic to its historic roots
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Country Life's top 10 interiors stories of 2022Magnificent kitchens, effortlessly charming living spaces, clever ideas and warnings from those who've been through it all make our list.
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10 things I wish I'd known about doing up old houses before I started, by Country Life's interiors guru Giles KimeCountry Life’s executive editor and resident interiors expert Giles Kime shares the lessons he’s learnt from the experience of dragging a succession of houses into the 21st-century.
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Country Life's 10 best interiors stories of 2021From quirky kitchen cupboards to foolproof shades of paint, here are our best interiors stories of 2021.
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Best joiners, plasterers, kitchen designers and craftspeople in Britain, in the Country Life Bespoke BibleCountry Life names Britain's top bespoke craftspeople, extraordinary practitioners from joiners and stonemasons to furniture-makers and metalworkers.
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Country Life's 10 best interiors articles of 2020, from baths in bedrooms to colour schemes for Georgian country housesEnjoy our list of the most-viewed interior design and decoration articles from Country Life in the last 12 months.
