A painted life

Taking on and reviving a special Victorian home she had long admired gave Jess Shah space to honour the antique and vintage pieces passed down through her family

The best of English and French style has been brought to this house near Paris, creating a home full of joyful colour and pattern

Using her artistic talents, Karen Willis turned a jaded former rental property into a stunning first home for her and her husband

On the fringes of Ilkley Moor, Joanna Thompson has furnished her Georgian farmhouse in a rich patchwork of textures and patterns to offset the wildness of the surrounding landscape

Amid the historical details of this eclectic New Jersey mansion, there’s fun to be found in playful patterns and bright hues

Every room in this mock-Tudor-style home in Singapore is a riot of pattern and colour, thanks to the expertise of designer Elizabeth Hay