Return to splendour

Taking on a Victorian home not touched in nearly four decades was a challenge one family relished – and the end result is a thoroughly charming mix of old and new

Matt Peover and Naomi Sheldon’s restored 1930s semi is the perfect home for their new family and their collection of vintage furniture

With its striking palette and elegant furniture, this Chelsea home, designed by Studio Duggan, represents something of a coming of age

Thoughtful historical references helped to transform a 1950s infill house into a home that would serve as an artistic salon fit for modern family life

This Californian home built in the 1990s and reimagined by designer Sabah Mansoor aces the open and airy interiors that the state is celebrated for

First-time renovator James Barnes looked to the artisanal approach of the arts and crafts movement to perfectly blend form and function in his 1930s home