Sunny yellows, sassy stripes, cloudscapes and even butterflies – this London home is designed to raise a smile

Ideas to suit all tastes and to create a space that is truly luxurious

Not many people move into a new home only to find enthusiastic strangers routinely turning up looking for a place to stay the night, but if the house in question was once a youth hostel sequestered in

When Stefanie Gayle was asked to restyle her clients’ new property, it was her expertise in chic family-friendly design they were most keen to harness. With three children under five, the clients wanted a practical sitting room with hints of a laid-back Mykonos summer.

When Sophie and Freddie Naylor-Leyland first spotted this Victorian townhouse online, they were dubious. The existing decor, often a difficult thing to look beyond, and the tricky layout nearly deterr

Guided by striking art, Studio Ashby infused this London home with colour, considered design and a relaxed sensibility