This week: properties with beautiful kitchens – from a modernist house moments from the river thames in chiswick mall, london, to a 19th-century italian house in barberino tavarnelle, florence

Glenhill Cottage, Walmer, Deal, Kent. An extended 1850s house with a garden backing onto the grounds of Walmer Castle. It has an external verandah, wood floors, period fireplaces with wood-burning sto

Anwnn, Brockloch Forest, Carsphairn, Castle Douglas, Scotland. A timber-framed cottage in open countryside near a village. It was built around ten years ago and has a staircase made from former church

Charles Hill Court, Tilford, Farnham, Surrey. A country house with French, Dutch and British influences built in 1908. It has a formal drawing room with four sets of French windows and a circular libr

Paula Costa and David Rushford put their own stamp on this historic former post office with a considered blend of old and new, and a calm, neutral palette

Leaving London behind, Sophie and Richard Vermont transformed an 18th-century stable block on their farmstead into an idyllic rural retreat

An imposing inglenook fireplace can be the natural heart of a home–and a characterful draw for buyers–as it radiates warmth and coaxes company towards that comforting glow