For the love of colour

This month, celebrate the change in season with countryside-inspired homeware designs, learn the art of still-life oil painting and decorate with classic stripes

When colour consultant Fiona de Lys first viewed this cottage, her now bedroom was crowded with tendrils of wisteria, which had found their way in during the seven years that the stucco-fronted, timbe

Lee Miller threw herself into life, dancing at Surrealist balls, taking fashion to Blitz-torn streets and dreaming up blue-spaghetti recipes, all the time intoxicating men and fighting inner demons, as Mary Miers reveals

The creative vision of this home’s architect, Bruno Giacometti, was upheld during a recent and equally innovative renovation

With its eclectic mix of fabrics and artworks from around the world, set against a vibrant palette, this relaxed Edwardian home has a curated air of individuality

With an instinct for bright hues, vintage finds and fantastic art, Nina Marxen has transformed her childhood home in Denmark into a place of creativity and warmth