25 Beautiful Homes Jun-2018

I often talk about how houses can be reconfigured to create more space or how colour can be used to make an impact, but the pieces you choose to furnish your home with are just as important, from the sofa you relax on to the bed you sleep in. Deciding on the type of furniture you need before researching what’s available is crucial to making a scheme work so, in this month’s issue, we have plenty to inspire. Whether you’re after statement living room seating or a stylish bath in which to enjoy a soothing soak, our 25 homes offer a wealth of ideas. In my experience, storage is also high on many people’s wish lists, including my own, so when I recently had my kitchen redesigned I included open shelving…

I often talk about how houses can be reconfigured to create more space or how colour can be used to make an impact, but the pieces you choose to furnish your home with are just as important, from the sofa you relax on to the bed you sleep in. Deciding on the type of furniture you need before researching what’s available is crucial to making a scheme work so, in this month’s issue, we have plenty to inspire. Whether you’re after statement living room seating or a stylish bath in which to enjoy a soothing soak, our 25 homes offer a wealth of ideas. In my experience, storage is also high on many people’s wish lists, including my own, so when I recently had my kitchen redesigned I included open…

1 FRINGE BENEFITS Brass wall light with fringing, £172, Audenza 2 TAKE NOTE Semicircle pin board, £35, Oliver Bonas 3 MIDAS TOUCH Divide wall mirror, £135, Sweetpea & Willow 4 CLASSIC ELEGANCE Crystal round vase, £95, Dartington Crystal 5 HIDDEN LAYERS Bronx round coffee nest, £199, Next 6 SEE THE LIGHT Stockholm 2017 lamp, £39, Ikea 7 URBAN INFLUENCE Hairpin stool, £65, Cult Furniture 8 NATURAL TOUCH Umbra Nesta table/hanging planter with ceramic pot, £45, Black By Design 9 RETRO RECLINER Gold petal chair, £975, The Farthing…

1 JUNGLE FEVER Finbar chair, £395, Andrew Martin 2 SEEK ADVENTURE Brass globe, £170, Joanna Wood 3 PILE ON THE STYLE Fenella Smith zebra and palm print cushion, £45, John Lewis 4 TIGGY BANK Handmade ceramic money box, £33, Hannah Turner Ceramics 5 GO WILD Patch NYC wildlife placemat in giraffe print, £14, Avenida Home at Amara 6 NATURAL BEAUTY Olive wood oval bowl, £85, The White Company 7 TALL STORY Elements giraffe lamp, £55, Dunelm 8 MAKE SCENTS Malana fragrance diffuser, £115, part of the Trano range, Baobab Collection 9 CAREFULLY CRAFTED Hathi hall stand in Sheesham wood, £249, Myakka 10 CURL UP Kerala chair, £225, Next…

Sarah Reed’s signature style is to create a house full of personality and character. Many of the pieces she owns have been with her for years and the home that she shares with her two daughters, Araminta, 17, and Tatiana, 15, is full of items with a story to tell. Situated on the outskirts of the vast Goodwood estate, the property comprises two cottages that were knocked into one in the Seventies. ‘I had previously renovated three large country homes,’ says Sarah, ‘but when I got divorced in 2011, I rented for a while and took my time to find a new home. This was the only house I loved – run down, but with beautiful period architecture and potential to develop.’ The cottages, surrounded by a walled garden, were built in…

Fiona and Will Marsh wanted a larger home for their young family in the corner of southwest London they had come to love. So when they spotted a four-bedroom house for sale less than a mile away from their home, they moved quickly and snapped it up. ‘Despite the fact that the house was dark and awkwardly arranged, and the garden overgrown, we could see it had potential to become a spacious family home,’ recalls Fiona. But before they started refurbishing work, Fiona, a solicitor, and Will, a commercial property developer, agreed they would spend a few years living in the house to develop their ideas. ‘We wanted to take our time to work out how we would use the space and understand the problems with the layout before making any…