When the designer and illustrator is not busy running his Parisian shop, he retreats to this 19th-century house in Normandy, where every room is filled with colour, curiosities and the same old-world charm that characterises his work

While others ran a mile from this ‘patchwork’ house on the Surrey-Hampshire border, artist Rachel Bottomley saw it as an exciting creative challenge and has gradually revived its rooms with colour and character

Taking over the reigns of a project that was already underway, interior designer Lucy Cunningham collaborated closely with the owners to create a space that feels charming, comfortable and sympathetic to its cottagey proportions

For botanical artist and set designer Tattie Isles, a house should convey a sense of wonder. Together with her husband Fred, Tattie has transformed the once-bland cottage into a truly wondrous escape

Formerly part of a storied English estate, this old farmhouse and outbuildings have been cleverly transformed by the interior designer, who has married traditional touches with mod cons

As well as an idyllic retreat for her family, Henrietta Courtauld’s Cornish farmhouse has become a testing ground for her soil-health trials with her fellow Land Gardener Bridget Elworthy

For designer Harriet Anstruther, the renovation of this stone farmhouse in West Sussex and its neglected garden inspired some profound reflection on what brings her joy

Elizabeth Hay has deployed her signature flare when combining a classic English aesthetic with her client's existing collection of Chinese and Indian art and furniture

Once upon a time this house is said to have inspired the story of Alice in Wonderland. Now a new chapter is being written by the film director, producer and podcaster Chris Sweeney, who has turned it into a warm, welcoming and whimsical family home

Designer Róisín Lafferty has sensitively restored a cherished family home outside Dublin, balancing memory, materiality and modern comfort, while keeping its sense of history intact

Nearly twenty years after buying the 18th-century rectory, Cosmo Fry's careful restoration of its bones and magpie-like eye for collecting have resulted in layered and intriguing spaces.

Working with a team of specialists, the owners have made a series of clever interventions that have transformed the look and feel of the house without losing any sense of its history and character

For knitwear and interior designer Kathleen Holland, this consciously off-grid cottage – sensitively restored by her brother-in-law Johnny Holland – provided a chance to layer vintage textiles and antique finds alongside chalky, lime washed walls.

In an extract from Ros Byam Shaw's new book ‘Perfect English Small and Beautiful’, the author explores Libby Lord's charming cottage, a ‘decorative tasting menu of delights’ influenced by the quaint atmosphere of its Shropshire surroundings

This 18th-century farm building was transformed into a warm, comfortable home thanks to a medley of textiles and a treasured collection of found pieces

Henriette von Stockhausen of VSP Interiors has taken a less-is-more approach to this dairy on the Dorset coast, reflecting the owners' desire to live a simpler life

The Cotswold cottage of designer Emma Grant has provided her with the ideal opportunity to weave her extensive collection of antique textiles into the interiors of an atmospheric and characterful home

With a vision of a bohemian lifestyle in the Welsh hills, Julian Broad left London for this ancient longhouse, where he has stripped away modern additions to create more authentic interiors filled with eclectic objects and curios, many of which tell the story of his career as a portrait photographer

Returning to decorate a former client's guest cottage, Max Rollitt has filled this house with botanical references that draw on the house's history as a gardener's cottage