Georgian Houses

Working with a client who shares his love of design history, Daniel Slowik has created a smart and comfortable holiday house refreshingly free of coastal idioms

Faced with a roof-less shell, interior designer Henry Prideaux gave this Georgian house in London back its identity, reintroducing period details and adding contemporary pieces to reflect the owners’ interests

The work of a 20th-century Italian artist was the inspiration for the rich palette used by interior designer Tom Morris to bring warmth and character to this late-Georgian house in north London and to showcase distinctively patterned textiles

When a client moved back from Singapore to central England, Elizabeth Hay was on hand to design a Georgian house that would sit easily with their Chinese and Indian art and furniture

Nick and Pamela Cox, working with their children Tom and Kate, have created the perfect blend of classic and modern interiors in this expansive country house with views down to the estuary

By digging out an ultra-smart new basement in this London house, Golden were able to take a small London house and double its footprint to something befitting family life

Jennifer Pelzig, the interior designer behind Parsnip Design, has made clever use of space as she transformed her compact 18th-century house in the country into a beautiful and practical backdrop for family life

A collaboration between studios Steph Hill Designs and Devereux Designs has resulted in a charming family house

Richard E Grant's house in Richmond is filled with an abundance of treasures that the actor acquired with his late wife Joan - antiques, artefacts, paintings, books, dolls and the odd souvenir from his film career. And, at Christmas, the colourful interiors are given a maximalist boost with lavish decorations

As House & Garden’s editor Hatta Byng explains, the process of restoring the house her husband inherited in North Yorkshire was a collaborative endeavour. Working closely with a team of specialists, they have created inviting rooms that work as well for daily life as they do for joyful celebrations

During lockdown Monica Grose Hodge's tranquil flat in an 1830s house in Hackney, rapidly became a workshop for her Rag pictures, using a 19th century technique to make patterns based on 16^th century Crewel Work.

Briefed by his clients to add some oomph to the main rooms in the house, Carlos Garcia has infused the interiors with colour while maintaining a sense of restfulness and calm

Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern

Drawn to this Georgian home in Berkshire by its tranquil waterside location, the owners tasked Turner Pocock’s designers with creating interiors that would reflect the surrounding natural beauty and provide a welcoming space for visiting family and friends

The Kent home of artist Robert Montgomery and poet and actress Greta Bellamacina is a jewel box of candy colours, distinctive antiques and original artworks. The effect is irreverent and original, and provides the perfect setting for their family life and work

Aiming for something ‘romantic and camp, without going too Liberace’ the artist Christabel MacGreevy has conjured up an old fashioned English scheme with contemporary bite for her friend the photographer Harry Carr

Interior designer Rachel Allen has put her stamp on one of Spitalfields' coveted Huguenot houses, lightening up dark spaces and adding soft colour through paint and textiles

Designer Rachael Gowdridge discusses her holistic approach to design, and taking a house from introverted to extroverted with the help of artisan makers

Having bought the house next door to her west London townhouse, the owner called in interior designer Kate Guinness to gently layer styles and eras, filling the space with colour and pattern