Contemporary City

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

For an American couple's townhouse in Notting Hill design studio Barlow & Barlow have created a comfortable, playful interior.

When artist Rana Begum stumbled on her now house, it was a wreck in need of demolishing. Now, a striking, light-filled house stands in its place

The creation of a smart yet characterful setting for a collection of distinctive contemporary pieces in this London townhouse is especially impressive as it was achieved during lockdown by a Spanish design studio

On the 21st floor of a Barbican tower block, the flat of Royal Academician Michael Craig-Martin mirrors his artistic aesthetic, with clean lines, blocks of colour and careful placement of artworks and the design classics that feature in his work

It is no surprise that art dominates the west London house of photographer and curator Steve Lazarides. But this is no austere, gallery like space: it is a characterful, comfortable family home thanks to Maria Speake of Retrouvius and her skilful use of bold colours and salvaged materials

Working with the owner of this Edwardian house in London, interior designer Alex Dauley has created just the right balance of old with new, minimalism with warmth, and elegance with practicality to achieve her client's vision.

Known for her ability to make every room sing, Beata Heuman was the ideal choice to decorate a musician's family home. By introducing texture, colour and ingenious design details, the interior designer has softened the contemporary lines of this London house and brought the spaces to life

It has been 15 years since House & Garden last featured the king of French decorating, Jacques Grange's Paris apartment. With new photographs from renowned interiors photographer Ricardo Lebougle's new book ‘Inside Paris’, the recently renovated space and his vast and eclectic collection gets better and better

As co-founder and creative director of sought-after clothing brand Rixo, Orlagh McCloskey is used to designing under pressure. Even so, buying and decorating a new house and a flagship store simultaneously is quite a feat.

This light-filled house in Bruges is a rare example of 1930s Dutch architecture and its artist owners have made it the perfect canvas for their creative pursuits

Well known for their elegant hotel projects, designers Martin Hulbert and Jay Grierson have transformed the dark and dated interiors of this townhouse using warm colours, mirrored surfaces and eye-catching lighting to open up the space

With her innate sense of proportion and symmetry, interior designer Pallas Kalamotusis has capitalised on the lofty dimensions of a hotchpotch mansion flat in west London to create a harmonious home

Taking on the decoration of a nine-storey townhouse for clients based in America would faze some, but Bryan O'Sullivan and his studio saw it as a place to experiment with colour and work with a host of artisan makers to create something unique and full of character

Entrusted with the mission of bringing light to a gloomy ground floor flat, Studio Peake leant on her client's love on textiles and art to bring warmth to their London bolthole

A modernist house in south London offered the perfect blank canvas for interior designer Sophie Ashby, who has showcased eye-catching contemporary artworks against a subtle mix of natural materials and inviting textures to transform it into a distinctive family home

With lacquered surfaces, large-scale mirrors and enticing hints of gold and silver, this Toronto house has been given a dramatic look by Colette van den Thillart that is both glamorous and easy to live with. 

Interior designer Laura Logan has carved a calm family home out of a jumbled Victorian terrace in Leytonstone, working with EJ Studio to create spaces filled with light

Interior designers Nicholas Spencer and Sophie von Wedekind have created a stylish family home for themselves and their children by joining two houses in west London

Taking on a listed Victorian house, with Nineties decoration and owners who love hotel chic, is not an easy commission. But Sigmar’s Ebba Thott relished the challenge to create refined modern interiors to suit the family’s lifestyle in their south London home