Traditional City

In a historic south-west London building Emma Burns of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler has conjured a layered, timeless flat

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

Interior designer Chester Jones’s philosophy of decoration is that a home should reflect the lives and personalities of its owners. This is demonstrated by his London flat, in which the treasures he and his wife Sandy have amassed over time are artfully arranged and regularly rearranged, to create interesting juxtapositions and tell the story of their shared history

Ten years after the late Robert Kime decorated Megan and Alastair Holberton's London house, the master of interior composition's scheme is ageing beautifully

When plans for a full renovation of his small Battersea flat were scuppered, interior designer Christian Bense instead had to work with what he had, creating a layered, full flat where every bit of space is used well

Eager to have more room for herself and her daughter, Rita Kong bought the flat above her London home and combined them to create one cohesive space that has all the trademarks of her design, including inventive details, bold use of pattern and a blending of the beautiful and the practical

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

From reinstating period features to selecting art at the Summer Exhibition, this house underwent a major makeover by joyful mother-daughter collaborators

It's rigorously designed, beautifully layered and completely comfortable: Veere Grenney shows why he's one of the greats

Trailblazer Cath Kidston's pretty florals and stripes were a design phenomenon that brought retro English styleto homes around the world. Now, her delicate way with colour and print is evident throughout her art-filled house in west London

In her Chelsea home the designer Nina Campbell has unleashed her full arsenal of decorative trickery to make every corner of the house sing

Interior and production designer, Anna Rhodes, has created a charming family house, which she shares with her partner, BAFTA award-winning documentary maker Fred Scott and their son.

This top floor apartment exudes comfortable luxury whilst being a masterclass in elegant, skilful layering

By designing the space to incorporate antique pieces and using a neutral, comforting palette throughout, Pandora Taylor ensured this south London home could shift with her clients' needs

After trading in Brooklyn's busy sidewalks for tree-lined pathways in suburban Philadelphia, a young family sought to put down roots in their ‘forever’ home during a difficult time – and called upon the interior designer Chauncey Boothby for an elegant, fast-paced refresh

Having moved back to London from Bahrain, stylist Annabel Bevan set about thoughtfully renovating a Victorian townhouse, filling it with characterful layers of colour while respecting the heritage of the house

Reflecting the combined vision of Jane Ormsby Gore and novelist Andrew O’Hagan, this former artist’s studio in Primrose Hill is much like a good piece of writing – a well-structured and carefully conceived space that continues to evolve as the author makes it his own

Decorative details have been cleverly combined with practical elements by interior designer Lucy Hammond Giles, of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to transform a classic Victorian house in west London into a pleasingly distinctive but eminently comfortable family home