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Using a pale colour scheme and antique fair finds, Clare Teed has turned a 19th-century Cornish farmhouse into a peaceful retreat that, at Christmas, has added sparkle. Feature Katherine Sorrell/Narratives. Photographs Polly Eltes/Narratives

Using neutral shades, pretty pastels and Regency and Queen Anne furniture, Alison Westlake has created a home that effortlessly blends old and new. Feature Geraldine Nesbitt/ Features & More. Photographs Krista Keltanen/ Features & More

Alistair and Deborah Burnside have set up shop selling rescued, renovated and revamped industrial and vintage pieces – so it seems only appropriate that their home should serve as a suitable backdrop for their most treasured pieces. Feature Sara Emslie. Photographs Rachel Whiting

Naomi Heaton and Jonathan Waxman are bold decorators, suffusing their John Nash-designed home with colour and collections, from Victorian vernacular to Japanese contemporary sculpture. Feature Peter York. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel

From Renaissance Old Masters to the largest collection of Thomas Chippendale furniture in the world, riches abound at Harewood House in Yorkshire’s West Riding. Feature Celia Lyttelton. Photographs Christopher Drake

Joel Bernstein’s South African roots and his love of antiques have strongly influenced how he’s decorated his charming Victorian cottage in London. Feature Kerryn Fischer. Photographs Elsa Young / Frank Features

Stained glass artist Flora Jamieson has painted her home white to provide a simple backdrop for her thoughtful collections and colourful textiles. Feature Naomi Jones. Photographs Alun Callender / Narratives

Patrick Overwijk has bravely juxtaposed the period features of his 18th-century home with bold mid-century design. Feature Sara Dal Zotto. Photographs James Stokes / Living Inside

Emily Pinsent’s love of travel and antiques has brought a colourful – and unexpected – twist to her Wiltshire home. Feature Alex Lewis. Photographs Penny Wincer

Beyond the classic 18th and 19th-century continental furniture in Inge Bemelmans’ home is a surprisingly eclectic mix of curios from across the world – from an Italian Santos doll to a Turkish crib. Feature Mieke Vendel. Photographs Renee Frinking/Features & More

Lizzie Gordon’s home may be located in a picturesque Cotswolds village, yet its interior is anything but rural. Instead, she’s taken inspiration from 1930s Hollywood regency and imbued it with a sense of grown-up glamour. Feature Ali Heath. Photographs Brent Darby

Kelly and Phil James have given their near-derelict bungalow a new lease of life with West Coast decor and carefully curated vintage furniture and accessories. Feature and styling Clair Wayman. Photographs Jo Henderson

In her Victorian terraced home, looking down on the ancient city of Norwich, Tamsyn Morgans celebrates objects with history and appreciates their faded colours and time-worn style. Feature Naomi Jones. Photographs Robert Sanderson

Antiques dealers Marly and Wiel use their painstakingly renovated home as a showroom for their business, where price tags are the only constant in the ever-changing decor. Feature Mieke Vendel. Photographs Ivar Janssen. Styling Wilma Custers

Rachel Leedham’s snowy hued apartment serves as a simple foil to a mix of mid-century finds and French antiques. Feature Ruby Henderson. Photographs Rachael Smith

Once the summer residence of a Danish shipping magnate, an abandoned villa overlooking the North Sea has been given a new lease of life as an elegant family home. Feature Lise Septimius Krogh. Photographs Kristian Septimius Krogh

Interior designer Louisa Greville Williams, one half of Vanrenen GW Designs, combines a love of art with an eye for fabric and furniture to create an elegantly eclectic home. Feature Sara Bird. Photographs Dan Duchars / The Contented Nest

Antiques dealers Cathy and Peter Bullen saved their 17th-century Suffolk home from neglect, filling it with bright colours and an eclectic collection of art and fine furniture. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel

Rich colours and bold patterns enhance the original interiors of this one-off 1970s house, which Gillian and Richard Milner found just too unusual to resist. Feature Jane Crittenden. Photographs James French. Styling Marisha Taylor