Homes

The east London home of Kentaro Poteliakhoff

Play house: inside Kentaro Poteliakhoff’s joyful Victorian home

The sitting room features an overmantel mirror that the couple bought at an auction in Plymouth. The inherited club chair has a throw from the Biggest Blanket Company. An Edwardian brass coal box and fender complements the unusual Regency fire guard

A perfect find: antiques dealers Jo and Michael Saffell’s Bath home

Green accents pop against the neutral palette of the recently renovated living room. The candle tree, bought from a local antiques centre, sits on an antique Indian trunk right In the hallway hangs a vintage clock.’We love the real rust and ware the clock’s gathered over its lifetime,’ says Sam

Christmas in the countryside with Sam Wilson

Janice has hidden her TV inside a cupboard made from reclaimed floorboards

A collectors Christmas: Janice Issitt’s 1980s home

Timely design: Jim and Chloe Read's playful festive home

Timely design: Jim and Chloe Read’s playful festive home

One wall of the library is papered in Bohème by Bien Fait, adding impact alongside shelving.

Creating cohesion: Camille Hermand’s characterful Parisian home

Drawing on her theatrical background, designer Maria Fernanda Guirao mixes colour and pattern with unusual antiques to bring a sense of surprise to her Victorian terraced house

Setting the scene: inside Maria Fernanda Guirao’s colourful Victorian terrace

The Priest House North Lane, West Hoathly, West Sussex

Meet the custodians: the guardians of Britain’s stately homes

Susi’s living room is painted in a similar shade to Dark Aubergine by Dulux. The sofas are from Laura Ashley. CREDIT James Balston

Designer Susi Bellamy’s home is an Italian palazzo in the heart of Northumberland

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Helen Ward's deep blue living room featuring a wood burner, pops of neon and a reupholstered Egg chair

Discover a playful Edwardian home that mixes dark colours with vintage accessories

The living room's french windows open out to the patio

An elegant and understated home filled with renovated antiques

Navy blue front door on a Victorian house

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