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Designer Living

Rating: 3

March 13th 2008

Award-winning architecture helped to persuade Helen and Andy West to move from a period property to this modern home in Maldon

Saying farewell to very old friend

Rating: 3

March 1st 2008

Victoria Jenkins visits one of the oldest houses in the county as the family that has enjoyed 13 years there prepare to leave

Antonia’s Notebook: Wood versus Carpets

Rating: 2

February 21st 2008

All the latest interiors news and trends from Sussex Life interiors expert Antonia Edwards. Check out Antonia’s design blog www.upcyclist.co.uk

Antonia’s Notebook: Smallest Room

Rating: 2

February 21st 2008

All the latest interiors news and trends from Sussex Life interiors expert Antonia Edwards. Check out Antonia’s design blog www.upcyclist.co.uk

Antonia’s Notebook: Kitchen Spaces

Rating: 3

February 21st 2008

All the latest interiors news and trends from Sussex Life interiors expert Antonia Edwards. Check out Antonia’s design blog www.upcyclist.co.uk

Keeping it Simple

Rating: 2

February 14th 2008

As a young family strapped for cash, blitzing their run-down home with white paint seemed like the best solution. Now Hilary Sinott's white walls and glass furniture give her house a very distinctive look.

Different Strokes

Rating: 2

February 13th 2008

Can a dab of paint give a post-war semi the feel of a Georgian mansion? Catriona Davies finds out

Soft furnishings

Rating: 3

February 11th 2008

It is not just redecoration but well-placed soft furnishings that stamp individual style on a room. Sam Grey takes a look at the big interior design trends in cushions and curtains this year

Diamonds are forever

Rating: 3

February 8th 2008

Purchased from De Beers, Charters, near Ascot, is a gem of a luxury development. Just before its completion this spring, Tessa Harris was given a sneak preview...

Sweet dreams

Rating: 2

February 8th 2008

Lie back and think of beautiful bedrooms and fabulous furniture...

Ascot Cottage - What's in a name?

Rating: 2

February 8th 2008

Ascot Cottage is not, as you might imagine, a modest dwelling, but a mansion that's a polo player's dream. Josephine Murray reports...

What the butler saw...

Rating: 3

February 8th 2008

Josephine Murray goes behind the scenes at Basildon Park, near Pangbourne, to discover that, when it comes to good housekeeping, granny really did know best...

Fabulous fakery

Rating: 3

February 7th 2008

Emma Wood's stunning fake flowers and plants create an illusion of colour and greenery. Lynette Dobbin spots the real thing

Old English

Rating: 3

January 21st 2008

When 'Country Life' held a survey to find the oldest inhabited property in Britain, Saltford Manor, situated between Bristol and Bath, was deemed to be the winner. Well-known architectural historian Dr John Goodall considered hundreds of suggestio...

Wooden floors

Rating: 3

January 15th 2008

Wooden floors look fantastic but do they create environmental concerns in our green society? Sam Grey discovers that there are ways to walk the ethical plank in style

Just Perfect

Rating: 0

December 30th 2007

This January we cross the threshold of Halswell House, which has recently been named as possibly the most perfect house in Britain. Halswell House in Goathurst, near Bridgwater, sits on the edge of the Quantocks, behind pillars of deep-red stone, ...

Get the Look

Rating: 2

December 20th 2007

From Oxford Street to Oast House, lighting designer Eleni Shiarlis knows how lighting can bring out the best interior and exterior space in an energy efficient way. She tells us about the work of her Brighton-based company ...

Televisions

Rating: 2

December 17th 2007

This Christmas, don't fight over the best seat from which to watch all those television specials. Just buy an LCD or Plasma screen and sit back and enjoy with all the family

Christmas decorations

Rating: 2

December 17th 2007

Don't just dust off those same decorations used year after year - with just a few touches an original, fashionable Christmas look could light up your home this season

Get The Look

Rating: 3

December 7th 2007

Danielle Joyce from Scheme & Co reveals how she transformed this living room into a haven inspired by a five-star Bali beach house