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Turn Up The Contrast

For American Style Icon Jenna Lyons, Creating Original Combinations Is Second Nature. Her Manhattan Apartment Shows How She’s Still Creating A Stir

Modern Boho

You Know To Expect The Unexpected In Marie Christophe’s French Farmhouse, Where Her Whimsical Wire Sculptures Sit Happily With Design Classics, Vintage Wallpapers And Flea-market Finds

Hidden Gem

Anita and Lee have opened up their Victorian villa, which was once a series of grotty bedsits, to create a laid-back space full of light and calm

A Classical Revival

Interior architects François Mille and Véronique Cotrel gave a 19th-century Parisian flat a colour-filled update

A Living Legacy

Lindsey and Mike have brought a handsome and once downtrodden Brooklyn brownstone back to life and created a family home to last for generations to come.

A Fine Vintage

A love of wine and mid-century styling influenced the design of Stacey and David’s New York loft-turned-luxe apartment.

Ochre

It will add depth to a neutral scheme and drama to a darker one – it’s time to invite this earthy amber in.

Ahead Of The Curve

Architect Andrea Serboli’s Art Nouveau apartment in Barcelona uses subtle shapes to make a bold style statement

City Sanctuary

With a globetrotting lifestyle, creative director Remo Masala wanted a calm, reflective abode to come home to – and this epic period apartment offers that in spades

Colour Crush

Designer Susi Bellamy has decorated her Edwardian manor house with a modern mix of hello-there hues and vibrant art

Wander Lust

The well-travelled owners of this Copenhagen apartment have filled each room with mementoes curated on their adventures

Nature Inspired

Tracy and Russell Boltman’s mid-century modern family home nestles beautifully among its natural surroundings

Fresh Luxe

Liza and Matt’s fabulous family home pitches amazing art and glamorous lighting against a cool white backdrop oozing with organic installations of growing greenery.

A Life In Design - Simon Rawlings

With a gift for designing easy-to-use, ‘future-proof’ spaces, we hear from the man at the helm of David Collins Studio.

Style High

Modern design icons meet an authentic Alpine look in Silvia and Andrea’s fabulous family ski retreat.

Laid Back Luxe

Stylist Kristin Rawson has designed her Seventies beachside bungalow for relaxed family living, with soft shades, warm woods and natural textures.

South Of France Chic

Sylvie’s home has plenty of ooh la la, with an elegant yet relaxed family vibe and a glamorous mix of natural textures, designer buys and high-street finds.

Marianne Cotterill

ONE OF LIVINGETC’S FAVOURITE STYLISTS, MARIANNE Cotterill contributes to many of the world’s leading magazines, consults with brands such as Farrow & Ball and works as an interior designer for private clients. Here, she explains how to team modern style with vintage…

Modern Family

With its enticing entertaining spaces, layers of artisanal fabrics and evocative artefacts, Nicole and Maarten’s stylish Amsterdam home is both grown-up and family-friendly a family home can often mean sacrificing individuality for practicality.

Flexi Time

Virginia and Ian have designed their contemporary- meets-colour-pop home to adapt to family living according to month, mood and growing children.

Relax And Recharge In Thailand

The perfect spot in Southeast Asia to start your 2018 resolutions... 

Waterfront Retreat

Cool creative Sarah Andrews has used the colours and textures of nature to turn an old shack into a chic cottage that’s as beautiful as its surroundings

Fashion Meets Design

Emma Oldham’s creative talents shine through her exquisitely tailored apartment where beautiful materials and luxe fabrics mix with classic pieces

Lee Broom

It’s not hard to see why furniture, lighting and accessories designer Lee Broom – with his shock of platinum-blond hair and Fifties Rat Pack style – is seen as one of the great showmen of the design world.

Chilled Ibiza

Designer Sumari Krige has created a laid-back abode inspired by the jaw-dropping vistas that surround it

Pastel Palette

Stylist Rikke Bye-Sondresen has shaken up the classic Scandi look in her Oslo apartment with soft shades and floral prints mixed in with timeless design pieces

White Wash

Virgine and Scott have brought a French shabby chic sensibility to their beach house in Sydney, where layered textiles and nature from outside ensure their home has depth and personality

Starting Over

Natasha and Keren reworked a modest London terrace into a fabulous family home, eking out every inch of space with a radical eye for design

Feldspar

Cath and Jeremy Brown’s Devon lifestyle studio produces superlative yet simple homeware

The Jungle Look

Get your nature fix with a display of indoor foliage