25 Beautiful Homes

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25 Beautiful Homes is a magazine for readers with a sense of personal style. Aspire to your dream house and enjoy looking at other people's homes, designs and styles for inspiration.

25 BEAUTIFUL HOMES

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LEAP of FAITH • Lindsey Rendall and Jonathan Harrison saw the potential in an unloved Georgian rectory so took the plunge and transformed it both inside and out

STYLE inspiration • Lindsey’s family home is both elegant and relaxed – these gorgeous pieces will help you ace that aesthetic

BACK TO THE FUTURE • Louise and Patrick White’s journey to transform a student rental house into an elegant home began by delving into its history

Character study • A busy family brought designer Alex Meachen on board to bring warmth, depth and personality to their once impersonal home – he tells us how he did it

Go with the flow • Laura Kim and her husband Chip Newton breathed new life into their historic home, adding modern touches and making the flow between rooms – and the outside – more cohesive

GOOD TIMES • Filled with colour and pattern, this Dutch home is as fun and cool as its creative owners

EASY ELEGANCE • A living space in a 1940s home now feels fresh and bright but also sophisticated – perfect for relaxing and entertaining

Heritage site • The English owner of this Californian home asked designer Sara Arntz to incorporate characterful British style into every room

Restoration project • Jenny Thorpe focused on a complete reworking of the floor plan to return her 1930s semi back to its former glory

COUNTRY CASUAL • Designer Kate Figler demonstrates how an uplifting palette of natural colours can create a welcoming home that’s a joy to spend time in

In harmony • Jana Jackson is an interior designer so her own home was always going to be an example of how to devise schemes that work beautifully together

PURE & SIMPLE • With hidden appliances and lots of light and nature-inspired elements, Liz Willingham’s kitchen is a bright, tranquil and easy-to-live-in space

Kaleidoscope of COLOUR • Charlotte Woodwards used swathes of colour to turn a dark and dated house into a bright family abode packed with personality

STYLE inspiration • Embrace Charlotte’s bold approach and boost your interiors with bright delights, playful details and personality-packed pattern

Northern lights • Despite its busy location in Copenhagen, the light-filled apartment interior design consultant Sedsel Roug calls home still conveys a deep sense of calm from the moment you enter

A strong CONNECTION • A small extension and clever redesign achieved a seamless transition between James Lockwood’s Edwardian villa and his exquisite garden

PLAY IT COOL • Calming tones are enriched by a wonderful edit of materials in this chic kitchen

STARTING OVER • Susan and Gordon Rankine’s new-build eco home is the result of a lot of planning and passion

Coastal attractıon • Making the move from Sydney to its suburbs allowed style director Kerrie-Ann Jones to create her dream family home in a waterfront mid-century house

LAP OF LUXURY • Elegant fittings and tactile materials give this new bathing space timeless, spa-like style

Seeking sanctuary • A serene Japanese aesthetic and the practical needs of family life come together in Katherine and James Simmonds’ beautiful new build

Gentle TOUCH • Joe and Johanna Jones carefully reimagined their listed home with a restoration that embraced the past, present and future

The long view • A bungalow became Chess Johnson’s elegant family home as she extended it and filled it with warm colours and a mix of vintage and newer...