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Celebrating the superwomen who've shaped the world of design
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (243+ words) Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by His Majesty The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and…...
A breathtaking home created by the man who 'built the most beautiful building in Sweden"
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (422+ words) The Grand residence at Kungsholmen is a magnificent home that bears the fingerprints of genius. Alfred Hellerstr'm came from nothing. Born in 1863 as the seventh son of a carpenter, who was himself the illegitimate son of a land owner in…...
Easel on the eye: The genius of John Piper
3+ week, 2+ day ago (679+ words) Easel on the eye: The genius of John Piper'Country Life You are now subscribed Your newsletter sign-up was successful Dark, ominous clouds gathered above Windsor Castle in every watercolour George VI could see. Turning to the artist, he quipped: "You…...
This clever interiors trick is the secret to creating multifunctional spaces — and it was integral to the design of many English country houses of the past
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (598+ words) Giles Kime is Country Life's Executive and Interiors Editor, an expert in interior design with decades of experience since starting his career at The World of Interiors magazine. Giles joined Country Life in 2016, introducing new weekly interiors features, bridging the…...
The 400-year-old floors perfectly preserved in the house that inspired Charles Dickens to create Miss Havisham's mansion
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (447+ words) Most country houses demand you look up and around at what you see. At Restoration House in Rochester, you'll miss out if you don't also look down. Robert Tucker and Jonathan Wilmot stand on the hall dais of Restoration House…...
How an eco-friendly interior designer transformed a former milking parlour into a multi-purpose space in the middle of the Pandemic
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (169+ words) Grace McCloud meets the masterminds behind the transformation of a disused milk parlour in Berkshire. It takes imagination to turn a disused building into something with purpose. But turning a disused building into something with a purpose that's entirely open-ended…...
The Convent Garden of Il Redentore: A Venice masterpiece that's finally opened its gates after 450 years of total privacy
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (111+ words) The view looking back towards Andrea Palladio's Church of Il Redentore, with the path bisected by one of the chestnut pergolas added by designer Paolo Pejrone. The sight that greets visitors on entering the restored friars' garden is a straight…...
The return of one of Europe's most iconic hotels is just the beginning for Bucharest
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (646+ words) The Corinthia Bucharest, formerly the Grand Hotel du Boulevard, has reopened its doors. It shows that 'Little Paris' is ready to live up to its name. Bucharest is an ugly city until it isn't. The last 150 years have not been…...
Best in class: This year's Georgian Group Architectural Award winners revealed
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (543+ words) The Georgian Group's Architectural Awards, sponsored by Savills, attracted another outstanding crop of entries this year. We reveal the winners, as chosen by a panel of judges chaired by Country Life's Architectural Editor, John Goodall For 21 years, the Georgian Group…...
For Rita Konig, interior design isn’t only about coherence and comfort — it should be a celebration of stuff
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (390+ words) The west London home of interior designer Rita Konig is furnished with a mix of pieces that she has designed herself, as well as collections she has accumulated over the years. 'Everybody sees each new scalloped lampshade ever launched, so…...