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Winner of Livingetc's House Of The Year 2026: See Inside A London Home Where Each Detail Is More Impressive Than The Last

Congratulations to Andrew Jonathan Griffiths of A New Day, whose project in Highgate has won the coveted title of Livingetc House of the Year

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Craft hobbies can give you a voice – just as they did for the women of the Arts and Crafts movement

When I was 21, I was encouraged to write my university dissertation on a house that I had known most of my life – Standen, built by the architect and designer Philip Webb between 1891 and 1894 in West Sussex. My uncle was the gardener there.

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Meet Mudlarks: The treasure hunters uncovering centuries-old secrets from the River Thames

Just after midnight, while much of London sleeps, figures carrying headlamps and small shovels quietly descend the slippery banks of the River Thames. Kneeling in thick mud beneath bridges and beside ancient embankments, they sift through silt searching for fragments of forgotten history. Some discover Roman coins. Others uncover medieval…

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In the Family for Three Generations, the Latest Incarnation of This Arts and Crafts Home in London Balances Nostalgic Heritage With Modern Flair

The update of this London house stays true to its roots, but with twists fit for sociable 21st-century living

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At First Glance, This All-White London Pied-à-Terre Didn’t Quite 'Make Sense' – Then the Design Team Stepped in to Redefine the Layout and Add Soul

In this smart London pied-à-terre, open spaces function in a fluid way, taking on different roles for easy – and beautiful – living

Homes & Gardens

Discover the Real Flowers Behind These Iconic Arts and Crafts Wallpapers – and How to Grow Them

Turn your yard into an extension of the home with the botanicals from the most popular William Morris prints

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Arts and Crafts house built by Liberty department store founder for sale for £4.25m

Arthur Liberty built Pipers, near Great Missenden, for his nephew in 1913 — and it shares characteristics with the iconic department store

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5 Heirloom Flower Seeds to Sow in March for a Timeless William Morris-Inspired Yard this Summer

Celebrate Arts and Crafts artistry in your yard

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This Home Was Completely Designed Around a Single Bold Painting, and the Colors Flow Through Every Room – 'If Art Is an Afterthought, It Never Quite Ties a Space Together'

Guided by striking art, Studio Ashby infused this London home with color, considered design, and a relaxed sensibility

Homes & Gardens

An 'Intentionally Humble' 1908 Arts & Crafts Cottage Hidden in London, Gently Restored After a Century in the Same Family

Step inside this sensitive, storybook restoration by Charlton Brown and interior designer Marion Lichtig, right in the heart of London

Homes & Gardens

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne's '80s Living Room Was a Surprisingly Sweet Celebration of Arts and Crafts Style – and the Look Is Back for 2026

An archival photograph of the couple's Buckinghamshire living room from 1989 embodies the beautiful 19th-century design movement

Homes & Gardens

Restaurants worth travelling for: The Pig in the Cotswolds

Allotment-adjacent dining and an important arts and crafts garden awaits

Evening Standard

'It’s the Juxtaposition That Feels Thrilling’ – Step Inside an 1800s London Home Where Classic Features Collide With Colorful, Contemporary Styling

Interior designer Suzy Hoodless honored the artistic roots of this Victorian London home by focusing on craftsmanship, color, lines, and shapes.The resulting schemes are creative triumphs

Homes & Gardens

I Have Fallen Head Over Heels for the Habitat x Morris & Co Collaboration – and Here Are the Designer-Inspired Pieces You Cannot Afford to Miss

The return of vintage prints is making a comeback – and how Morris & Co’s collaboration with Habitat is redefining patterned interiors for a new generation

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I Visited One of the Most Important Sites for the Arts and Crafts Gardens Movement – Here are 3 Easy Ideas I'm Stealing to Turn My Garden into an Extension of the Home

Gravetye Manor in Sussex, England, is the birthplace of wild gardening, where rigid, symmetrical garden ideas were challenged

Homes & Gardens

The Very British Edit: Pattern Is One of Decorating’s Greatest Magic Tricks – a Lesson in How Layers, Legacy, and a Dash of Boldness Bring a Room to Life

Timeless, elegant, and unmistakably British –discover the pattern that transforms every space

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Notting Hill house narrower than a London Tube carriage for sale for £1.2 million

The property, on Peel Street, was built in the gap between its two neighbouring houses in the 1930s

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From California to Cambridge – how this family found a new life in an old English home that merges tradition with laid-back West Coast style

An American family has fully embraced an English aesthetic in their Cambridge Arts and Crafts home, which is full of color, pattern and joyous design details

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'It has a creative spirit': Putney home with artistic legacy on the market for the first time in 50 years

Writer and former ballet dancer Meredith Daneman bought the riverside property in 1975 from the artist Sidney Nolan. Now, the house is looking for a creative new owner

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Arts and crafts charity boosted by sale of Rembrandt etching for £225,200

The sale raised money for the Hugo Burge Foundation.

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This 1930s house in Texas has been given a characterful update with vintage furniture and collected decor – take a look inside

Textured wood and a cohesive color palette reinfuse much-needed charm

Livingetc

"Muted Metals" Are Set to be Everywhere in 2025 — I Spoke to a Designer About How to Get the Look

Iron, copper, and time-worn brass — these chic metals bring both timeless elegance and trendy charm

Ideal Home

How to give the modern Arts and Crafts trend timeless appeal, according to an interior design expert

This 19th-century interiors trend is staging a comeback

Ideal Home

This Arts and Crafts home is a masterclass in calming simplicity

With its chalky white walls and timeworn pieces, this Welsh home is instantly relaxing

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Taylor Swift's 'fortnight' recap shows how she celebrates 2024's most creative design movement in her home

Forecasters say the Arts and Crafts revival will shape how we decorate, and who can argue, when it's backed by Taylor Swift?

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