Houses packed with colour

The owners of this London house were happy to let designer Stephan Eicker be bold with his schemes for its rooms, which set off their collection of modern art

Using family heirlooms and collected antiques, interior designer Laura Stephens has created a beautiful home for a client facing personal loss

A vibrant abstract art collection was the jumping off point for this appealing family house

Mixing bold colour with collected antiques was a winning formula for Sarah Vanrenen when it came to breathing life and soul into this new build flat

Wonderfully elegant but well used after more than 30 years as a family home, this Victorian house in Chelsea was given a fresh start for its new owners by design duo d’Erlanger and Sloan, with a reconfiguration that has introduced character, warmth and a sense of playfulness

For an American couple's townhouse in Notting Hill design studio Barlow & Barlow have created a comfortable, playful interior.

Modernising without losing character is no mean feat, but Carlos Garcia has approached the decoration of this early 18th-century house and its Tudor elements with great sensitivity, marrying period details with colour, pattern and contemporary touches

With his keen eye for interesting colour combinations, Russell Loughlan has transformed his Deal house into a joyful place to live

Clever design and an excellent eye for colour have made Daisy Sims-Hilditch's apartment a stylish place to find calm amidst the bustle of west London

When it came to bringing a new lease of life to her Wiltshire farmhouse, Melinda Stevens, the creative director of Gloobles and founder of Salt Lick Creative, looked to her old friend Sarah Vanrenen for a colourful reinterpretation

Fuelled by nostalgia, interior designer Gregory Mellor hastily snapped up this house in the leafy suburbs of Cape Town. Now his treasured collections are layered with classic chintzes, ikats and kente cloth to create a comfortable haven for his young family.

Taking Rothko's art as her inspiration, artist Sussy Cazalet has turned her coastal house into a colourful delight of reds and pinks

By reinstating missing period features and introducing a fresh spirit in his choice of materials, colour palette and furniture, the interior designer Brandon Schubert has given this north London villa a new look with just the right mix of classic and contemporary

Interior designer Martin Brudnizki and his art consultant partner Jonathan Brook like to let their imaginations run riot at home in West Sussex, especially at this time of year. Part of a large 17th-century house in West Sussex, their flat, with its grand proportions and ornate original features, provides the perfect backdrop for indulging their lavish, country-house decorating dreams.

Richard E Grant's house in Richmond is filled with an abundance of treasures that the actor acquired with his late wife Joan - antiques, artefacts, paintings, books, dolls and the odd souvenir from his film career. And, at Christmas, the colourful interiors are given a maximalist boost with lavish decorations

Deep in the Mendip Hills, garden designer Sean Pritchard has turned a labourer's dwelling into a charming home

Once destined to be a neutral and functional buy-to-let, this townhouse in Belgravia is now bursting with colour and pattern

Narrative is everything for stylist and colour consultant Fiona de Lys, whose atmospheric 18th-century cottage in north London has been intuitively decorated with evocative hues, art and antiques that transport her to places from her past

It is no surprise that art dominates the west London house of photographer and curator Steve Lazarides. But this is no austere, gallery like space: it is a characterful, comfortable family home thanks to Maria Speake of Retrouvius and her skilful use of bold colours and salvaged materials

Birds, butterflies and beetles are among the many vibrant creatures adorning the walls of this Victorian house in west London, which serves not only as a playful and characterful family home but also as a showcase for an exhilarating mix of eye-catching prints from owner Adam Ellis’s archive