Design & Style

Rooms with a point of view, from layered Hollywood homes to Portuguese tiles and quiet sanctuaries. For anyone who has ever stood in a doorway and wanted to stay.

Cosy cottage sitting room with a striped sofa, wood stove and blue-and-white tiles, from COCOON by Ali Heath

Your Home, Your Sanctuary

Ali Heath — COCOON: Creating Homes with Heart

Part manual, part study — a book about shaping a home that nurtures your inspirations, with spotlights on the people who made theirs.

Spread of a patterned bedroom and a sunny sitting room, from The World of Peter Dunham

Charm, Layered Like Lacquer

The World of Peter Dunham

The designer’s first monograph, written in his own voice — an interiors book that reads like a memoir of texture, warmth, and hard-won charm.

Facade covered in patterned azulejo tiles with terracotta window trims, from Patterns of Portugal by Christine Chitnis

The Undulating Palette of a Country

Christine Chitnis — Patterns of Portugal

Portugal seen through its palettes — azul tiles, terracotta, and verde gardens — and the centuries of craft that hold it all together.