Giles Kime
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- Jul 9, 2026
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- Jul 7, 2026
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The country house experts with cast-iron reputations and genuine talent — as nominated by their peers (opens the original)
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In a world of Amazon, Netflix, Deliveroo and Hinge, there is little that can’t be summoned with the tap of a few keys, from furniture and films to pizzas and paramours. The result is a collective impatience that has entwined itself with almost every aspect of our lives, including our homes. For many, the combination of online shopping and social media has turned creating a home into a process akin to Supermarket Sweep, based on poor decisions and little or no product knowledge. It’s a retailer’s
The greatest craftspeople in Britain, as chosen by the nation's best interior designers, architects and country house experts (opens the original)
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Tim Crump, Oakwrights: I ride my bike past Hugh Peachey’s workshop, The Masons Yard in Herefordshire, and it is brilliant to see the beautiful fireplaces he is carving. A clean carved stone fireplace is a great complement to an oak-frame house and Hugh hand creates some fine examples. Meg Boscawen: Without hesitation, Rupert Bevan in Shropshire. His work spans such a diverse range of disciplines and products, all executed with exceptional raftsmanship and beautifully considered detail. There is
Giles Kime: 'Never let anyone persuade you that this rural reductivism is simple' (opens the original)
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There was, in the 1990s, a counter-cyclical knee-jerk among interior designers against fussiness in its forms. The previous decade had been amazing, but quantity had subsumed quality and, suddenly, most inhabitants of fashionable west London postcodes under-took a dramatic decorating detox, painting their floorboards and hanging cream blinds. The joy was that the look was cheap. A few litres of white paint are so much less expensive than wallpaper, knicker blinds, paint finishes and acres of bei
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