Perfect Timing

Quirky clockmakers Jim and Chloe Read used a combination of the chic and cheerful to bring a dilapidated Victorian vicarage bang up to date. There are more than 30 clocks in their house. Few of them tell the time, but that’s not the point. This fabulous collection of timepieces is a reminder of what earns them their keep. Although their listed Welsh vicarage, built in 1850, is chocolate-box pretty on the outside, it oozes 21st-century style within. Jim and Chloe’s labour of love has saved the place from a sad and shabby decline, transforming it into a fresh and contemporary family home... view feature

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Northern Light

Swapping London for Glasgow was a good move for interior designer Anna Murray. Her stylish reworking of a grand Victorian interior has provided all the family with a sunlight-flooded arena in which to work and play. There is no doubt that the proportions of the Murray’s Glasgow home are impressive. The generous space, large shuttered windows, original cornice detail and even a panel of Victorian wallpaper survive, but much of the infrastructure had to be stripped out and replaced... view interior feature Pin It Now!