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CREATIVE WORK

Life and art come together in this Lisbon apartment that acts as a home, studio and gallery for two designers

History boys

One creative couple turned to the heavyweights of Italian mid-century design to make a home that honours the past but is firmly set in the present

Curtain call

Not just for windows any more – hang this home staple behind your bed for instant softness or even privacy

In with the new

Farrow & Ball's new colour launches always set the tone for how we're going to be decorating, and the brand's Joa Studholme sees a very rich future for us all

French POLISH

Organic curves, precise design and subtle shots of soft pink all contribute to the très-chic reno of this Parisian apartment

High society

Perched above Manhattan’s High Line, this apartment blends punchy colours and soothing hues in the chicest way

All is vanity

Each month, we look at the story of a favourite piece - this issue, it's Giorgio Armani's incredible mother-of-pearl-clad Antoinette dressing table

SMALL BUT MIGHTY

This Kyiv apartment – renovated during the war and a symbol of the resilience of the human spirit – is nothing less than a triumph

Let's play dress-up

We're delighting in the punchy patterns and touch-me textures that make up fabric and wallpaper houses' SS25 collections these are the key trends you'll be decorating with this year

Colour decoded

Livingetc colour expert Amy Moorea Wong on a living room that shows the power of a colourful hero piece – or two, or three…

Future perfect

Interior designer Alex Dauley has a very smart vision for how her home will look in just a few years and it's a plan we can all be inspired by, as she tells our executive editor Pip Rich

Playful palettes

DESIGNER NATASHA LYON OF APPRECIATION PROJECT KNOWS JUST THE TONES TO USE TO ENLIVEN A BATHROOM AND THE TRICKS TO STOP THEM FROM OVERPOWERING IT

Sitting pretty

What most deserves the attention - the glowing gold cabinet? The low-but-statement-making purple-y dark red storage? The touch-me-touch-me velvet of the pale red chair? The subtle textures and alluring materials all around? Step back and enjoy it all at once which is how it was designed, of course and it comes together like a puzzle, each piece neatly clicking into place.

All in order

MICAELA NARDELLA AND MELANIE LIAW OF DESIGN STUDIO DUELLE SHARE THE SECRETS OF AN ORGANISED AND CALM KITCHEN STARTING WITH THE LAYOUT, STORAGE AND A PLACE FOR THE RECYCLING BIN

Colour BY NUMBERS

two full years all documented on Instagram - that is the time it took Marine Koprivnjak and Victor Chabaud to transform a run-down townhouse in the southern France region of the Luberon into their happiness-inducing, colour-saturated home.

Art & soul

Santa Fe, New Mexico, has an other-worldly beauty. Surrounded by mountains and desert, its downtown is characterised by adobe buildings in abstract cubist shapes, dotting the skyline like giant anthills.

NATURE STUDY

Set in the wild and beautiful Dandenong Ranges, this Australian home is a paean to spectacular scenery and mid-century style

Mirrored surfaces

ONCE A HALLMARK OF DATED INTERIORS, REFLECTIVE WALLS AND FINISHES ARE BRINGING NEW BRILLIANCE TO CONTEMPORARY HOMES

The great escape

Combine a magical location with natural elements and luxe touches and you have an Ibizan villa with serious wow factor

PLAY house

With two children and a spirit of adventure in tow, these Canadian architects have built a home that's a daily reminder to live boldly

LIFT THE SPIRITS

The styling at this Mexico City retreat is as smooth as the drink it's named after, with concrete finishes poured as freely as mezcal

modern extensions

WITH STRIKING USE OF COLOUR, MATERIALS AND SHAPE, THE LATEST DESIGNS ADD SO MUCH MORE THAN AN EXTRA ROOM

think like a pro

It's not just interior designers who are skilled at picking the perfect palette architects are in on the act, too, and Richard Parr knows just how to get the ideal shade

colour decoded

As with all successful schemes, there's much more going on beneath the surface of this space than first appears -Livingete's colour expert Amy Moorea Wong reveals all

enduring style

B&B Italia has pioneered modern Italian furniture design since 1966 - but its latest collection feels as fresh as ever

TALES OF THE UNEXPECTED

Seventeenth-century origins meet vibrant contemporary design in a cleverly reimagined Amsterdam canal house

ROCK OF AGES

The owners of a Menorcan home have made a stylish yet sustainable retreat using the island's signature stone

FORCE OF NATURE

An unexpected flood into what was already a dark basement flat prompted a new vision, full of light, natural materials and foliage

TOP OF THE WORLD

High above the busy streets of Bangkok, two talented designers have created a tranquil retreat that nods to chic 1970s style and makes the most of the views

A PLACE IN THE SUN

An apartment within a former luxury hotel celebrates - and updates - the style of France's Côte d'Azur