Ben pentreath interiors

September 29, 2024It is hard to pigeonhole Ben Pentreath, frequently described as the go-to architectural and interior designer of the British royal family. Yes, he has worked on several urban-development projects with King Charles, including a park-and-ride system in Truro, Cornwall, and a newly developed, classically styled town called Poundbury, in Dorset, which will eventually […]

Decorating tips from Ben Pentreath, the purveyor of the new English country house style.

Another day, another interior by my favorite British designer, Ben Pentreath. Over the course of five years Ben directed the renovation and decoration of the charming, early Georgian home in Highgate, London. There’s much to admire about the colorful interior, but in particular, I can’t get enough of the bold floral sofa and armchair in […]

This is Ben and Charlie’s own house, tucked away on an estuary in the far west coast of Scotland. Ben and Charlie found the tiny pair of buildings – a Victorian two-roomed cottage and a much early stone bothy – in derelict and unloved condition – in 2018, after a long search for something untouched […]

This house is the first phase of a much wider project, restoring the estate around a Grade I listed castle on the south Cornish coast. A former estate manager’s house was to be remodelled to provide extended family accommodation suitable for the owners to live in while the main house was being restored – and […]

From stately country homes to modern flats, these interior designers have mastered all. Welcome to the Style File of the Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler team

Ben Pentreath has given each room of this large house its own personality, combining colour and texture with interesting pieces from different periods.

So – you’ve either bought, inherited, begged, borrowed (or stolen) the idyllic, best-of-both-worlds urban cottage we all dream of living in. But now you have your hands on it, how should you treat the interiors?

In an extract from his new book ‘An English Vision: Traditional Architecture and Decoration for Today’ House & Garden Top 100 interior designer Ben Pentreath talks about his design philosophy and his scheme for the fashion designer Charlotte Dellal's home in the English countryside

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