Interiors
Scaling Up: How to turn staircases into selling features
Following step changes in design, technology and fire safety, the simple staircase can now be elevated into something surprising, inspired and beautiful, says Sheila McCusker...
£10m Victorian period piece comes to the market in Kensington
One of the last vestiges of high Victoriana in Kensington has just hit the market for a cool £10m.
Prime Property of the Week: X-Factory
Clarendon Cross, London
£12m
Nestled in an achingly fashionable pocket of Notting Hill, this former Brick Works has been reimagined and transformed into one seriously funky family home.
Snaps Up: Berkeley goes arty with capital photography expo
Berkeley Homes is harnessing the power of art to add to the appeal of its Roman House development in the City of London, hosting a private view of photographer Niki Gorick's London-centric works in one…
LAPADA Art & Antiques Fair 2014: 24-28 September, Berkeley Square
Over 100 arty art and antique mongers will be returning to Berkeley Square for the sixth LAPADA Fair in September.
An Anatomy of Atria: How to unlock a building’s potential from within
Well-planned atria can make unusable space habitable or conjure the all-important 'wow factor' out of something ordinary, ultimately increasing the overall value, explains MSMR's Sheila McCusker...
Spring Fever: How to prep a property for a pre-summer sale
Under pressure to make a speedy sale this Spring? Here's some seasoned advice...
Martin Bikhit, Managing Director at Kay & Co
Shropshire’s Elizabethan trove to go under the hammer
A rare gamut of Elizabethan and Jacobean furnishings is coming up for auction with Bonhams in Oxford, as a collection from Grade I listed Shropshire mansion Morville Hall is offered on 30th April.
Top Draw: What’s so special about penthouses?
Universally regarded as the definitive status symbol for any HNWI, penthouse apartments in are a different league to the rest of the market.
Design firm 19 Greek Street bags Saint Martins Lofts commission
One of our fave schemes of 2014 so far, the resi re-imagining of the iconic Saint Martins School of Art in London's Charing Cross, has hired Soho-based design hub 19 Greek Street to style the show apartment…
Final Frontier: The evolving role of space planning in residential development
Space planning - sometimes called interior architecture and often confused with interior design - is coming of age.
Case Study: Integrating high-end technology into a listed building
How do you kit out a Grade II listed property in Mayfair with oodles of cutting edge technology, without compromising the building or falling foul of ultra-sensitive planning restrictions?