Luxury

Trophy homes of the week: step inside a world of luxury

Trophy homes of the week: step inside a world of luxury

  • 1/15 A Regency gem in Nash terrace

    £21 million


    Every inch a luxury residence, this Grade I-listed property has six bedrooms, a gym, media room and a one-bedroom mews house at the end of the stunning garden.

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  • 2/15 A Surrey Hills film set

    £6.5 million


    This Grade II-listed home, built in 1929, has featured in several movies, including this year’s release, Genius, starring Colin Firth. There’s a Mediterranean-style courtyard, sandstone arches and bespoke crafted doors. Inside are heavily beamed ceilings, impressive fireplaces and oak floors in five reception rooms, plus great views from six bedrooms and a tower room. A heated terrace pool, glorious gardens and a staff cottage complete the picture.

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  • 3/15 The perfect party pad

    £3.6 million


    When it comes to iconic views, this penthouse offers one of the finest. More than 1,300sq ft of luxurious living space showcases top British design brands in the plush master bedroom suite complete with a free-standing bath, a second en suite bedroom, living, dining and kitchen areas with full-height windows, and the huge roof terrace complete with kitchen/dining area and hot tub. A residents spa, pool, gym and concierge are on tap.

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  • 4/15 A showstopping City penthouse

    £4.25 million


    What fun you will have in the magnificent marble-worktopped kitchen of this penthouse on the top two floors of 12-storey Alexander Wharf. Expect show-stopping Thames and City views from all the other rooms, too, and from the impressive wraparound terrace. The two guest bedrooms and a plush master bedroom all have en suite bathrooms with heated wall panels, while the residents’ spa and gym, squash court, cinema, virtual golf suite and 24-hour concierge will keep you amused on the floors below.

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  • 5/15 A glass house on your very own lake

    £6 million

    Lake View, on a private gated estate in Epping, offers fabulous views over your own lake to open countryside. The house has a 65ft-long reception room, the swishest of kitchens, an indoor swimming pool, hot tub and steam room, five en suite bedrooms, a sixth bedroom/study and a cinema room. Balconies and terraces with far-reaching views to the City complete the picture.

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  • 6/15 We love the wig room...

    £7,999,950

    Can’t decide between gorgeous Georgian and steel-and-glass flash? Then have both. This home in the heart of Clerkenwell is a listed and beautifully restored Georgian gem with all the trimmings. There’s a spectacular modern extension to the rear that includes double-height living spaces, a bespoke kitchen/dining room with a glass ceiling that can be frosted at the touch of a button, an integrated courtyard and — of course — a recently excavated basement with a glass swimming pool, sauna, wet room, cinema room and wine cellar. A cantilevered staircase leads to a 30ft family room, six bedrooms and bathrooms and two roof terraces with views of St Paul’s and the Shard.

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  • 7/15 Victorian grandeur with all mod cons

    £19.5 million

    Splash the cash in style on this grand Kensington house where dinner soirées can be perfectly served in the formal dining followed by a digestif or two with your guests in the magnificent drawing room. A media room, study and bedroom suite can be found on the lower ground floor, while the basement houses a swimming pool, dance studio and sauna. A plush master bedroom suite with extensive dressing and en suite areas is upstairs, followed by four further en suite bedrooms all reached by a glass lift.

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  • 8/15 A complete escape from city life

    £2.95 million

    Deep in the Surrey Hills near Farnham, Stoneyside has been built to a luxury Arts and Crafts style remit with plenty of bespoke attention to detail. Floor-to-ceiling glass has been used to create a bright, airy feel that flows through a spacious reception hall, triple-aspect sitting room, dining rooms and a vast kitchen/breakfast room lit by four sets of bi-fold doors out to four acres of garden. His and her dressing rooms, spa-inspired bathrooms and a balcony can be found in the master suite, while four further double bedrooms also have en suite bathrooms. Take a short stroll out of the grounds and you’ll be rewarded with idyllic valley views.

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    Peter Wright

  • 9/15 This eco-home in Fulham is extra suite...

    £12 million

    Save yourself the trouble of escaping for the weekend with this fabulous contemporary home in Fulham. Spread across three floors, the property comprises three huge reception rooms, a skylit kitchen/breakfast room, a cinema, gym, family room, swimming pool, grand master suite, three further bedroom suites, a self-contained guest/staff suite and a vast decked roof terrace. It also benefits from the latest environmentally friendly heating, solar panels and rainwater collection.

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  • 10/15 Historic mansion with room for the groom...

    £2 million

    Grade II-listed Elberton Old manor has plenty of original character including a Jacobean staircase leading to an opulent master suite. There are five further bedrooms, an attic games room and an impressive kitchen perfect for entertaining, plus a triple-aspect drawing room, dining room, media room and studio. A two-storey barn houses equestrian facilities including a beamed groom’s flat. Other outbuildings include a gym and coach house. Beautiful walled gardens dotted with ancient trees, a manège and access to eight more acres — available to buy — complete the package.

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  • 11/15 Prime curb appeal in South Kensington

    £7.95 million

    Five floors of impressive state-of-the-art details await at this handsome home in South Terrace, starting with a bespoke Italian kitchen/dining space leading out to a private patio garden. Two fabulous master suites showcasing Boffi bathrooms span the first and second floors, while two further bedrooms at the top have the use of a luxury sauna. Every gadget is controlled by the touch of a button, from underfloor heating to mood lighting, while solar panels take care of hot water.

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  • 12/15 Georgian grandeur in Bath's biscuit-coloured stone

    £3.55 million

    This grade II-listed Georgian gem totals almost 6,500sq ft taking in a magnificent double drawing room and a domed sitting room with doors to a balcony, plus a high-spec kitchen/breakfast room that has double doors to the gardens, a boardroom, library, gym and wine cellar. A luxurious master bedroom suite and five further bedrooms span the upper and lower floors. Glorious walled lavender-filled gardens showcase formal borders, a Japanese garden area and a useful detached studio.

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  • 13/15 How about a penthouse in Dickens Yard?

    £2.8 million

    This three-bedroom penthouse on the ninth and 10th floors of Vista Apartments has four sun terraces plus a fabulous rooftop sun room that opens to a huge decked terrace. Plush living/dining areas, a bespoke kitchen, and heated marble walls and floors in the three bathrooms are among extravagant treats. Hotel-style extras include 24-hour concierge, underground parking and a residents’ spa and fitness suite.

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  • 14/15 A mansion with Chelsea Gold winner gardens

    £7.25 million

    At the edge of Bramley Village in Surrey, Grade II-listed Eastwater House has an impeccable English vernacular exterior and is surrounded by three acres of gardens designed by Chelsea Gold medal winner Fiona Lawrenson, with magnificent borders and lawns, a swimming pool, tennis court and spectacular views across Eastwater Lake. Inside are the expected wooden floors, open fireplaces and beamed reception rooms. Six bedrooms and bathrooms are reached via a very grand staircase.

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  • 15/15 A six-floor Mayfair townhouse

    £19.5 million

    Each of this super-smart Mayfair home’s six floors has been given the luxury treatment, from bespoke joinery and underfloor heating to mood lighting. There’s a plush master bedroom suite, three guest suites, two further bedrooms, a cinema room, gym and a choice of three reception rooms, along with a high-spec kitchen-dining room. Take the glass stairs or the lift and enjoy views from the roof terrace over your W1 neighbourhood.

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The hottest designer homes of the year

The hottest designer homes of the year

  • 1/15 A surprise basement in this Chelsea home

    Interior designer Niloufar Bakhtiar-Bakhtiari wasn't afraid to use vibrant colour and installed an incredible underground bar for any unexpected guests.

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    Andrew Beasley

  • 2/15 An eco-friendly masterpiece

    After plot-hunting for nearly a decade, one couple finally came across a dated house in Putney to realise their ambition of building a fully sustainable home.

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    David Butler

  • 3/15 This unloved Thirties home is now a dazzling gem

    Lilian Lousky, creative director of Hatton Garden jewellers Tresor Paris, took her work home with her when she spent £1 million styling her gem-encrusted dream home.

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    David Butler

  • 4/15 Blue steel box suits a power couple

    The owners of this north London home were keen to make a statement - and this cobalt blue steel staircase certainly packs a punch.

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    Lyndon Douglas

  • 5/15 Pink colour pops and plenty of white in west London

    Denise Elphick, owner of pet accessories firm Pets Pyjamas, shares her stylish home with pampered pooches.

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    David Butler

  • 6/15 Steptoe & Son landmark is unrecognisable

    This neglected mews house was a great investment for a couple who wanted to combine office and living space.

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    © Lucas Allen

  • 7/15 From a run-down wreck to beautiful family home

    Architect Nick Leith-Smith slowly brought a south London home back to life and added £800k to the value in the process.

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    Charles Hosea

  • 8/15 The more the merrier is the motto in this Kilburn home

    Outlandish design makes this north London treasure chest unrecognisable from the dark, dingy Victorian house it once was.

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  • 9/15 The Mayfair beauty in a millionaires' playground

    Interior designer to the world’s über-rich, Faiza Seth put her heart and soul into designing this central London pad. Then decided to move in herself...

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    Charles Hosea

  • 10/15 Living life in colour is essential for one textiles artist

    Born into a family at the heart of the Bloomsbury Group, Cressida Bell employed a sea of colour to put her own stamp on the Georgian house her parents bought in Islington.

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    Charles Hosea

  • 11/15 Former bakery's a hot property

    A dilapidated bakery needed TLC and with sheer hard work, photographic agent Katy Barker added £1 million to the value.

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    Charles Hosea

  • 12/15 A rooftop delight in Kensal Rise

    Determined to fulfil his poky flat's potential, interior designer Mark Newman raised the ceiling by eight inches and added a stunning triangular wall.

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    Bill Kingston

  • 13/15 From Seventies disaster to a colourful showpiece

    A bold idea of carving out a 16ft-deep basement under the garden could have gone horribly wrong. But the project sailed through without a hitch.

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  • 14/15 Ingenuity doubled the value

    One couple brought their Victorian Notting Hill terrace bang up to date with the help of a gifted architect and an extension.

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    Charles Hosea

  • 15/15 Island life proved too tempting for this entrepreneur

    A British couple opted for cool, muted tones for their colonial-influenced home on colourful Harbour Island in the Bahamas.

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