Inside Queen Elizabeth's Childhood Playhouse

Want to see the British royal version of a sheet fort? The BBC gives the public a tour of Queen Elizabeth's childhood playhouse, built in 1932 when she was only six years old. Princess Beatrice recently helped remodel the mini house, as a tribute to her grandmother's sixty years as Queen of England.

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Ain't Nothin' but a G-Pod: British Prefab Comes to California

It may look like something that can beam you up, but step inside the G-Pod and you'll be transported to a cozy space designed for living or entertaining at home. More

Best of the British KitchenInspiration Roundup

Despite the not-always-glowing reviews that British cooking sometimes evokes (or at least used to evoke), British kitchens are something to take inspiration from. Their storage solutions, space planning and innovative materials are ideas to carry over into your own kitchen. More

Orla Kiely's Artisan Garden Retreat The Gardenist

I am very excited to bring you first hand coverage of the world renowned Chelsea Flower Show this year in London. The show, which opened today, is as good as ever and one of my favorite new things for 2012 is the Artisan Retreats. The Royal Horticultural Society asked five of the UK's most creative and stylish people to decorate a garden retreat, and each of the results are full of inspiration. More

Suzann's Lovely London Maisonette House Tour

Name: Suzann & Poya Bozorgi
Location: Balham, London, United Kingdom
Size: 900 square feet
Years lived in: 4 years, owned

Suzann is an interior designer whose work mainly includes restaurants and bars; in fact, she's behind some of the most unique and celebrated drinking holes in London. So when she contacted me a couple weeks ago about photographing her South London home, I was intrigued.

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Almas' Modern Mezzanine House Tour

Name: Almas Shamsee
Location: Shad Thames, London, United Kingdom
Size: 1400 sq feet
Years lived in: 1 year, owned

Interior designer Almas shares this minimal and glamorous home, located within walking distance of the iconic Tower Bridge, with her husband and their 3-year-old son. The couple renovated the 2-bedroom apartment after realizing that they didn't want to give up their urban lifestyle, despite having long assumed that starting a family meant they'd buy a house in one of London's leafy suburbs — "you know, like normal people!" Almas laughs.

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