Vivienne Ayers
About me My first job on an interiors magazine was as a sub editor on Homes & Gardens, and 25 years later, I’m back again, this time as houses editor. I’ve worked on most of the well-known interiors magazines and am also houses editor on Country Homes & Interiors. I have a passion for houses, and having written reader home features and art directed and styled photographic shoots for more than 20 years, know the subject pretty well!
My favourite places to shop My favourite independent shops are Priddy Essentials in Uppingham for beautiful artisan products and gorgeous fragrances and soaps, Baileys Home near Ross-on-Wye for its chic household merchandise, and on the high street Anthropologie for its lifestyley stores and eclectic clothing. My favourite decorating style is Scandi chic, but I’m also loving the deep tones combined with bold pops of colour that I’m increasingly seeing.
My style inspirations Designers that inspire me include Vanessa Arbuthnott and Zoe Glencross for their simple but stunning designs.
Latest articles by Vivienne Ayers
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Step inside a 19th century cottage, ingeniously reconfigured for modern-day life
This quaint Hampshire home needed a new layout to cope with family life
By Vivienne Ayers
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Step inside this beautiful Staffordshire farmhouse
The owner runs an interiors shop and holds furniture painting courses, while her husband is a builder. They bought this beautiful Grade II-listed 400-year-old farmhouse with six bedrooms in Staffordshire in 2002.
By Vivienne Ayers
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Enjoy a wander around this renovated old farm steading in Scotland
This family is living the dream by the loch
By Vivienne Ayers
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Have a wander around this five-bedroom 1820s period house with a modern interior
The owners have brought a period house into the 21st-century with a contemporary glass extension and a modern interior
By Vivienne Ayers
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Fall in love with this charming home in Surrey, awash with time-worn finds
Quite by chance, the owner stumbled on her dream house in the country and has created a charming interior
By Vivienne Ayers
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Explore this fresh and airy Grade II-listed, 16th-century cottage in Suffolk
When the owner moved into this centuries-old cottage, her creative touches made a picture-perfect home to share
By Vivienne Ayers
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Enjoy the view from this fabulous and family-friendly listed barn in Devon
Everything fell into place for this couple when a three-bedroom farmhouse with a separate barn close to Totnes came on the market.
By Vivienne Ayers
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Fall in love with this idyllic weatherboard farmhouse – perfect for a family Christmas
Christmas Day is the owners birthday so, not surprisingly, for her it’s the biggest day of the year.
By Vivienne Ayers
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Explore this enchanting timber-framed new build in a Surrey conservation area
Unable to find their forever home, this couple built their own oak-framed cottage, complete with an eclectic interior
By Vivienne Ayers
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Explore this characterful two-bedroom oak-framed new-build in the New Forest
This couple never expected to self-build their home, but this oak-framed house perfectly suits their new, down-sized lifestyle
By Vivienne Ayers
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Have a look around this pretty Grade II-listed farmhouse in Herefordshire
Finding a home that ticks all the boxes, in their ideal country setting, was a stroke of luck for these homeowners
By Vivienne Ayers
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Take a turn around this idyllic converted barn in the Yorkshire Dales
Turning two halves of a neglected barn into one space was a huge task, but has produced the perfect family home
By Vivienne Ayers
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Step inside this idyllic Cornish home – once a run-down cottage, now a dream holiday home
The stunning property is ideal in summer but a cosy retreat all year round
By Vivienne Ayers
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See the transformation of this neglected period cottage on the Norfolk coast
The dream of a holiday home by the sea has resulted in a chic bolthole with an interior that epitomises laid back coastal style
By Vivienne Ayers
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Look inside this oak-framed family home in Buckinghamshire
This new-build, oak-framed house is set in beautiful gardens, complete with a stable block, makes the most of its stunning surroundings
By Vivienne Ayers
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Fall in love with this 250-year-old country manor house in Cambridgeshire
The joy of an idyllic childhood in switzerland led the restoration of an old country house making it a dream family home
By Vivienne Ayers
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Fall in love with this handsome Grade II-listed property in the Yorkshire Moors
There's a welcome on the Moors, and a stylish interior to boot, at this owner's beautiful country home
By Vivienne Ayers
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Enjoy an ambitious New England-style transformation of a home in the Surrey Hills
The dream of living in a detached house with a view lead to the renovation of an uninspiring 1920s house
By Vivienne Ayers
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Have a wander around this idyllic rural farmhouse in Hertfordshire
The owner found her perfect home, as well as a wealth of inspiration, when she moved to an idyllic rural farmhouse
By Vivienne Ayers
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This oak barn in Herefordshire is a wonderful place to spend Christmas
A couple of seasoned self builders have created a beautiful oak framed home for their family
By Vivienne Ayers
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Step inside this gorgeous Yorkshire barn
Step inside this light and bright barn with its elegant country interior, inspired by nature, and full of funky touches
By Vivienne Ayers
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Take a tour of this Hampshire village house
The owner and her husband, who is a company director, live in this pretty four-bedroomed Edwardian village house with their two daughters. They moved here in 1999 when their children were very young and set about transforming the house.
By Vivienne Ayers
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Tour an Oxfordshire barn conversion combining old, new, and a hint of Scandi elegance
The elegant interiors of this beautiful rustic barn are the epitome of Christmas chic, with roaring fires, flickering candles and plush reindeer skins.
By Vivienne Ayers
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Have a wander around this tranquil, mellow-stoned Cotswold cottage
The owner found peace and tranquility away from city life in her stylish, mellow home
By Vivienne Ayers