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Sound effect: creating a sonic portrait of home with Alice Boyd
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/alice-boyd-sonic-portrait
Published: August 20, 2026 11:00
Music and soundscapes Alice Boyd
Film and photography Ellen Hancock
Words Holly Nicholas
āEvery home has its own sound world,ā says musician and sound artist Alice Boyd. As long-time admirers of Aliceās mesmerising soundscapes, we invited her to create aā¦
The Designerās Toolbox: THING
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/designers-toolbox-thing
Published: August 6, 2026 08:00
In the latest instalment of The Designerās Toolbox series, we asked Thomas Randall-Page, architectural designer and co-founder of THING, to share some of the items that colour his working life. From indispensable reference books to a Japanese featherā¦
'I want the world to come in': restaurateur Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheimās sociable home in Penzance
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/jeremie-cometto-lingenheim
Published: August 4, 2026 12:19
Words Holly Nicholas
FilmĀ Divided by One
Photography Nick Ballón
Jeremie Cometto-Lingenheim describes his Cornish home as āa mixture between Victorian and surf shack, more like a beach house than an English granite cottage.ā Originally built in 1867, theā¦
Landscape designer Jinny Blom on creating a peaceful home after 'a crazy life'
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/homing-podcast-jinny-blom
Published: August 3, 2026 12:14
Words Ellie Hughes
āFrom really early in my life I wanted to have control of my environment,ā says polymath garden designer Jinny Blom. āI dreamt, always, of having my own house, my own space.ā In the latest episode of the Homing podcast, theā¦
Prime summer 2026 report: Why you should price for today's market
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/prime-summer-2026-report
Published: August 3, 2026 09:21
We get regular requests to share more ābehind the scenesāĀ colour on The Modern House business; how we work, the tools we use, the way things are done. So earlier this year, we started an occasional seriesĀ across ourĀ channels that weāre calling āIn-Houseā.ā¦
How My Garden Grows: Andrew Salterās riotous, rule-breaking garden in rural Kent
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/how-my-garden-grows-andrew-salter-ii
Published: July 30, 2026 16:05
Words Francine Raymond
Film and photography Ellen Hancock
Although many gardens we visit merit a second look, we couldnāt wait to go back and see how Andrew Salterās garden was growing this summer. He bravely welcomed us in darkest November to see hisā¦
The Crafted Home: the wobbly world of designer Tessa Silva
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/the-crafted-home-tessa-silva
Published: July 29, 2026 10:00
Film and photography Morgan Eglin
Words Nell Card
This film and picture gallery are the first in a new series weāre calling The Crafted Home. Craft is something weāve wanted to explore for some time, but it has taken us a while to work out how to do so.ā¦
Unlocked: Jenny and Michael Barracloughās 1970s self-build on the banks of the River Thames
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/unlocked-ferry-street
Published: July 23, 2026 08:00
Film Gene Limbrick
Words Holly Nicholas
For the next instalment of Unlocked, Phineas Harper visits 56 Ferry Street, an idiosyncratic self-build on the Isle of Dogs. Built in 1979 as physician Michael and documentary maker Jennyās family home, the houseāsā¦
Heaven Kent: a magnificent Georgian home in Margate with thoughtful mid-century details, now for sale
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/open-house-hawley-square
Published: July 22, 2026 13:42
Words Sophie Sims
Photography Rachel Ferriman
Although centuries apart, Georgian and mid-century styles converse with a surprising familiarity in Helen and Peteās miraculous Margate home, now for sale with The Modern House. Having left London in 2013 inā¦
Phin Harper on growing up as 'an oddity' and making the world a better place
https://themodernhouse.com/journal/homing-podcast-phineas-harper
Published: July 16, 2026 16:18
Words Ellie Hughes
āI never had the opportunity to be a normal kid,ā says Phineas Harper. āIāve had to make sense of being an oddity, but make that a good thing rather than a negative thing.ā Even describing Phinās career isnāt straightforward ā thereāsā¦