Vivienne Ayers
Interiors have always been Vivienne's passion – she's been through (and tried!) it all, from Changing Rooms brights to Scandi whites.
Originally from Northumberland, she studied English at Leeds University, and then moved to London where her first job was as a writer at the Financial Times, followed by a role as a sub editor at Radio Times. She did an interior design course and then landed a job on Homes & Gardens (ironically she's back there now), before working on other interiors mags such as Country Living, House Beautiful and Ideal Home.
Vivienne's always loved reader homes and gets a thrill from spotting an amazing house that she knows would be perfect for a magazine (she has been known to knock on the doors of houses with curb appeal!), so she transferred from being a chief sub editor to a role as a houses editor, where she commissions reader homes and combines her writing and editing skills with styling and art directing photographic shoots.
Vivienne worked as houses editor on Country Homes & Interiors for 15 years, before returning to Homes & Gardens when she also took on the houses editor role there four years ago. Career highlights include travelling around the country and Europe to house shoots and being inspired by some amazing interiors – from modern country barns to elegant townhouses – as well as receiving an award for best commissioned photography.
Latest articles by Vivienne Ayers
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Take a tour of this Cape Cod home owned by Hollywood hitmaker Ryan Murphy
This former painters' studio is anything but an American Horror Story
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Design house: See how a Chelsea townhouse dovetails Georgian elegance with contemporary style
This Grade II listed house's extensive refurbishment has resulted in a stunning interior where the emphasis is on visual interest
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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Enjoy the soft colours of this house in the Surrey Hills, designed by studio Sims Hilditch
A Grade II listed building with parts dating back to Tudor times has been given an elegant update that's sympathetic to the building’s history and country setting.
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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Design house: A cool Californian new build designed by Kate Lester
This once-bland West Coast home now has a curated, chic interior that’s brimming with personality.
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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Design house: An adaptable, sociable Victorian property, transformed by designer Stephanie Dunning
A considered redesign and extended layout, complemented by a luxe interior, has resulted in a family home that perfectly suits its gregarious owners
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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See how Elizabeth Hay transformed her Singapore homewith colour and pattern
Mixing print, colour and pattern with clever structural tweaks, interior designer Elizabeth Hay brought new life to her home in Singapore
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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Design house: A Belgravia home full of personality and warmth
This gutsy renovation of a dilapidated Belgravia home has infused it with strong personality and warmth
By Vivienne Ayers Published
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Design house: An intriguing and unusual seven-storey townhouse in Kensington
With owners who delight in the unusual, this townhouse's interior designed by Studio Indigo now has more than a touch of the theatrical
By Vivienne Ayers Published