The Chelsea Mews, London

A discreet mews house on a cobbled lane in Chelsea, minutes from the King's Road. Two floors of calm interiors — pale plaster walls, oak floors, deep linen sofas. A small private courtyard at the back for breakfast in the sun.

Walking distance to the Saatchi, the Physic Garden, and some of the best restaurants in west London. The house has been in the same family for thirty years and has the feeling of a lived-in home, not a let.