Antiques & the art scene
Hunting for antiques to proudly display in your home? Homes & Antiques writer Caroline Wheater r...
For the love of Lloyd Loom
If the sight of Lloyd Loom brings to mind perfectly mown lawns and tea on the terrace, you’re not al...
Ceiling: the forgotten wall
Often referred to as the fifth wall, the ceiling has been a focus of attention ever since Michelange...
A gardener’s best friends
Gardening and nature were once at odds. But an increasing number of green-fingered growers are disco...
Kim, Russel & their Chichester kitchen
After swapping the hustle and bustle of the big city for the serenity of a small country town, Kim a...
Well lit: the art of illumination
Lighting is one of the fundamental parts of decorating a home but it’s also probably the one that we...
When walls tell stories
Not all wallpapers are made equal, as a dive into the history of hand-painted, silk wallpaper makers...
A brief history of pattern
Since the dawn of time, humans have sought to decorate their spaces with mark-making: inscriptions a...
Classically eccentric
At a time when we are treated to a visual cacophony of interior styles and influences, providing a v...
The humble pencil
While the pencil holds every child’s hand as they journey into the world of joined up writing, a loo...
A West Sussex family & their Henley kitchen
What was once an old Arts & Crafts house, a detached country home in the West Sussex countryside...
Heritage heroes
Have you ever come across an initiative and thought, what a brilliant idea, how can I get involved? ...
Asparagus and goats’ cheese tart with wild garlic
At our Bath café, The Provenist, the menu is always changing with the seasons. From our brunch menu,...
When in Knutsford
While we have stores up and down the country, we know that, quite often, you’ll be making a longer t...
Talking to Henry
Those of you who’ve been with us a while might remember that in our second volume of Stories, way ba...
How to choose a rug
The ceiling is often referred to as the fifth wall in a room but really it should be the floor that ...
Hidden elements of design: AGA
Continuing our series looking at the design expertise and craftsmanship that elevates some of our fa...
The hidden elements of design: Dualit
Engineering, innovation and design restraint are all things we strive to put into each of our own pr...
Lucy & her Chichester kitchen
A traditional style kitchen with a modern twist was the brief for this couple’s renovation project i...
A few of our favourite things
A new season collection is always a moment of anticipation and excitement. Here, we’ve asked a handf...
Introducing Burnt Sienna
About 20,000 years ago, prehistoric artists searched tirelessly for just the right pigment for their...
The hidden heroes
Every time we create a new collection – which we do twice a year in spring and autumn – we always li...
Behind the collection
The inspiration behind a collection can come from anywhere – a sunset, an unexpected find at an anti...
The power of sound
What constitutes the perfect home sound system? We asked Greg McAllister, sound experience manager a...
On Pantone’s 2021 Colours of the Year
This year, as they have been doing since the first year of the new millennium, Pantone have selected...
In praise of the tub
I grew up in a bath only household. As a thirteen-year-old, this, along with my parents lack of tele...
Anne-Marie & her Suffolk kitchen
There’s being neighbourly and then there’s embarking on a dual extension and renovation project with...
The versatility of Chawton
Chawton’s not a new topic for us here on the journal. And rightly so: as a storage design that you c...
A brief history of kitchens
You could say, the kitchen as we know it, began in 1802 with the invention of the range oven. Prior ...
Renew, reuse, relove
Using the furniture and accessories that you already have – or giving a new home to an antique, vint...
Recharge and renewal
It’s with some relief that we can dive straight into 2021, focusing on the positives and how we can ...
The joy of sitting in
Staying in. Whether you relished the prospect before or not, by now, an evening at home has certainl...
Pollyanna & her Chichester kitchen
Pollyanna’s former schoolhouse home (which you might know on Instagram as @the_old_school_house) is ...
The hardworking Christmas kitchen
The most harmonious Christmases are often when everyone lends a hand; mucking in with the vegetable ...
Outside in: bringing winter’s greenery into your home
From foliage to seed heads, berries to blooms, plants provide us with some of the best seasonal deco...
Christmas in the country
After a decade in London, it’s Christmas in the country for journalist Jo Rodgers and her family thi...
Skye McAlpine’s Pistachio Panettone cake
Food writer Skye McAlpine shares a recipe for Christmas Eve from her latest book, ‘A Table for Frien...
Emily & her Chichester kitchen
The Chichester kitchen; often considered our most classic collection with refined details and restra...
A stocking filled with fun
We remember once reading that, when the royal family gather together at Sandringham for Christmas, t...
The art of elevated gifting
A set of mugs, a hot water bottle, a voucher to their favourite store – all are lovely gifts on thei...