Embracing her love of textiles and pre-loved finds, Jules Haines has turned a tired Tunbridge Wells townhouse into a colourful home with an important message ...

In the words of Leonardo da Vinci, ‘small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind; large ones weaken it.’ We’re not all lucky enough to live in homes of vast proportions – and even the grandest abodes ...

Entering the decorative artist Natasha Mann’s five-bedroom Edwardian home is like stepping into a jewellery box – full of vibrant colours and exquisite patterns. Natasha, who lives here with her ...

This old Scottish recipe brings together the chestnuts from the trees around Joe’s forge in Great Expectations and the mincemeat that went into Mrs Joe’s ‘handsome mince-pie’ made before Pip stole the ...

In Martin Chuzzlewit, Mrs Gamp orders ‘pickled salmon, with a nice little sprig of fennel, and a sprinkling of white pepper…’ ...

Whether you know it as the real Downton Abbey or as one of England’s most fascinating heritage properties, you truly understand Highclere Castle when you see it through the eyes of its owners. H&A ...

In our September issue, we invite you to take a moment to pause and indulge in a cosy exploration of the bedroom – the ultimate sanctuary of any home. Celia Rufey charts the fascinating history of ...

The July issue of Homes & Antiques is packed with seasonal inspiration, from garden-party entertaining ideas... ...to beautiful homes with carefully curated textiles ...

Few of us live in locations beyond the sound of traffic or the seep of urban glow that disguises the speckles of the Milky Way across indigo skies. But at this secluded and remarkable Welsh tyddyn (a ...

Utrecht: the compact city that packs a punch when it comes to sustainable living. Once the most prominent city in the Netherlands (until it was surpassed by Amsterdam in the 17th century), famous for ...

The story of Delft tiles is closely linked with the story of the Netherlands, says Durk Regts, director of a Dutch company specialising in antique Delft tiles. ‘In the early-16th century, Antwerp, in ...

Trends in interior design have always affected the antiques market: the whims of leading decorators influencing what is in and what is out. Think of the country house-loving 1980s, when British homes ...