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Step inside this 19th‑century home where Eastern and Western styles meet, bringing together antiques, textiles, and global ...

In our May issue, learn all the tricks of the auction room! Plus, elegant escapes, new-season shopping, and four unique house tours ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

Not many people could say that, on moving into a new home, they could bring with them and incorporate a 19th-century fireplace surround, exterior door complete with stained glass panelling from the ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

Perched on a swivelling chair in his attic studio in London’s Camden Town, artist David Gentleman maintains that the only thing that interests him is his art. ‘I feel I’m wasting time if I’m not ...

Historic French textiles and furniture are the essential backdrop to any place that Nicole Fabre calls home. And if her delectable accent gives the impression she is a recent arrival on this side of ...

Creating a joyful place to live ranks highly on Amy Eld’s list of priorities. After a lengthy search for a central-London home that resonated with Amy, her husband Daniel and their three children, ...

Back in 2011, Sarah and Myles Hazebroek were living in a townhouse in Tunbridge Wells when they decided they needed more outdoor space for their children, Ted and Polly, to roam. Sarah, who runs ...

Few 19-year-olds are thinking about the property that will eventually become their own home later in life. But, luckily for Irish embroidery designer Jill De Búrca, her dad had the foresight to invest ...

Necessity is the mother of invention, and the home of author and artist Helma Bongenaar and her husband Jeroen Alberts is the very definition of this old adage. Built in 1880, their modest Amsterdam ...