When we think of the homes where Ikea pieces usually fit best, country houses or period properties don’t immediately come to mind. Yet over the years, Ikea’s range has expanded dramatically, resulting ...

Some colours are always a mistake! Ellie Tennant asked leading interior designers for their advice, so you won’t have to paint ...

In our April issue, explore four homes filled with colour and character. Plus, Japanese prints, Easter buys and a Vancouver ...

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 ...

Ancient Greek city states are thought to have had distinctly different approaches when it came to visitors announcing their arrival. While Spartans would advertise their presence at the door with a ...

In January a friend sent me an excited text having just discovered Nottingham’s ethereal Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery. Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery in Nottingham opened in 1856. - Heather ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Fortnum & Mason’s association with the monarchy is nestled somewhere in the subconscious – it’s an intrinsic part of the company’s history that has helped to establish its reputation as a luxury brand ...

The Letterpress Collective first began in 2013 – a year after the last commercial letterpress printer shut its doors in the city of Bristol after 600 years. Founder Nick Hand saw an opportunity to ...

The bedroom is regarded by many as an intensely personal space in which to rest and relax and generally escape the pressures of the outside world. But this concept of the bedroom as a private ...

Once porcelain became available, it quickly replaced the use of wax and sugar, allowing the production of figures that could be used again and again. At fashionable 18th-century dinner parties, the ...

Lizzie Gordon’s home may be located in a picturesque Cotswolds village, yet its interior is anything but rural. Instead, she’s taken inspiration from 1930s Hollywood regency and imbued it with a sense ...