The English Home

The English Home brings you seasonal British design and lifestyle throughout the year. Every issue includes quintessentially British kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms, with useful advice from leading interior designers and architects on how to achieve classic, elegant style.

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THE ENGLISH HOME

HOME Comforts • Eye-catching textiles, alluring tableware and a glamorous bathroom update are on our radar for lovely new buys

EASTER PARADE

ALL SPRUCED UP

NOTE BOOK • Our monthly digest of inside information on people, places and pursuits

THE LONDON EDIT • Editor-at-large Kate Freud turns her gaze to hand-finished bathroom pieces, hand-knotted rugs and hand-blown glass

Refined ELEGANCE • Interior designer Jojo Bradley has brought a neglected Georgian house in Cheshire back to life, creating a stylish and inviting home for her family

Completing THE CIRCLE • A London townhouse has been cleverly redesigned to create a sophisticated home for a couple returning to city life

Artistic INFLUENCE • An eighteenth-century cottage in Oxfordshire filled with art and antiques reflects its owners’ talents and creativity

Reclaimed BEAUTY • Built in the 1970s using local salvaged materials, this charming Herefordshire cottage appears to be hundreds of years old

STYLE INSPIRATION • Our special section dedicated to design and decorating inspiration begins here

SPRING BLOOMS • The new fabric and wallpaper collections are a tempting profusion of floral, botanical and bird motifs in a captivating array of colours and artistic interpretations

PICK OF THE BUNCH • We could not resist adding a few more floral designs to our edit of new fabrics and papers

DESIGNING A DREAM bedroom • Interior designers generously share expert insights on good bedroom design

Expert resources when shopping for a bedroom • Below are recommendations for suppliers of essentials to create a calming, restorative space in which to repose and recharge

SLEEPING BEAUTIES • From chic upholstered beds to highly polished and ornately carved period bedsteads, And So To Bed offers a multitude of options

BUYING & USING decorative antiques • The addition of a good-looking antique or two can have an incalculable effect on a room’s overall style and atmosphere. Discover which pieces are popular and why they make such a difference to a home.

SPRING ANTIQUES FAIRS

BUY WITH CONFIDENCE FROM A LAPADA MEMBER

A SELECTION OF DEALERS IN DECORATIVE ANTIQUES

Grand VISION • Distinguished architectural historian Jeremy Musson considers how the late Sebastian de Ferranti made his dream a reality, building Henbury Hall as a magnificent homage to Palladian style

QUINTESSENTIALLY • Inspiration for seasonal pastimes and making the most of life at home starts here

EXPLORING Somerset • Plan a trip to some of England’s most enchanting areas with our new series. This month we look at places to stay, hotspots for food, drink and creative enclaves in Somerset

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE • Pearl Lowe, fashion designer and author of interiors book Faded Glamour, lives in Somerset and here shares her favourite spots

INSIDER INFORMATION • Matilda Temperley, award-winning photographer and documentary maker, grew up on her family’s Burrow Hill farm at The Somerset Cider Brandy Company (see page 125). Here, she gives her insights into the area.

Shaping Britain ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE • We consider some of the historically important figures who have whose work has influenced the evolution of Britain’s architecture

OTHER HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT ARCHITECTS

What is next in GARDEN DESIGN? • Discover the new colours,...