Homes & Antiques

Homes & Antiques is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle.

Editor's Letter

Homes & Antiques

This Month • Works by John Burningham, Gwen John and Hitomi Hosono previewed, alongside exhibitions of stumpwork and stereoscopy

Gwen John: Art and Life in London and Paris • 21st October – 14th April 2024 Holburne Museum, Bath

John Burningham's Bedtime Stories • 7th October – 7th January 2024 The Harley Gallery, Worksop

Victorian Virtual Reality • Until 25th February 2024 Watts Gallery, Surrey

Choice and Precious Work: Treasures from the Schoolroom • 16th October – 18th November, Witney Antiques, Oxfordshire

Inspired by Lanhydrock • 1st September – 31st October Lanhydrock, Cornwall

Seeing the Light • Until 29th October Turner’s House, Twickenham

STYLE & SHOPPING • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home

Make an entrance

I SHOULD COCOA

PAINTED FURNITURE

Ride the wave

SASHA DOLLS • Sarah White, Tennants

Soft and snug

BASKET CASE

Hot pots • Keep your stews and soups warm from kitchen to table with a lidded dish or casserole pot

Garden path

Home grown

Setting the time

Blooming lovely

HARVEST MOON

The Abingdon bed • The Cornish Bed Company creates exquisite hand-cast beds from its foundry in Par, echoing the elegance and durability of Victorian models

ON THE HIGH STREET • …three more beds showcasing classic Victorian style

BLAKE & BULL • Matthew Bates, owner of cookshop Blake & Bull, speaks to Molly Malsom about the skilled process of restoring an Aga, his largest refurbishment job and the models and colours proving most popular

BOOK REVIEWS • Chosen and reviewed by Katie Pike and Jenny Oldaker

Autumn Decorating • Take your cue from historic interiors and design archives, or look to museum and gallery walls for colour inspiration

The art of colour • Exciting partnerships between paint companies and museums, galleries and heritage organisations offer inspiration for home decoration, says Rhiannon Batten

Earthy autumn tones • Roll into the new season by updating your home with these warm and cosy shades

Perfect Partners • Give your antiques collection the backdrop it deserves, with advice from paint experts on the ideal shades to showcase key pieces

Paper Trails • Museum archives and historic stately homes are mines of decorative wallpaper designs that are ripe for reinterpretation

Other archive WALLPAPER COLLECTIONS

Wonder walls • Wallpaper can play a key role in adding depth to a scheme, and is a perfect outlet for your playful side, says Molly Malsom

Hot swatches • Grouped into key themes, from botanicals to animals, standout papers to add drama to your walls, chosen

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Explore a former stationmaster’s home in Tunbridge Wells, a joyfully restored farm building in Kent and an elegant manor house in France

ART AND BEAUTY • Franck Montialoux and his husband Miguel lovingly restored this elegant manor house in Normandy, and filled it with pieces that reflect their love of antiques and portraiture

BUST IN SHOW • Sculptures that stand head and shoulders above the rest

Surprise creations • Natasha Redcliffe breathed fresh life into this Victorian...