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 • A celebration of heart motifs, a display of garments worn by John Singers Sargent's sitters at Tate Britain, and more…

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

BRUSH STROKES • Create a decorating scheme with heaps of personality usinga fabrics and wallpapers adorned with fluid brush markings

Make a SPLASH • Painterly pieces add a dash of frivolity and a streak of creativity

ON THE HIGH STREET • Three more inviting loveseats to complete any room…

THE HIRST COLLECTION • Amanda Wrigley chats to Jenny Oldaker about the evolution of her Notting Hill-based jewellery shop – an Aladdin's cave of carefully chosen pieces to suit all budgets

COSTUME JEWELLERY • Fay Roach, Cheffins

What's cooking?

Kitchen Dressers • With space for both storage and display, a dresser makes a charming focal point, with colours and sizes to suit every home

KITCHEN ISLANDS

Range Cookers • Make your kitchen the hottest spot in town with one of these statement ovens

PANTRY CUPBOARDS

JACQUELINE CULLEN • Dominique Corlett speaks to the statement-jewellery designer about the wonders of the cosmos and working with unfashionable materials

Location, Location, Location • From Charleston farmhouse to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, five designers talk to Rosanna Morris about the favourite places that inspire their work…

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Playful elements alongside treasured inherited pieces and lucky fair finds are the touchstones of this month's charming houses

Layers of History • Inherited antique pieces and a love of art and textiles, passed down to Posy Gentles from her mother and grandmother, play a vital role in her welcoming home

Picture perfect • A once-neglected Georgian cottage now resembles something out of a fairy tale, thanks to the vision and determination of its owners, Sarah and Andy Farr

Art HOUSE • In Helen Banzhaf's London terrace, her work and home life coexist in perfect harmony, each side enhancing the other's character

Helen Banzhaf's Embroidered Textiles • The designer talks to Katie Pike about her artworks, which are inspired by her colourful collection of Art Deco ceramics

An expert eye • After a laborious, hands-on restoration of their Edwardian London home, Sheila and Giles Udy turned to interior designer Susanna Thomas to rekindle its decorative charms

ART OF CURATION • Let your interiors sing with well-chosen antique furniture and decorative accessories

HOMES & ANITQUES • Arts and crafts courses to sign up for in 2024 + Buyer's guide to 17th-century oak furniture + Collecting John Ogilby's famous maps + 6 of the best historical shops PLUS 48 hours in Maastricht

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • The simple charm of IRONSTONE CHINA, beautiful BILSTON ENAMEL, and how to tell a CAMEO from an INTAGLIO

Collecting ironstone china WHERE BEAUTY MEETS UTILITY • Durable, affordable and effortlessly chic, ironstone china is the perfect blend of practical and pretty, says Ellie Tennant

On Repeat • Why is it that some repeating patterns are a joy while others aren't so pleasing? There's a practicality and rhythm to their approach, and successful designs have us...