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.

Homes & Antiques

Editor's Letter • Tell us what inspires you in this issue of H&A. Tag @homes_antiques on Instagram or use the email address, right

MAY This Month • Dates for your diary, including an ‘Art Road Trip’ with the National Gallery, plus our pick of courses to further your antiques knowledge

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

Small shades • Update an existing lamp base with a quirky design

SPRING GREENS • Decorate with zesty shades of green to add freshness and liven up your home for sunnier days

Forever GREEN • Embrace nature's favourite shade in your interiors this season

Talking Shop PANTER & HALL

The Crillon foot stool • The latest addition to Soane Britain's mid-century-inspired Crillon collection is an elegant foot stool that represents a perfect marriage of form and function, says Jenny Oldaker

PUT YOUR FEET UP • Three more foot stools to fall for…

IT'S SHOWTIME! • Being an antiques collector isn't just about the thrill of discovery and the buzz of buying – considering how to display your pieces is equally important, says Jenny Oldaker

MARIJKE VARRALL-JONES • Caroline Wheater speaks to the Founding Director of Maak, the specialist auction house for contemporary ceramics and craft

ANTIQUES BAROMETER • Find out which antiques could be worth a pretty penny at auction, and the hidden gems worth investing in

200 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY • As the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday this May, Caroline Wheater discovers how the priceless art collection was born from the donations and bequests of wealthy art-lovers who wanted to share their treasures with the People

200 YEARS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY

The Nation's Collection on Tour • For those who can't make it to London for a bicentenary visit, there will be highlights on show around the UK throughout the year

FRANCES PRIEST • Dominique Corlett speaks to the ceramic artist about the language of pattern, and tiles as public art

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Step inside four beautifully renovated homes, from an ancient barn in Dorset to an old Frisian train station with a vintage vibe

BLUE & WHITE • This classic pairing never fails to delight and inspire, and works on all kinds of ceramics, from platters to jugs

Queen of Vintage • Tineke Tichelaar has collected vintage design for decades, but only now have her treasures found a perfect home – an old village train station with its authentic colours still intact

VINTAGE REVIVAL • Master the art of display with a punchy mix of modern and mid-century pieces

A Living Museum • Architect and artist Simon Hurst has spent years turning his everyday terraced house into a beguiling cabinet of curiosities

CONVEX MIRRORS • Capture more light when you embellish your walls with these curvaceous beauties

New Romance • Having discovered this thatched cottage while holidaying in a favourite spot on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Christine Pink bought it as a weekend bolthole. However, she fell in love with the property and its surroundings and soon gave up city life

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • A history of the WINDSOR CHAIR, how to INVEST IN ART, plus collecting AUCTION CATALOGUES and highlights of the...