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 • See Leighton's ‘lost’ landscape, take in an olfactory exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite paintings, and delight in Wakehurst's winter event

Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael: Florence, c1504 • 9th November – 16th February 2025, Royal Academy of Arts, London

Leighton and Landscape • 16th November – 27th April 2025, Leighton House

Mary Robinson: Actress, Mistress, Writer, Radical • Until 21st April 2025, Chawton House, Hampshire

In Real Life • Until 24th November, National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin

Scent and the Art of the Pre-Raphaelites • 11th October – 26th January 2025, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, Birmingham

Glow Wild • 28th November – 1st January 2025 (selected evenings), Wakehurst, Sussex

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

Heart of glass

Bristol bound

Heritage style

READING CORNER

DOMESTIC SCIENCE • Libs Lewis, the founder of independent home and lifestyle store Domestic Science, talks to Poppy Benner about the joy of curating a mix of old and new

COCOONING COLOURS • As colder nights draw in, create a sanctuary at home using a warming palette of auburn red, forest green and golden yellow

Covetable cushions • Lift a tired existing sofa with a cushion refresh, whether frills, florals or geometric are your style

Let there be LIGHT • Lighting's not just about illuminating a space – its functions range from setting mood to injecting character, and every room of the house requires a different approach

ANTIQUE LIGHTS • Jenny Oldaker asks the experts for their cleaning and conservation advice

The Hyde 42 pendant • This dazzling mid-century-inspired statement light adds instant dramatic impact to any room, finds Jenny Oldaker

LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE • Three more marvellous mid-century-style pendants…

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Learn about lampshades • There's no shortage of opportunities to light up your life (and your home) with a handcrafted lampshade, says Jenny Oldaker – here are some workshops and courses to try…

DARREN APPIAGYEI • The wood artist talks to Dominique Corlett about seed pods, creative reinvention and the life-enhancing feeling of turning a lathe

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • All four houses this month use eclectic finds to great effect, from a Victorian home in Kent to a rustic-meets-industrial farmhouse near Cape Town

SAVVY Sophistication • Affordable and intriguing charity shop and eBay finds are teamed with statement pieces in this impressive Victorian home in West Yorkshire

FINDERS KEEPERS • Create a cosy, layered look with a mix of classic furniture, warm hues and playful trinkets

Farm FUSION • A farmhouse near Cape Town has been given a rustic-meets-industrial makeover, using found materials and objects, as well as treasures brought back from afar

Work life balance • Lucy and Guy Rutter – a ceramicist and artist respectively – have found the ideal place to live and work: a Victorian property in Faversham attached to a once-neglected studio…

Fashionably CURATED • Roni Lang's home in Deal, situated above her clothing store, is every bit as creative and stylish as you'd expect from a fashion designer

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