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

Homes & Antiques

February • This is the month to… embrace a slower pace of life, invest in art, discover new artisan makers, declutter, and revel in nature

COURSES Forging ahead • If you’ve ever fancied moulding metals, book onto a blacksmithing course to master the basics. Jenny Oldaker presents our pick of options for beginners…

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

THE COLOUR PURPLE • With purple set to be making a comeback for 2025, indulge in some ideas for adding swatches of this luxurious shade into your home

Purple HAZE • Associated with royalty, this rich hue adds a touch of opulence

Curve appeal • Scallop patterns are having a moment… here’s how to style them at home

Making SPACE • Nothing injects a sense of order like getting on top of your storage – the right system won’t just keep things neat, it will also enhance your home and soothe stress

Clearing clutter • Organisation experts share their best tips for streamlining your ‘stuff’

HANNY NEWTON • Dominique Corlett speaks to the embroidery artist and Rising Star Craft Award winner about her work with gold thread and now – unusually – straw, and her quest for sustainability

The HARD SELL • Like many of us post Christmas, Hattie Bell felt in need of a good clear out, but wasn’t sure where to turn for items that were too special for the charity shop. Here, she tries and tests several methods – from selling ceramics at a vintage market to auctioning books…

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • This month’s homeowners champion antiques as a greener alternative to fast furniture. As a result, their homes are warm, unique and rich with history…

Relaxed LIVING • John and Katy Maskell Bell have filled their Victorian home with inherited treasures and antique finds to create a stylish yet warm and welcoming interior

Curated collections • Step into Marc Kitchen-Smith’s atmospheric Cornish home, where antiques, history and passion intertwine to create a timeless, well-curated sanctuary

Sustainable STYLE • When Nichola and Adam Burns moved from Bristol to France, they took their love of vintage and antique pieces with them, decorating their home with a multitude of stylish finds

Rainbow revelations • When Amy Eld bought her Pimlico home, its plain white walls sparked a desire to drench it in colour, before carefully furnishing it with vintage and antique treasures

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • Framing ANTIQUE TEXTILES as art, collecting LOVER’S EYE jewellery, plus discover STAFFORDSHIRE SLIPWARE

Antique textiles as art • Hanging textiles on walls as artworks is witnessing a new development, with old and more recent pieces framed to hang alongside the oils and watercolours, says Celia Rufey

Collecting Lover's eye jewellery • Jewellery depicting a single eye – or other body parts – was all the rage at the end of the Georgian period. Emma Longstaff delves into the history of these rare antiques, which continue to keep people guessing

BEAUTY REVEALED…

ONE EYE ON THE PAST • Artist Sophie Glover explains how she creates her contemporary lover’s eyes

LUKE HONEY'S Enthusiasms...