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.

A MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

MY FIVE FAVOURITE PIECES IN THIS ISSUE…

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (plus the contemporary artists they most admire…)

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Letters • Send us a tweet, ask advice on Facebook, tag us on Instagram or write to the H&A team with good old pen and paper – we’d love to hear from you…

the MONTH • YOUR MONTHLY BRIEFING FROM THE WORLD OF HOMES & ANTIQUES

STYLE.NOW.

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Bookshelf • Take design notes from creative spaces, showstopping interiors and carefully curated collections

Craft Course • Visit independent printing and publishing house Hato Press for an evening of Risograph image making

PULL UP A CHAIR

WIN £1,000 to Spend at Artfinder! • One winner plus three runners-up will receive money to spend at Artfinder

MONOCHROME PRINTS • Make a creative statement this season with these striking two-tone artworks

Summer • Discover the events, exhibitions and shows worth making a trip to see during the sunshine months

THE PIG, BRIDGE PLACE • The newest piglet in this clutch of hotels is a must-visit

UNDER THE RADAR • Our columnist explains why he finds little-known artists more exciting than big names

Pottery Workshop • Pieces with patina inspired by the ceramic artist’s studio

Artist’s Studio • Get your decor down to a fine art with these painterly accessories

Photo Opportunity • The camera never lies… authentic pieces to put your home in the picture

STILL LIFE in real life • Still-life works show us simple objects in new lights. Here, we reflect art against a modern backdrop, with displays that blend antiques with colour and texture

Home from HOME • Artist Laura Wallace’s Arts and Crafts home, just a stone’s throw from the house in which she grew up, is filled with eclectic pieces that will certainly stand the test of time

ENGLISH COUNTRY • Layer your space with mismatched finds and much-loved antiques for a relaxed home like Laura’s

Lodestar STATE • A long-neglected enclave of historic railworkers’ cottages has been given new life as homes, artists’ studios and galleries

BOLD COLOUR • Annie Sloan explains why Salle is right to use paint to express personality rather than period

DREAM WEAVER • Interior designer and stylist Francesca Orsi has transformed an ancient palace into a family home by filling it with theatrical flourishes and surprises at every turn…

To create a sense of faded grandeur • Theatrical styling coupled with a sensitive approach to renovation is the key to the drama and beauty of Francesca Orsi’s Italian palace (p62). Charlotte Packer suggests ways to create a similarly opulent and lived-in look for your home

Four antiques to complete the look • Worn leather, speckled glass and faded textiles are the touchstones for creating elegant, imperfect style

How to style this look at home • Interiors stylist Sally Denning shares her tips

Enduring PASSION • Avid collector Debbie George finds it hard to choose between her two great loves – ceramics and art – as her Yorkshire home and her paintings attest

The Owners

NURSERY WARE • John Shepherd, of Hiscock & Shepherd Antiques, talks about the fascinating history of children’s ware

RURAL CHARM • Use nostalgic collectables and enchanting...