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.

FROM HISTORY INTO YOUR HOME

MY FIVE FAVOURITE ANTIQUES IN THIS ISSUE…

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (plus the oldest item in their homes)

ALSO AVAILABLE ON YOUR SCREEN

Homes & Antiques

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.

Boulle Work

Bookshelf • A guide to make do and mending, a catalogue of a great designer’s work, and inside Tricia Guild’s houses

Craft Course • Discover how to make a striking terrazzo coaster with surface and product designer Katie Gillies

PRINCESS OF PARIS

A Luxury Break in Kensington or Mayfair • One winner and one runner-up will each win a two-night stay in London

Enter Now

September • Discover the events, exhibitions and shows worth making an extra-special trip to see this month

WOLTERTON PARK, NORFOLK • Enjoy a stately stay on this 18th-century North Norfolk estate

DESK ORNAMENTS • Ensure your office space stays super stylish with these fun accessories

Style Insider • A descendant of both Samuel and Harold Peto, ceramic artist Alice Peto has family roots in classical design

Insta-style • Three stylish Instagram feeds to follow for design trends, interiors advice and serious house envy

THE SLOW LANE • Our columnist praises the Slow Movement – an ethos that, for him, is about enjoying quality design, creative moments and life as it happens

3 of Jay’s favourite ‘Slow’ brands

All White Now • Simple yet sophisticated. Create a classic look with these pearly pieces

Have a Giraffe • Stand head and shoulders above the rest with these majestic accessories

Eastern Promise • Look to Japan for antique and new pieces that evoke elegant simplicity

LOUISE BODY • Using original drawings and a vintage-inspired colour palette, Louise Body creates beautiful bespoke wallpapers

NATURAL SELECTION • How to get the fresh botanical look in four very different ways – all of them brimming with precious pieces of antique and vintage design

Bringing it all BACK HOME • Marion and Richard Lightbown’s Wiltshire home is a showcase for the exotic antiques they have sourced on trips to Asia over the decades

ASIAN ANTIQUES • Marion Lightbown of Indigo Antiques talks to Charlotte Packer about collecting and styling Asian antiques

GLOBAL ECLECTIC • Shades of blue and red accentuate ornate pieces of furniture and accessories from around the world

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK • Stylist Sadie Kohler puts overseas finds centre stage in her Brighton home, creating a comfortable space that’s perfect for her young family

REFINED BOHO • Add drama and intrigue with dusky paint shades and plenty of quirky accessories for a home like Sadie’s

MODERNIST MASTERPIECE • Magnus Englund finds life in his one-bed Isokon apartment a joy, and celebrates its Grade I listing

ISOKON FURNITURE • Serena Fokschaner talks to Magnus Englund about the evolution of Jack Pritchard’s plywood furniture

Return to GLORY • An early example of a Kent hall house, built in 1330 by master mason Thomas de la Bataille, has undergone a sensitive renovation

COUNTRY CLASSIC • Historical and charming, Battel...