Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd Homes & Gardens celebrates the beauty of classic and contemporary style. Real-life homes with stunning photography deliver inspirational decorating while remaining real and relevant. Homes & Gardens is the ultimate sourcebook of beautiful ideas and detailed information, inspiring its readers to become their own interior designers.
EDITOR’S LETTER
Homes & gardens
OBJECTS OF DESIRE • Beautiful pieces we’re championing this month
SMART FINDS • Wise buys to snap up now
THE JULY EDIT
PASSION FOR PATTERN • Dream of far-flung places with these fabulous fabrics
THE SUSTAINABLE HOME • Designer Sebastian Cox charts the renovation of his home, one inspiring and innovatively eco-friendly idea at a time
NEWS NAME TO KNOW • Montes & Clark – the online shop that stocks stunning homeware made by female co-operatives and which is run by Kate Clark and Emily Pinsent, who have shared a love of colour and pattern since childhood
LITTLE BLACK BOOK
ROOTED IN NATURE • This minimalist home is designed to help the owner absorb the breathtaking beauty of the landscape it sits in so perfectly
MEET THE HOMEOWNER • Paula Disberry shares her style vision and loves
Classics reimagined • From chintz to chinoiserie and toile to damask, we look at much-loved patterns with fresh eyes
TABLE SERVICE • Bistro-style beauties ideal for a patio or balcony
FRILL SEEKING • Cushions with ruffled edges are all the rage
COCKTAIL HOUR • Bar cart must-haves to elevate favourite mixes
BEHIND THE DESIGN • If you liked our edit of cocktail glasses, read what the experts have to say on buying the perfect vessels
COLOUR OF THE MONTH • Inspired by the natural world, olive is restful with a touch of heritage. Strong yet soothing, it brings an enveloping feel but can also sit quietly and allow bold furniture to shine. Here, colour aficionados and decorators explain how to embrace this adaptable green
SMALL SPACE SOLUTIONS • Top designers reveal how they work with and enhance modest-sized interiors
THE ART OF INTERIOR DESIGN • IN THE LATEST IN OUR SERIES, INTERIOR DESIGNER PENNY MORRISON TALKS COLOUR AND PATTERN AND USING VINTAGE FABRICS AND RUGS WISELY
WILD AT HEART • Actress Isabella Rossellini and architect Pietro Cicognani have created a highly original rural home that ignores convention
MEET THE DESIGNER • Pietro Cicognani offers his style inspiration and loves
ART & SOUL • This Georgian townhouse by the Regent’s Canal in London has been remodelled to meet its owners’ request for a sleek gallery-like entrance level that is balanced with more organic spaces
MEET THE DESIGNER • Margot Tsim offers her style vision
TOUR DE FORCE • A decade of hard work saw a dilapidated French farmhouse become a home full of raw charm
MEET THE HOMEOWNERS • Caroline and Olivier Girault de Burlet share their style inspiration and loves
IN SEASON THIS MONTH • SILK FLOWERS COMBINE WITH DRIED STEMS FOR A PAINTERLY LOOK
SIMPLE PLEASURES: ROSE & PEONY POTPOURRI • DRYING FLOWERS HAS A HINT OF NOSTALGIA ABOUT IT AND THIS NATURAL TAKE ON IT WILL REMIND YOU OF THE DELIGHTS OF A SUMMER GARDEN
OFF THE SHELF • Our latest read is a tome that follows the founders of Petersham Nurseries, Francesco and Gael Boglione, on their journey
WITHIN THESE WALLS • Designer Arne Maynard has brought dynamic, contemporary design to a vast and historic walled garden in Scotland’s Spey Valley
GARDEN GUIDE
CREATE A LAVENDER FEATURE • With its fragrant foliage and flowers in purple, pink and white, lavender looks best planted en masse.
BEST PLANTS FOR A CUTTING...