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

PIECES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (plus their dream holiday destination)

HOMES & ANTIQUES

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STAR LETTER

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THE MONTH JULY • A collection of cow creamers at Fieldings, Buckingham Palace Garden, Katrin Moye at Shandy Hall, the Affordable Art Fair and picnic cases

OWL FLIES HIGH ABOVE ESTIMATE REACHING £40,000

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

STUDIO CERAMICS • Catrin Hampton, Chorley’s

NORMAN ACKROYD PRINTS • Richard Kay, Lawrences

Out of Africa • Colourful brights mark out these traditional wares as beautiful objects

STRAWBERRIES & CREAM • Filled with vintage charm, these designs featuring rambling wild strawberries have us dreaming of the great British summer.

Summer delights

GUY TAPLIN • Continuing our series, we meet a prolific artist whose carved wooden birds are inspired by a lifelong passion

Cabinet of Curiosities • Our columnist considers the compulsion to collect and shares his latest obsession

The spirit of invention • The arrival of the recipe for porcelain in the British Isles prompts an explosion of experimentation, says Willa Latham

Freya Simms • Two-and-a-half decades in the art world have provided LAPADA’s CEO with a clear appreciation of its cultural and commercial benefits

HEAVEN ON EARTH • As public green space has become ever more prized, the UK’s Victorian cemeteries are ripe for rediscovery. These peaceful retreats, inspired by Père Lachaise in Paris, are rich in beauty and, as Rhiannon Batten discovers, history…

Three Celebrated Cemeteries

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four beautiful homes filled with intriguing collections and inspiring ideas, plus some favourite places to explore

SERIAL Restorers • properties and have a talent – honed over many years in England and France – for finding the best way to bring old houses back to life

LOVE AND Cherish • Continuing the family passion for antiques, Kerry and Andy Warren’s Victorian home is filled with inherited furniture and French vintage finds, complemented by floral paintings and pretty linens

Kerry’s Little Black Book of FAVOURITE PLACES

Bold & beautiful • Following a recent renovation, this Johannesburg home is an explosion of colour and styles in perfect harmony

Fashion House • Shoe designer Jacqueline Mercer has filled her north London home with vintage furniture, quirky art and a plethora of colourful curios

Jacqueline’s Little Black Book of FAVOURITE PLACES

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • Antiques shopping HOTSPOTS , collecting MAPS, the STORY of Watts of Westminster, plus STAR SALES and expert advice

THIS SUMMER'S antiques HOTSPOTS • Antiques seekers, rejoice! Our beautiful isle is open for business once more. Rosanna Morris shares seven of this summer’s most promising shopping hotspots…

A WORLD OF WONDER • Jenny Oldaker explores the enduring appeal of antique maps, and the compelling stories that reside within them…

WHERE TO BUY

WHERE TO SEE

Ask an Expert • This month, our team of antiques specialists pore over a hand-painted ball...