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 favourite cocktail and where they like to drink it)

HOMES & ANTIQUES

Letters • Send an email, message us on Facebook or tag us on Instagram – we’d love to hear from you

STAR LETTER

THE MONTH DECEMBER • Celebrating the beauty of lustreware, a new exhibition at Tate Modern, festive events around the country, plus a preview of an auction at Bonhams

AROUND THE UK • 5 more Christmas markets to visit…

Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM • Rachel Nott speaks to Dr Sarah Burnage, curator of the York Civic Trust’s Fairfax House, about her favourite object in the collection

In the Spotlight • RARE 17TH-CENTURY SPECTACLES

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

SILVER MUSTARD POTS • James Nicholson, Dreweatts

EAST ANGLIAN SCHOOL PAINTINGS • James Flower, Sworders

COACH HOUSE BROCANTE • Julianne Cronin is a familiar face at many UK antiques fairs, where she sells soupières and other French finds…

Light the Way • Illuminate your outdoor space

Glad Tidings • Joyful ways to send festive wishes

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

A Tale of Two Williams • By the mid 18th century, individual talents began to be recognised; none more so than Messrs Billingsley and Pegg, says Willa Latham

A FOREVER Christmas • From simple advent calendars to beautiful baubles for the tree, we celebrate the rituals and traditions of the season with our round-up of the greenest decorations for your festivities – pieces you will treasure forever...

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four homes all beautifully dressed for the season, from a 16th-century Norfolk priory to a whitewashed new build in the Netherlands

Relaxed character • Interior designer Louisa Greville Williams, one half of Vanrenen GW Designs, combines a love of art with an eye for fabric and furniture to create an elegantly eclectic home

Welcome HOME • Decorated with love and care, the Dutch home of Baukje and Anton Smits comes into its own at Christmas time

Christmas in COLOUR • Interior designer Emma Deterding goes big and bold, with colourful accessories that add warmth and a sense of fun to her Norfolk priory home

Scenes of the CRIME • Holiday home to Agatha Christie for more than four decades, Greenway is filled with a vast collection of treasures amassed by the famous author and her family

COMING NEXT ISSUE • January issue On sale Thursday 16th December

ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • Collecting VINTAGE TOYS, our experts reveal their CHRISTMAS WISHLISTS, plus Celia Rufey explores the rich HISTORY OF LACE

“All I want for Christmas...” • From vintage board games to collectable art and antique jewellery, our experts reveal the dream Christmas gifts they’ll be hoping to find under the tree this year

Fabric of life • The rich history, exquisite craftsmanship and delicacy of antique lace are key to its appeal, discovers Celia Rufey, with lace collars and handkerchiefs an ideal place to start a collection

Collecting VINTAGE TOYS • As part of a wider tendency towards decorating with vintage pieces, a growing number of us are...