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.
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Homes & Antiques
This month • The Affordable Art Fair Battersea plus TEFAF in Maastricht, Queens Anne and Catherine’s prayer books at Hever Castle, Poole Pottery, and lots more
Catherine and Anne: Queens, Rivals, Mothers • 8th February - June, Hever Castle, Kent
Colour Field • Until 5th April, Long & Ryle, London
TEFAF • 11th – 19th March, Maastricht
Bath Decorative Antiques Fair • 9th – 11th March, Bath
London Original Print Fair • 30th March - 2nd April, Somerset House, London
Affordable Art Fair • 9th - 12th March, Battersea, London
Craft Festival • 10th - 12th March, Cheltenham
Silver & Objects of Vertu • 23rd March, Chiswick Auctions
Behind the Scenes AT THE MUSEUM • English Heritage’s curatorial director, Anna Eavis, talks to Poppy Benner about the enormous scale of her role
STYLE NOW • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home
A New Leaf
BLOOMING LOVELY
PROVINCIAL IRISH SILVER
RIDE THE WAVE
Reading nook
Bone or mother of pearl inlay
NORTH SEA PAINTINGS BY MAGGI HAMBLING
Let It Grow • Summer isn’t too far away so now’s a good time to start sowing seeds and preparing your planters
TOILE AROUND • Create drama and everlasting intrigue with an uplifting classic toile de Jouy-inspired design on your walls and furniture
Set the SCENE • From teapots to sofas, toile-inspired pattern adds a joyful lift
AELFRED • Nina Hertig, owner of Aelfred, speaks to Molly Malsom about her love of Scandinavian antiques, and explains why they still have a place in our homes today…
HAPPY HUES
LET THERE BE LIGHT
Beautiful and useful
SPRING FLING
Annie Sloan • The artist and Chalk Paint doyenne talks about her peripatetic upbringing and the influences throughout her life that spawned an illustrious career
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Into the LIMELIGHT • We’re familiar with the genius of Wedgwood, Sheraton and Morris, but starting a successful business wasn’t solely a man’s game. Janet Gleeson shines a light on the exceptional women whose brilliance in business and design deserves greater recognition
4 FEMALE PIONEERS
STEPPING OUT OF THE SHADOWS: THE NAMES TO KNOW
LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four beautifully curated homes, including Madeaux founder Richard Smith’s coastal retreat, and a colourful converted barn in South Wales
An English TWIST • In this Swedish home, owner Emma von Bromssen has taken inspiration from the UK - injecting her 1930s house with colour, pattern and old furniture
PATTERN PLAY • Layer wallpapers and fabrics for a joyful home like Emma’s
Creating MEMORIES • A love of mid-century furniture combined with art, 80s and Art Deco animal ceramics collected over the years, has created a home full of fond memories for Lucy and Jasper Warry
Crisp and Colourful • Textile and fabric designer Richard Smith uses his Sussex home as a place to sample his favourite creations while providing a memorable place for guests
Layering colour and design • Richard Smith’s home is a masterclass in going big with colour and pattern in the most tasteful of ways. Here he offers his advice on creating joyful, bold schemes…
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