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

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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