Homes & Gardens

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.

Homes & Gardens

EDITOR'S LETTER

OBJECTS OF DESIRE • Delightful pieces we love

THE AUGUST EDIT • New designs and ideas that have caught our eye

INTO THE WOODS • This humble material is being used for covetable designs

OTTOMAN EMPIRE • So many uses and so stylish, this living space essential rules

GARDEN NOTES • Inspired ideas and buys for outside spaces

WILD PROSPECTS • Urquhart & Hunt discuss how best to prepare gardens for hotter summers and droughts

DESIGN & DECORATING • INTERIORS ARE EMBRACING SUNSET HUES AND GLASS IN ALL FORMS TO BRIGHTEN SPACES, WE LOOK AT MAKING A SPLASH WITH POOLS AND PAVILIONS AND GET READY FOR GARDEN SOIREES WITH OUR GO-TO PLACES TO SHOP

Colour of the month • Terracotta is warming up interiors everywhere – its sunbaked and artisanal qualities ensuring it’s a favourite of the design set

Golden hour • Luminous sunset shades and earthy terracottas and ochres are perfect partners and versatile, too, as they can be sophisticated and seductive or fabulously fresh

The decorator’s address book • Dress up the lawn, decking and tables with our edit of the best places to shop for garden gatherings

Design rules • Interior designer Katie Ridder on the decorative details that make rooms sing

Art of glass • Letting light into dark spaces is one of the main attractions of designing with glass, but it can also introduce creativity and beauty

The big splash • Pools and pavilions come in all shapes and sizes and there is a real movement for them to be both natural looking and functioning

Success story • Architect John Ike knows that when a designer and decorator’s relationship is symbiotic great things happen – Mia Jung tells how this Ike-led project triumphed

HOUSES • EACH HOME IN THIS ISSUE – FROM AN APARTMENT IN MALLORCA TO A VILLA ON AUSTRALIA’S MORNINGTON PENINSULA – IS A DAZZLING EXAMPLE OF HOW TO LET THE LIGHT IN AND FILL SPACES WITH PANACHE

HAPPY RETURNS • This Bahamian home is a joy to behold – at every turn there are colours, patterns and moments of repose that just feel good

A NATURAL WONDER • Two creatives were able to show their flair for curating vintage finds, art and their own designs in this marvellous Mallorcan apartment

SUNSHINE STATE OF MIND • The light that shines on this coastal villa enhances its airy and elegant interiors, making it a home that is both uplifting and relaxed

ANCIENT & MODERN • Built twenty years ago, this beguiling villa has a sense of history that comes from pieces dating back as far as the 13th century

KITCHENS & BATHROOMS • CREATING A CHARACTERFUL COOK SPACE, STATEMENT SHOWERS TAKE THE PLACE OF STANDOUT BATHS, ISLAND SEATING FOR A CROWD, ECO BUYS AND MORE

PROJECT NOTES • THE LATEST LAUNCHES AND SMART ECO BUYS DELIVERING LUXURY TO KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS

CHARACTER REFERENCE • IN UNCOMMON KITCHENS, AUTHOR SOPHIE DONELSON REVEALS THE LESSONS CREATIVES LEARNT WHEN DESIGNING A COOK SPACE WITH PERSONALITY

EVERYTHING & THE KITCHEN SINK • NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE DESIGN MERITS OF A STYLISH WASHING-UP AREA – IT HAS A BIG PART TO PLAY IN SETTING THE TONE OF A ROOM

PLANNING SOCIABLE ISLAND SEATING • EVERYONE GATHERS IN THE KITCHEN SO CREATE ROOM FOR A CROWD

STEAL THE SHOW • STATEMENT BATHS WATCH OUT – IT IS SHOWERING’S TIME TO...