Country Homes & Interiors
French dispatch
For summer recipes full of joie de vivre, try this menu inspired by French country classics
5 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
HEART & SOUL
Years in the planning, Laura Padovani's rural idyll finally became reality when she found the perfect house and set about bringing it back to life
2 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
FRUITS OF THEIR LABOURS
This beautiful Cotswold home, set in a former orchard, has been updated by owners Julie and Neil Daniells to create a sense of ease and comfort
2 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
COUNTRY HAVEN
Louise and Alex Pope's sensitive conversion has transformed two 18th-century cottages and a school hall into a picture-perfect family home in the Hampshire countryside
2 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
Tales from the country
The village is abloom with beautiful flowers; it's just a shame about the state of Tessa's garden
2 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
GLASS HOUSES
There's a greenhouse to suit everyone, from dedicated growers and weekend potterers to garden style seekers
2 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
Oleander bushes
Bring a touch of Mediterranean style to your garden with premium fragrant 'Pink Emilie' oleanders
1 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
KITCHENS UNLACED
Add personalty with an unfitted or partially fitted design, perfectly suited to characterful country homes
3 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
Catch the sun
Brighten up your home by installing a glazed extension that not only adds space but lets you enjoy the beauty of the garden all year round
3 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
Tile planters
Transform tile samples into colourful cubed planters to show off your favourite houseplants
1 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
'Handpainting my designs, I feel truly creative'
Flora Roberts is deep in concentration at her studio in rural Dorset.
4 min |
June 2025
Country Homes & Interiors
We shall go to the ball
It's time to grab a partner - and life - by the hand, and dance like everyone's watching, says Diana Yates. Memories are made when we gather to celebrate the moments that matter
4 min |
June 2025
Homebuilding & Renovating
SHOULD I INSTALL AN AIR SOURCE OR GROUND SOURCE HEAT PUMP?
Our renewables and sustainable energy expert explains the key differences between these two types of heat pump to help you choose the right one for your project
4 min |
June 2025
Homebuilding & Renovating
Cool contrast
This contemporary extension, designed by Snell David Architects, breathes new life into a Grade II-listed thatched cottage, seamlessly blending heritage with bold modern design.
1 min |
June 2025
Homebuilding & Renovating
Is your home the best in Britain?
In partnership with The Times and The Sunday Times, we're launching the Homebuilding & Renovating Awards 2025 to find the best completed projects in the UK
2 min |
June 2025
Homebuilding & Renovating
GUIDE TO RENOVATING
Need some design advice for your renovation project? We talk you through the options, from architects through to package companies, so you can find the right route for you
5 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
STYLE & SHOPPING
Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home
1 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Colouring in the past
The owners of this bijou cottage in historic Rye have given it new life with an impactful decorating scheme and a cheerful combination of family treasures, vintage finds and modern touches
3 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Collecting CARTIER
As a dazzling Cartier exhibition opens at the V&A, Emma Longstaff takes a closer look at the enduring appeal of the world-famous jewellery company
4 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Enthusiasms
This Month: Doll's Houses
3 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Dormy House
This Cotswolds hotel achieves an impeccable blend of historic charm and modern comfort, alongside first-class food and an award-winning spa
2 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
The return of FERN FEVER
In recent years, gardens across the UK have been gradually restoring and creating fern gardens and stumperies to spectacular effect,
4 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
48 hours in MARGATE
Thanks to a recent regeneration, the seaside town of Margate has its groove back. The momentum continues with a flurry of new hotels filling old buildings, and new antiques and interiors shops arriving on the scene
8 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Makina SPACE
Antique pieces can serve as an elegant solution for furnishing and enhancing small spaces, so whether you need a sturdy folding table, clever multifunctional storage or a magical metamorphic chair, the makers of the past have you covered
2 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Patricia Rodi
The interior designer on evocative family heirlooms, ill-judged impulse buying, and the chairs she covets
2 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
THE OTHER GIACOMETTI
Diego Giacometti sat happily in the shadow of his celebrated sculptor-artist brother Alberto, but his own cast bronze furniture is incredibly sought after by connoisseur collectors – as one piece proved recently when it set a new world record at Christie’s
3 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Chapel CHIC
Mid-century Sputnik pendant? Check. Light- up Virgin Mary? Check. Helen Harlow's take on decorating this 19th-century chapel is as fun as it is unexpected...
3 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Outdoor textiles
Thanks to science, we now have cloth that is both weather-resistant and comfortable for lounging. Time to get out into the garden
3 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
Garden Antiques
Artist Chloë Holt's lifelong love of visiting historic gardens has inspired a passion for collecting sculptures, urns, and architectural fragments
4 min |
June 2025
Homes & Antiques
STAR SALES
From Dame Edna's specs to a rare Cartier pendant, this month's highlights are showstopping
3 min |