Having discovered Suffolk on their mini honeymoon, they focused their search in the area. When they discovered a 16th-century ...

Sitting on the western fringes of Dartmoor National Park, with views of rolling hills, the house that stole Karen’s heart ...

It’s not the usual response to seeing your dream house, but when musician and teacher Tim Sidford and editor Daniel Botting spotted their Malvern Hills home online, Tim says, ‘We laughed and said ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Trends in interior design have always affected the antiques market: the whims of leading decorators influencing what is in and what is out. Think of the country house-loving 1980s, when British homes ...

Not many people could say that, on moving into a new home, they could bring with them and incorporate a 19th-century fireplace surround, exterior door complete with stained glass panelling from the ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

‘I once came back from Paris with the head of an African cow from the 1920s and a ceramic parrot from the 1950s,’ says Laura Padovani. ‘I picked them up in the famous Saint-Ouen flea market, knowing ...

The bedroom is regarded by many as an intensely personal space in which to rest and relax and generally escape the pressures of the outside world. But this concept of the bedroom as a private ...

Tiffany & Co’s robin-egg blue boxes are synonymous with luxury modern jewellery design. But did you know that Charles Lewis Tiffany’s (1812–1902) glittering business is actually over 180 years old?

Fortnum & Mason’s association with the monarchy is nestled somewhere in the subconscious – it’s an intrinsic part of the company’s history that has helped to establish its reputation as a luxury brand ...