House and Garden

House & Garden unlocks the door to an array of unique homes and outdoor features, ranging from town houses and converted barns to fabulous modern apartments and island retreats. Outdoor features are equally varied, including cottage gardens, water gardens and chic, city courtyards. House & Garden provides an invaluable sourcebook of ideas, from design and decoration to the best of travel, delicious recipes and fine wine. Britain’s most glamorous, inspiring and influential design and decoration magazine.

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House and Garden

FROM THE EDITOR

Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month

Cool for cats • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME lines up contemporary and classic daybeds and chaises longues just purrfect for relaxing

SMALL COFFEE CUPS • ELENA SMINTINA serves up espresso-ready options priced from £3.99

Frill seeker • RÉMY MISHON gathers together layers of fine printed linens and silks all with embroidered details

design ideas for SHADES OF BROWN • Introducing brown elements to an interior can give it sophistication and weight. As RÉMY MISHON’s examples show, this versatile hue – which can range from the palest of neutrals to almost black – works in a variety of rooms and colour combinations

INSIDER

Out & about

Sourcebook KITCHENS • NONI WARE focuses on some of the smartest designs around – from marble islands and Shaker-style units to chic stools and compact appliances

The List • Olivia Capaldi highlights the work of our directory members – from a landscape designer to garden furniture specialists

Outside interests

Words and pictures

Art scene

PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: An artist who is always looking at the bigger picture; a couple enjoying the good life in Sussex; a furniture maker in pursuit of design perfection; and the arboretum director urging us all to turn over a new leaf

KURT JACKSON • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the artist and activist whose diverse work reflects his interest in natural history and the environment

FIELDS OF DREAMS • In an idyllic corner of Sussex, MILLI PROUST and TED DWANE are pursuing their twin passions of floristry and cider making, growing their own cut flowers and apples in several meadows around their 17th-century cottage

Non-Standard • Furniture maker Marcus Jacka uses traditional skills to create beautifully crafted pieces. He tells HATTA BYNG about his pursuit of the perfect design

ROOT AND BRANCH • CLARE FOSTER meets Dr John Grimshaw, director of The Yorkshire Arboretum and custodian of the world’s largest online resource on tree species, who suggests we all turn over a new leaf when it comes to planting and trying to offset our carbon footprint

Stories • THIS MONTH: Inspiring interiors in France, Italy and Malta, a magical glade-like garden in Sweden and a beautiful plant nursery in Wales

Grand vistas • Impressive in size and location, this house on the south-west coast of France is the holiday home of hotelier Cristina Lozano who, together with her long-time collaborator Lorenzo Castillo, has transformed the large, lofty rooms into tactile, characterful spaces

Heart and craft • From murals to mosaics and bespoke ceramics, interior designer Laura Gonzalez’s close collaborations with artisans have made her house in northern France a showcase of creativity, individuality and warmth

Return of the native • Having moved back to Malta, where she spent much of her childhood, Sophie Edwards took over the island’s oldest pottery, which produces the hand-painted ceramic pieces that feature in many of the colourful, light-filled rooms of her townhouse

Romance in the stone • Hoping that behind the cement...