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.

Contributors

House and Garden

FROM THE EDITOR

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

Magic carpets • Some patterned rugs and runners are almost too smart to confine to the floor. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME’s colourful selection goes wall to wall

CONSOLE TABLES • ELENA SMINTINA selects pieces that suit having their back to the wall

Roll models • Taking inspiration from dressmakers’ dummies, RÉMY MISHON tailors head-turning outfits in the latest wallcoverings and wallpaper borders

STAIRCASES • While it might not be the first focus of a decoration or renovation project, a well-designed staircase can transform a house. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME highlights inspirational approaches that will help you take a step in the right direction

INSIDER

Out & about

FIRESIDE STYLE • NONI WARE picks woodburners, chimneypieces and stylish hearth accessories for winter warmth

The List • Olivia Capaldi highlights the work of our directory members – from an interior designer to sources of furniture

Fun at the fair • NONI WARE presents her favourites from the Spirit of Christmas Fair, in association with House & Garden, at Olympia London, W14, on October 30-November 5. Visit spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk for stand numbers and the full list of up to 700 exciting exhibitors

Outside interests

Words and pictures

ART SCENE • As London’s thriving contemporary art world gears up for a busy season, we highlight inspiring fairs, galleries and exhibitions and meet some of the talented people shaping the creative landscape in the UK and beyond

MAN OF STEEL • It is fitting that BERNAR VENET’s home-cum-gallery in Provence is accommodated in a former mill and factory, with their industrial past forming a direct link with his monumental steel sculptures

Studio tour • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN have travelled round the country to visit the studios of five figurative artists with compelling stories, whose paintings, prints and works in other mediums would bring lasting aesthetic appeal to any interior

Where to buy • In this busy season for art fairs and auctions, FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON shares expert advice on acquiring contemporary work

What to see

Stories

Creative accord • Building this house in the Home Counties was relatively a painless affair, but when it came to decorating and furnishing, it took some finesse from interior designer Henriette von Stockhausen to combine disparate elements to harmonious effect

True to life • Interior designer Chester Jones’s philosophy of decoration is that a home should reflect the lives and personalities of its owners. This is demonstrated by his London flat, in which the treasures he and his wife Sandy have amassed over time are artfully arranged and regularly rearranged, to create interesting juxtapositions and tell the story of their shared history

Change of heart • When a series of events got in the way of her initial plans, interior designer Bunny Turner decided to move from London to this former rectory in Oxfordshire, which turned out to be the perfect place for recovery and renewal

Telling stories • Narrative is everything for stylist and colour consultant...