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

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Bathroom bliss • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME and RÉMY MISHON create charming combinations of washbasins, mirrors and lights

wise buys GARDEN SEATING

Stitches in time • Thanks to its inherent qualities of craft, economy and beauty, patchwork is enjoying a well-deserved resurgence in popularity. GABBY DEEMING asked five designers to join her in coming up with stylish interpretations of this textile tradition

DESIGN IDEAS: GARDEN ROOMS • Increasing your living space does not have to mean building an extension or undergoing a major renovation. Whether you are working from home, need somewhere to study or want an extra place to relax, a garden room might be the ideal solution, says RUMER NEILL

Interior designer NICOLA HARDING on BATHROOMS

ACHILLE’S APPEAL

Dealer delights

GROWING DEMAND

BAMBOO AND BOBBIN

Meeting the mark

Introducing: Dalia James

PAYING COURT

ONLINE TEXTILES COURSES

Out & about

POWER POINTS • Tailored to your individual requirements, Gira’s smart home systems combine intelligent technology with beautiful design – invisibly helping you to run your home efficiently and leaving you free to make the most of your time

Sourcebook OUTDOORS • LAURA NORMANTON focuses on the latest furniture and accessories for relaxing and dining, plus stylish ideas for garden rooms to help you to make the most of your outside space this summer and beyond

Introducing PETER PENNOYER ARCHITECTS • This 50-person firm of architects, interior designers and related professionals is principally based in New York, with a second office in Miami. PPA is recognized as a leader in new construction, renovation and historic preservation for projects in the US and abroad. We talk to its founder

FLOWER POWER • The new spring collection from MM Linen features an eye-catching range of artistic floral prints for the home on bed linen, curtains and cushions designed to bring a stylish, colourful touch of nature to every room

Outside interests

Words and pictures

MINIATURE MASTERPIECES • SIMON MARTIN, the director of Pallant House Gallery in Chichester, takes us behind the scenes at its newest exhibit: a model gallery that is filled with small-scale works by leading contemporary artists

BUYING ART • Five works to consider adding to your collection

PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: Enterprising garden-antique dealers who have established a community of like-minded retailers; a ceramic artist who celebrates imperfection in her work; and a painter whose jewel-coloured art depicts figures in dream-like settings

GARDEN ANGELS • Outdoor-antique experts TRAVERS and KATIE NETTLETON have brought together small businesses and independent dealers at two sites on the Wiltshire-Berkshire border

FREYA BRAMBLE-CARTER • ELIZABETH METCALFE talks to the ceramic artist and discovers why making mistakes is crucial to the work that she produces in her London studio

Ceramic artist Freya Bramble-Carter is elbow deep in clay…

ANTONIA SHOWERING • EMILY TOBIN talks to the painter about the inspiration for her colourful canvases featuring intriguing figures, and the advantages of working through the...