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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FROM THE EDITOR

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

A cut above • RÉMY MISHON selects pieces by woodworkers carving out a niche in British craftsmanship

PICTURE FRAMES • BRADLEY PALMER mounts a display of designs for under £25

TAKE THE TINT • From saffron yellows to minty greens, RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME creates schemes that show how to decorate using multiple shades of one colour for a harmonious effect

THE DECORATED KITCHEN • While some houses call for the sleekest of kitchens, others benefit from a more personal touch. CHRISTABEL CHUBB speaks to five designers about kitchens they have created that are strong on function but also meet a particular aesthetic need for their owners

MAX ROLLITT on USING ANTIQUES

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Out & about

In crowd • BE IN THE KNOW Follow us on Twitter and Instagram to keep up with the latest from the House & Garden team

LIGHTING • LAURA NORMANTON highlights the latest stylish designs – from dramatic chandeliers that make a statement to classic table lamps for soft illumination

JESSICA BUCKLEY • The List By House & Garden is our indispensable guide to design professionals. Take inspiration from this interiors scheme and these products, selected from some of its standout members

Outside interests

Art scene

PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: A restorer and creator of fine giltwood furniture; a couple dedicated to reviving a family estate in the Brecon Beacons; and a ceramicist whose work is a meditation on memory and loss

JEREMY ROTHMAN • ELIZABETH METCALFE visits a Hampshire workshop, where gilders and carvers make and restore fine gilt furniture and mirrors using traditional techniques

SENSE AND SUSTAINABILITY • For three decades, DAVINA and GAVIN HOGG have dedicated themselves to the preservation and revival of a family estate in the Brecon Beacons, restoring the house and gardens, and protecting Penpont’s future through a series of sustainable businesses and conservation projects

EDMUND DE WAAL • EMILY TOBIN visits the artist’s minimalist workspace, which belies its former life as a munitions factory – a poignant setting for his meditations on loss and memory

Stories

towering beauty • When a plot of land in a Puglian village came up for sale, it offered an exciting opportunity for an Italian architect to create a contemporary courtyard enclave for his family – complete with a tower – as a bold but respectful nod to the region’s past

Once more with feeling • American designer Steven Gambrel had decorated this Long Island house before, but its new owners asked him to return and reinterpret it in a way that better reflected its coastal setting and their lifestyle

FEAST for the EYES • This country house in East Sussex was almost derelict when Richard Smith and Andrew Blackman fell in love with it. Together, they have breathed new life into the 17th-century property and made extensive use of Richard’s own playful fabric designs

AMERICAN FOLLY • With the help of interior designer Melissa Morgan, one man’s dream of having an authentic log cabin on his Texas property has been brought to life with a transplanted 19th-century wooden structure filled...