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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PREPARED TO BE WOWED • Come and discover 20 spectacular spaces created by 20 global designers, in an amazing showhouse at Europe’s No.1 design destination
Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month
STYLISH STOOLS • BRADLEY PALMER’S choices for under £500 will knock you off your feet
UNDER WRAPS • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME and BRADLEY PALMER prove you can judge a look by its covers by enveloping everything from bay trees to benches in their pick of the latest patterned fabrics
HEADS UP • Championing modern British design and traditional craftsmanship, the contemporary ‘Kew’ headboard is the latest addition to bed specialist Vispring’s stylish bespoke range
PONTI SCHEMES • RÉMY MISHON pays homage to 20th-century Italian designers and tastemakers, such as Gio Ponti and Gae Aulenti, with smart schemes in which contemporary pieces are combined with mid-century designs
WINDOW DRESSING • Add the perfect finishing touch to your home with elegant bespoke window furnishings from Thomas Sanderson, expertly made to enhance any room
DESIGN IDEAS for SMALL GARDENS • Garden designer Butter Wakefield was asked to remodel the garden and roof terrace of this Chelsea townhouse to provide year-round structure and interest. She explains to CLARE FOSTER how she has created natural spaces that complement and flow seamlessly out from a new extension
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BEDROOMS • LAURA NORMANTON presents a selection of the latest beautiful bed linen and elegant yet versatile bedroom furniture to help you sleep well
INSIDER The List • 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
Words and pictures • A MODERN WAY TO LIVE: 5 Design Principles from The Modern House by Matt Gibberd (Penguin Life, £25)
THE BIBLIOPHILE: Philip Hooper • Much loved books from the personal collection of the Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler design director
Art scene • PROFESSOR DAWN ADES ON THE SIGNIFICANCE OF ARTISTS’ STUDIOS
PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: The head of a venerable charitable institution; an artist whose pencil and paper works capture the sense of an interior life; a dynamic duo with a groundbreaking compost venture; and a London workshop that makes exquisite furniture
A CALL TO ALMS • After more than 400 years of caring for elderly people in need, the Charterhouse in London has opened its doors to the public in a move that its first female Master, ANN KENRICK, hopes will ensure the survival of this ancient charity
TARKA KINGS • EMILY TOBIN and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the former laundry in west London, where lines and grids seem to echo the intricate bands of colour on the artist’s works on paper
DISHING THE DIRT • In her new series, CLARE FOSTER meets people who are passionate about saving the planet. This month, she talks to The Land Gardeners about their groundbreaking Climate Compost...