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 • RÉMY MISHON shows us what has caught her eye this month
Rooms to glow • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME selects wall lamps and sconces to help with planning smart lighting schemes
wise buys STUDY AIDS • ELENA SMINTINA picks attractive accessories to help you to organise a desk or home office
Frill seeker • RÉMY MISHON gets out her party shoes and plays dress-up with richly coloured trims, cords and tassel embellishments
Design ideas Bathrooms with art deco details • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME explores how interior designers are taking inspiration from the lavish materials and curved lines associated with this design period to create glamorous contemporary bathrooms full of visual drama
ADDRESSBOOK:BATHROOMS : BATHROOMS
INSIDER • What’s Whats new, new3 what’s whats happening and what you need to know
A Venetian journey • The Homo Faber show is an inspiring celebration of craft skills worldwide
Introducing : Gather Glass Gliass
Branching out into ceramics
Go Madcap for Christmas
Diary dates
INSIDER news
The List • Highlighting directory members in the UK
Garden Getaways : Cornwall • CLARE FOSTER suggests visits to some West Country gardens that can be combined with a stay at a coastal hotel in a hidden valley or a charming gatehouse holiday cottage
TOP OF THE POTS
INSIDE PARIS by Ricardo Labougle • (VendomePress, £65)
The art of travel
PEOPLE • Interesting individuals with fascinating stories
WHERE THERE’S A MILL • When her family rescued an ailing Scottish textile factory, Brora founder VICTORIA STAPLETON was inspired to make quality cashmere clothing with an independent spirit, which has since acquired a loyal following
Artists in their studio MARTIN PARR • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the photographer’s foundation, which functions as his archive and his office
Specialist ALEX POLE • The blacksmith, known for his traditionally forged cookware, knives and tools, talks to PAMELA GOODMAN about developing his business with collaborations, courses and culinary events
Next month in House & Garden
stories • THIS MONTH: Inviting interiors – from atmospheric houses in London to a revisited Robert Kime project in Wiltshire; plus a colourful riverside garden in Chiswick and an elegant collection of topiary in Cumbria
The MORE the MERRIER • Richard E Grant’s house in Richmond is filled with an abundance of treasures that the actor acquired with his late wife Joan – antiques, artefacts, paintings, books, dolls and the odd souvenir from his film career. And, at Christmas, the colourful interiors are given a maximalist boost with lavish decorations
Modern History • By reinstating missing period features and introducing a fresh spirit in his choice of materials, colour palette and furniture, the interior designer Brandon Schubert has given this north London villa a new look with just the right mix of classic and contemporary
Harmonious whole • The London flat of interior designer and dealer Georgie Stogdon illustrates her pared-back aesthetic and balanced approach to budgeting, which...