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

DECORATE • Beautiful objects and brilliant ideas

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

SIDE SHOW • Elevate your entrance hall with RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME’s striking selection of contemporary console tables

wise buys BOOK ENDS • ARABELLA BOWES suggests smart designs under £200 for those who like to read between the lines

Pop goes the easel • RÉMY MISHON ushers us into the artist’s studio to admire bold new fabric and wallpaper designs guaranteed to leave a lasting impression

Design ideas WINDOW DRESSING • Whether designed to dazzle, keep in the warmth, block out the light or ensure privacy, curtains and blinds offer plenty of opportunities for creativity. CHRISTABEL CHUBB highlights inventive approaches

Address book: FABRICS AND WALLPAPERS

Potter’s luck

DIARY DATES • This month’s highlights include a host of London Craft Week events, and an antiques and art fair in West Sussex

Quick off the blocks

It’s show time

The List • Highlighting directory members in the UK. To become a member of The List, email thelist@condenast.co.uk

Garden Getaways: around Edinburgh • CLARE FOSTER plans an inspiring Scottish itinerary, visiting beautiful gardens around Midlothian, East Lothian and Lanarkshire in which works of art take centre stage

Books

Art Scene

PEOPLE • Interesting individuals with fascinating stories

Lifestyle THOUGHT PATTERNS • Inspired by her nomadic upbringing and love of nature, MIA REAY’s collection of printed wallpapers – born out of a personal project at her Lancashire family home – is now a thriving business, with plans to expand into fabrics

Creation stories • Antique dealers have always celebrated historic design, craftsmanship and timeless beauty. But a new generation is looking to the future with the development of their own product lines

Artists in their studio SEAN SCULLY • Since taking up residence in Hampstead in 2023, the peripatetic Royal Academician has established a workspace nearby, which is one of several he has round the world. FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit him at his four-storey warehouse in Kentish Town

Specialist GARDEN & WOOD • A shared background in horticulture led LOUISE ALLEN and PIERS NEWTH to set up an antique tool business that has grown into a purveyor of all things garden related

TOP 100 INTERIOR DESIGNERS & ARCHITECTS • Revealing our annual selection of the TOP 100 INTERIOR DESIGNERS and ARCHITECTS chosen for their flair, expertise and professionalism

PANTHEON of GREATS • Celebrating an elite club of revered interior designers, who have built outstanding reputations over the course of their careers. They are the living legends of the industry

stories • THIS MONTH: Homes tailored to suit their owners in London and Connecticut; sustainable planting schemes maintained by garden designer Sarah Price in Wales and the head gardener of Knepp; plus a city garden with a country feel

BUILT TO LAST • Looking for a rural retreat close to their Manhattan home, the owners of this house were sold on its 50 acres of Connecticut...