The English Home

The English Home brings you seasonal British design and lifestyle throughout the year. Every issue includes quintessentially British kitchens, bedrooms, bathrooms and living rooms, with useful advice from leading interior designers and architects on how to achieve classic, elegant style.

A letter from home

THE ENGLISH HOME

NOTEBOOK • Inspiring buys from new collections, people to watch and places to visit, flower room finds, bird-themed homeware, a Cotswolds curation, and more

PEOPLE & PLACES • Covetable new launches by talented makers and elite brands, creative collaborations, landmark anniversaries and unmissable events

DESIGN DISCOVERIES • With many brands highlighting the beauty and skills of slow craftsmanship, create layers and depth in interior schemes with pieces that showcase the skillful hand of their makers

ROOM TO BLOOM • Create a dreamy space in which to arrange flowers by adding colour, ditsy motifs and aesthetically pleasing essentials

BIRD SPOTTING • Bring notes of the countryside in with decorative details featuring some of our favourite English birds that are often spied in gardens, woodlands and fields

COLOURS OF THE COTSWOLDS • Embrace mellow sage green, pale stone and duck-egg blue hues to imbue interiors with quintessential Cotswold style

THE EDIT • Enhance the home with kitchens for both inside and out, coastal motifs, sustainable rugs and garden ornaments

Grace and grandeur • Over five decades, Charlotte Langton has revived this once-derelict home in Somerset, creating sophisticated yet warm interiors that evoke the charm of the traditional country house look

FRENCH Connection • Keen to create a home bursting with colour, interest and one-off finds, Petit Panier’s Marie Dent has injected a historic barn with her flair for interiors and joie de vivre

Happy RETURN • Coming back to England after several years abroad, Edwina Ellson has created a vibrant family home filled with colour, pattern and collected treasures from her travels

Classic good looks • Interior designer Anna Hewitson has given her 18th-century West Sussex home new life by embracing the beautiful views and imbuing it with a timeless aesthetic

STYLE INSPIRATION • The perfect elements of a country house with designer advice, creating a kitchen with character, sumptuous bedroom ideas and an expert guide on choosing garden sculptures

Room by room: COUNTRY STYLE SECRETS • We have curated our dream country house, using exemplary rooms from interior designers, who reveal their key ingredients for creating the perfect country aesthetic

COUNTRY CLASSICS • Create the ultimate country kitchen with design elements that deliver on practicality and purpose, and are full of charm

Country kitchen flooring • Whether looking for a rustic stone, a decorative patterned tile, or real or faux wood, hard-floor options suitable for the practical requirements of a country kitchen come in a wide range of styles

Sleep in BEAUTY • From headboards to dramatic four-posters, these stylish ideas for dressing beds with flair will ensure a bedroom that beckons

Garden FOCUS • From classical statuary to modern abstract sculpture, how to choose the perfect piece to draw the eye and add interest to different areas

LIVING THE SEASON • Ideas for enjoying the best of August, tasty recipes for freshly picked peas, places to explore in the Cotswolds and stylish yet practical ways for life at home with pets

In tune with NATURE • Embrace seasonal living and enjoy the harvests and sights of August

Sweet PEAS • Freshly picked and podded these little green gems are a summer delicacy, and picking them encourages more pods to form, so make use of this abundance with some tempting...