Period Living

Period Living is Britain’s best-selling period homes magazine, and each month is packed full of inspiring imagery of interiors and gardens along with decorating and shopping ideas, antiques and vintage, and advice on maintaining and improving a traditional home. If you appreciate the timeless qualities and classic style that a period home offers, but want to make it work for modern life, Period Living is the magazine for you.

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Period Living

Your Journal • Readers’ letters, projects and views on the magazine

Journal • Discover the latest paint, fabric and homeware collections, plus beautiful artisan creations

Statement scatters • Jazz up your seating with a beautiful cushion, from abstract weaves and handprinted artisan designs to luxurious velvet and modern patchwork covers

A BREATH OF fresh air • Conjuring endless skies and infinite seas, pale blue is the colour of the moment. Embrace myriad shades to create uplifting and optimistic spaces that soothe the soul

Dream weaver • Growing the crop of her craft, basket maker Julie Gurr ensures its sustainability, while also drawing on ancient skills and traditions

ENTERTAINING IN STYLE • Renovating and updating their elegant family home, Neil and Caroline Baldwin balanced the property’s original features with fresh interiors and the latest comforts

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GEORGIAN GEM • After waiting years to secure his beloved church conversion project, Dean Keyworth has sympathetically renovated it and turned it into a stunning home

A COUNTRY CELEBRATION • This once neglected farmhouse is now a characterful home, and the perfect place for Peta and Ivor Darnley to enjoy the surrounding countryside

THE GINGERBREAD HOUSE • Once upon a time, Pauline and Hans Kick’s home was the town’s bakery, and it is still brimming with treats for the eyes as well as the taste buds

Antiques Journal • News from the antiques and vintage world, from fairs to collectors’ stories

Global ambitions • For millennia globes have fed a thirst for exploration, knowledge or discovery of the world and planets. Antiques Roadshow specialist Marc Allum looks into the market for collecting these decorative and educational pieces

House journal • Discover the latest products to improve your period home and pick up top tips from industry experts

WORDS OF WISDOM • Your kitchen worktops are one of the hardest working surfaces in your home. Alex Main, director at The Main Company, discusses the best options

Ask the expert

Water works • Invest in a kitchen tap that perfectly balances style and functionality

Fireplaces • Often the focal point of a room, an original fireplace can be kept in good condition by following a routine of general repair and maintenance

REST EASY • Be inspired to update each bedroom in your home with these stylish ideas, and ensure everyone in the house will have a relaxing night’s sleep

The master • Create an indulgent bedroom that offers a tranquil escape from the busy world

Guest suite • Transform your spare room into an inviting retreat where guests will love to stay

Child’s room • Mix characterful prints and flexible designs for a room that will spark their imagination

SITTING comfortably • There is a lot to consider when buying upholstered seating. We reveal what you need to know, and pick out the most beautiful sofas and armchairs for a classic home

Project journal • As soon as Lorna and Dan had the keys to their new house, they set to work transforming it into their dream home

INTO THE LIGHT • The kitchen in Alice Moylan’s Georgian cottage was trapped in...