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.

Editor’s Letter

Period Living

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

Journal • Discover new ideas for decorating, beautiful design collaborations and craft-led pieces

A touch of glass • Bring lustrous jewel tones to your home with a dazzling array of glassware that spans the colour spectrum

Midnight garden • Create bold and romantic interiors that embrace nature’s dark side by decorating with moody floral prints

Creative spirit • Maude Smith’s home reflects her many artistic passions. Whether designing, painting, upcycling or sewing, she is surrounded by her joyful creations and the tools of her craft

ARTIST’S inspiration • While the weather outside is cold and bleak, we turn our minds back to the glory of summer and announce the winner of Period Living’s Garden Art Competition

PRETTY IN PINK • Holly Armour made a timely move to the countryside with her family and has spent the past two years refurbishing every room of their idyllic 16th-century home

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TAKING STOCK • Having downsized to a smaller property on the family estate, Amynta and Jamie Warde-Aldam worked to transform it into a grand space, full of family heirlooms

A MILITARY OPERATION • Sharon and Gavin Hunt rescued an elegant townhouse behind the last remaining, working Georgian barracks in Britain

INSTANT ATTRACTION • Isobel James found inspiration from across the generations when she renovated a former coach house in Surrey

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

A quick study • Discover the appeal of desks through the ages, with Antiques Roadshow specialist Marc Allum

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

WORDS OF WISDOM • Barrie Cutchie, design director at BC Designs, discusses the key considerations when buying a freestanding bath

Ask the expert • Douglas Kent, technical and research director at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), answers your renovation queries

A rose by any other name • Add period grandeur to your interior with a historically inspired ceiling rose

Wooden floors • A desirable feature in an old property, original wood flooring adds character and a unique feel, but it can deteriorate over time, requiring care and repair

In the frame • Windows are integral to the character of a period property so, when replacing, it’s important to invest in authentic designs. Find the best fit with our guide

Project journal • Good friends enabled Kate Mitchell to buy her cottage with husband Colby and transform it into a beloved family home

Vintage REVIVAL • Embrace the charm of nostalgic designs and create a timeless kitchen full of heritage treasures

The food of love • Celebrate traditional French flavours and cuisine through these recipes inspired by Paris, the capital of romance

Garden Journal • Create the perfect winter garden, get spring plans underway, and look after your houseplants

Gardens in time • Continuing our new feature series, National Trust head gardener Rosie Fyles looks at elements of Georgian garden design, and explains how we can incorporate these in...