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 • Insider news, people to watch, objects of desire and unmissable events

DESIGN DISCOVERIES • Elevate schemes and create a bespoke feel with our edit of handcrafted pieces, exclusive collaborations and designs beautifully tailored for modern living

MODERN COUNTRY • A layered style incorporating light, textured finishes, shapely forms and simple patterns

TO HAVE & TO HOLD • Country weddings are a joy of the summer season, be a guest of honour and give gifts the happy couple will love and cherish

THE EDIT • This summer embrace the past, present and future with these brilliant brands

The heart of THE MANOR • A Grade II listed Georgian country house in a quintessential Warwickshire village has been sympathetically brought into the 21st century

A curated COLLECTION • Interior designer Nadia Oliver has decorated her home in the Cotswolds with a covetable and much-loved collection of fabrics, furniture and artefacts – some new, some vintage, all beautiful

The best of both worlds • A clever combination of contemporary and vernacular architecture together with modern and vintage interiors has transformed this18th-century Cotswold cottage into a perfect home for 21st-century family life

EMBRACING HISTORY • A sensitive renovation has transformed this former coaching inn with a long and varied existence into a charming country home

STYLE INSPIRATION • Add country character with fabric skirts, display treasured art with expert advice, inject colourful pattern with botanical designs and invest in a kitchen and boot room

Skirting the issue • Add an instant dose of country charm with a pretty, and practical, fabric skirt

HOW TO CHOOSE & HANG ART • Interior designers and art experts suggest the best ways of adding character and impact with paintings, prints and other treasures

BOTANICALS Creative Combinations • Continuing our series celebrating the evolution of colour and pattern, we explore how trends and historical influences have shaped British interiors, this time focusing on uplifting botanicals

BLOOMING STYLE • Introduce botanical designs to interiors with furniture and accessories in uplifting patterns, shapely silhouettes and refined details that impart the rhythm of nature in a fresh way

STYLE & Substance • From an expansive cook's table to a capacious drinks area and characterful lighting to antiques, these are the elements that make up today’s ultimate country kitchens and boot rooms

MAKE A GARDEN KNEELER • Inspiration for seasonal pastimes and making the most of life at home starts here

What to do in AUGUST • Escape to the seaside and search for seaweed, plus savour the taste of tapas and style the greenhouse for a small summer gathering

SUNNY DAYS • Enjoy the heat of late summer with garden gatherings set against a cheerful combination of bold stripes, nostalgic ginghams, joyful sunflowers, and foodie treats made from garden-grown produce

A magical ESCAPE • Discover and seek inspiration from a horticultural wonderland with garden writer Vanessa Berridge at lesser known National Trust property Packwood House in Warwickshire

My English Home • Catherine Zoraida finds inspiration for her eponymous jewellery brand (worn by HRH The Princess of Wales and Beyoncé among others) from the Cotswold countryside surrounding her home