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

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

DESIGN DISCOVERIES • Revel in the arrival of autumn by indulging in new ways with colour, sumptuous accessories and characterful designs with an enduring elegance

PAINTERLY PIECES • Designs with a hand-painted aesthetic to add artistic flair and personal character to interiors

READING NOOK • Classic essentials and little luxuries to create an elegant yet cosy corner to nestle in with a good book

THE EDIT • Timeless designs and enticing prints make these some of the British brands to watch this month

PLAYFUL & PRACTICAL • A unique approach to the interiors has brought this Victorian villa in London back to life and created a family home filled with colour, pattern and joy

VIBRANT REVIVAL • Working with a designer on the renovation of her 19th-century country cottage has given Joanna Nel the chance to rediscover her confidence and create artfully bold schemes

INHERENT FLAIR • To the layers of gracious good taste inherited from her illustrious forebears, Esther Cayzer-Colvin has brought her own gimlet eye for colour and design to the restoration of her Wiltshire home

COLOUR Confidence • A vivacious and assured redesign has given this Oxfordshire cottage – a converted 18th-century farm building – unexpected character and verve

CAPTURE THE MOMENT • Expert advice on window treatments and clever design illusions, using neutrals with panache, facts about versatile wool, and over 100 tempting buys from the new collections

100 NEW SEASON BUYS • This autumn sees the launch of hundreds of beautiful new fabric, wallpaper, lighting, furniture and accessories collections, these are a few favourites for classic English interiors

NEW NEUTRALS Creative Combinations • Concluding our series celebrating the evolution of colour and pattern, we explore how trends and historical influences have shaped British interiors, this time focusing on relaxed neutrals

NEUTRAL BALANCE • Add pieces in a wide range of light to rich neutrals for sophisticated strength and depth

The art of ILLUSION • Interior designers and experts reveal how to add magic with paint effects, mirrors and hidden elements

TAILORED TREATMENTS • Curtains, blinds, sheers or shutters? With aesthetic and practical considerations in mind, we look at how to select the right dressing for every window

10 things to know about wool • Discover the interesting facts about this versatile, sustainable and desirable natural material

LIVING THE SEASON • Inspiration for seasonal pastimes and making the most of life at home starts here

What to do in OCTOBER • This is the month for sewing home accessories for a seasonal update, investing in stationery, seeking comfort in flavoursome dishes, and sourcing an extra layer for the bed for when the nights turn cooler

Room to GROW • Finely crafted greenhouses bring structural beauty, utility and sanctuary to a garden

My English Home • The cookery writer, chef and sustainability champion Melissa Hemsley finds joy in her Grade II listed Victorian home in North London, where she lives with her family