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.

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The English Home

Contributors

HOME Comforts • Set the mood for November with our selection of beautiful buys in rich hues and tactile textures

AUTUMN HUES

INTO THE WOODS

SLEEK CITY STYLE

NOTEBOOK • Our monthly digest of inside information on people, places and pursuits by Managing Editor Sarah Feeley

THE LONDON EDIT • From luxurious baths and taps to paint and furniture Editor-at-Large Kate Freud selects designs for the home

Crossing the FINISHING LINE • A Grade II listed Victorian country house at the heart of a historic racing stud has been skilfully decorated to show both old and new on fine form

Enchanting PERSPECTIVE • The warm tones of timber provide a natural setting for art and antiques in Sam Godsal’s Devon family home

Creative EVOLUTION • An eighteenth-century longhouse in Northumberland, filled with antiques and lovingly hand-crafted features, reflects its owners’ passions and interests

New CHAPTER • A North Yorkshire grange is updated to reflect a family’s changing lifestyle and to incorporate a collection of inherited antiques and paintings

MY ENGLISH HOME Sherree Valentine Daines • The renowned impressionist artist, who counts members of the Royal family amongst her collectors, lives in a Victorian rectory bursting with colour and objets d’art

STYLE INSPIRATION • Our special section dedicated to design and decorating inspiration begins here

Townhouse ELEGANCE • Create contemporary looks that complement period interiors for stylish urban living

COLOUR CONFIDENCE WITH NEUTRALS • Use calm colours of ivory, sand, grey, cream and black with flair to create rooms with a soft, beautiful impact

on neutrals • The internationally acclaimed interior designer on creating balanced and interesting neutral schemes

USING NEUTRALS SUCCESSFULLY

Iconic designs REVISITED • Here, we look at the fascinating history behind some of the most enduring fabric and wallpaper designs, and the locations that inspired them

IN EXPERT HANDS • We reveal some of the specialist resources trusted by professional designers to deliver polished results whether restoring or redecorating

FIRES & FIREPLACES with year-round appeal • Whether for comfort or aesthetic value, a well-considered fireplace or wood-burning stove will always lend architectural merit to its surroundings, whatever the time of year

Additional heating resources

Additional heating resources

Additional heating resources

PRINT LEGACY • With a vast range of wallpaper and fabric designs that appeal to homeowners across the globe, Thibaut is a prolific producer of pattern, print and innovative design

QUINTESSENTIALLY • Inspiration for seasonal pastimes and making the most of life at home starts here

November …in the moment • Connect with the season and relish time at home whether in the kitchen or garden, or with a simple project, by rediscovering the moods and nuances of nature this month

Tend & MEND • Enhancing a garden’s power to nourish the soul and boost well-being can reap myriad rewards

THE RUSSIAN AVANT-GARDE MOVEMENT • Neisha Crosland has been making pattern for the applied arts for 35 years. Here, she reveals her design obsession