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 autumn with our selection of beautiful buys in rich hues and textures

CHINTZ APPEAL

WOVEN STYLE

KALEIDOSCOPE

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

THE LONDON EDIT • From furniture to fabric and wallpaper to faux flowers, Editor-at-Large Kate Freud selects designs for the home

Quest for REFINEMENT • A Georgian townhouse in London is transformed into a haven of understated style and serenity

Measure to MADE • Purchasing a nineteenth-century house in a pretty Cotswolds village on impulse paid dividends for Julia Delamain who craved a timeless home

Considered REINVENTION • Perched high on a hill, with breathtaking views over Gloucestershire, this elegant Georgian manor house has undergone a sympathetic redesign that works for modern living

Flowering BEAUTY • Both family and flowers have grown to maturity in this elegant Suffolk country house

MY ENGLISH HOME Kate Phillips • The garden, good cushions, and board games with friends make the perfect home for this actress starring in the Downton Abbey film

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

AUTUMN Collections • We reveal some of the most important new colours, motifs and influences from the latest fabric and wallpaper launches

COLOUR CONFIDENCE WITH SPICE • Warm up interiors with enriching tones of cinnamon, paprika, nutmeg and curry

on spice • The esteemed interior and fabric designer on the deeply warming characters of the spice tones in reds, oranges and browns

USING SPICE SUCCESSFULLY

Looking up • It may be overhead but it should never be overlooked – the ceiling is the last frontier for decorative exploration

Looking DOWN • Create an eye-catching feature underfoot with strong use of wood, carpet, leather or tiles

Honouring history • A carefully curated collection of architectural and decorative antiques and a team of skilled restorers are what make Westland London a treasured resource for those seeking authentic period pieces

Upholstery TO COVET • Sofas, chairs, benches and headboards are focal points of a room, and choosing exactly the right piece – or investing in bespoke upholstery – involves both a stylistic overview and considerations of function and comfort

FIRE REGULATIONS

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

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

Welcome WILDLIFE • Making the garden a haven for birds, insects and animals has myriad benefits, from their conservation to our well-being

COMING NEXT MONTH

ADDRESS BOOK

COLLECTING ART • Frieda Gormley, co-founder with her husband Javvy M Royle of interior design brand House of Hackney, on her design obsession