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 • Our monthly edit of news, shopping inspiration and inside information

DESIGN DISCOVERIES • Distinctive craftmanship and decorative details to instill homes and gardens with an engaging individuality

CHINTZ & CHECK

RURAL COMPANIONS

THE EDIT • Editor-at-Large Kate Freud shares the new products and brand discoveries that have caught her eye this month

Pleasing SYMMETRY • Artist Anna Dixon-Smith has slowly transformed her Elizabethan manor house into a vibrant family home, while sensitively appreciating its history

Gathic REVIVAL • An 18th-century Hampshire manor house with whimsical Georgian architectural additions is imbued with a contemporary take on English country house style

Paradise REVEALED • Falling in love with its idyllic location and walled garden, Lindsay Cuthill and Charlie Harman saw the potential in an unassuming 1960s property hidden in the Gloucestershire countryside

PASSION PROJECT • Falling for its old-fashioned charm, interior designer Katharine Paravicini has coaxed this Wiltshire cottage back to life with colour, pattern and collected treasures

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

Bucolic VISION • Achieve the layered charm of a classic English country home with a quintessentially English mix of fabrics, wallpapers and accessories

The Considered COUNTRY HOME • Leading designers and experts share their advice on how to work with the period features and incorporate practical elements in rural abodes great and small

CREATING THE Ultimate COUNTRY BATHROOM • Whether for a charming cottage or a grand manor house, we look at the key elements that contribute to the successful design of a beautiful, relaxing and functional bathroom that reflects its rural location

IN FULL BLOOM • How still life floral paintings have always captured the imagination of painters and patrons alike

A beautiful home… DESERVES PROPER PROTECTION • Having spent precious time creating your beautiful home, it is important to ensure you have the right insurance cover in place to safeguard your house, valuables and lifestyle

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

SET THE SCENE FOR: a formal party • Delight guests by creating the ultimate table setting for a summer gathering with a clever mix of classic elegance and seasonal touches

Regal Retreats • Spending time in the country has been precious and pivotal to the Royal Family for hundreds of years. Here, we look at four of its best-loved rural homes

Eat, sleep & be merry • Discover our hand-picked selection of country pubs offering fine food and well-appointed bedrooms to make a few days away a delight

My English Home & Garden • Horticulturist and television presenter Poppy Okotcha shares the joy of making the move from London to a house with magical views over the Devonshire countryside