House & Garden unlocks the door to an array of unique homes and outdoor features, ranging from town houses and converted barns to fabulous modern apartments and island retreats. Outdoor features are equally varied, including cottage gardens, water gardens and chic, city courtyards. House & Garden provides an invaluable sourcebook of ideas, from design and decoration to the best of travel, delicious recipes and fine wine. Britain’s most glamorous, inspiring and influential design and decoration magazine.
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Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month
SOME LIKE IT HOT HOUSE • Inspired by classic English garden rooms and folly interiors, RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME combines wood and faux bamboo furniture with prints and wicker accessories for cultivating leafy, conservatory-style schemes
Beacons of light • RÉMY MISHON presents table and desk lamps in an array of styles, from sleek Art Deco to industrial chic
Design ideas Decorative lighting • CHRISTABEL CHUBB highlights illuminating schemes – from statement pendants in kitchens to bedside solutions
ADDRESS BOOK : Distinctive table lamps, pendants and chandeliers
INSIDER • What’s new, what’s happening and what you need to know
Woven together • Christopher Howe has teamed up with an American rug specialist in a new London showroom, which has opened after an ambitious four-year renovation
Second generation
Light and shade
Force of nature
Don’t miss…
The List • Highlighting directory members and their news
The Kitchen Garden Year : July • Advantages of companion planting and harvesting regularly
INSIDER books
INSIDER art
Artists in their studio ALVARO BARRINGTON • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the pair of buildings owned by the London-based painter, whose commitment to public access is rooted in community
Lifestyle TURNING THE TIDE • A chance encounter in Comporta led MARIELLA METCALFE and her English husband CHARLIE to invest in a down-at-heel hotel, from which they have fashioned a stylish bolt hole that reflects the bohemian origins of this Portuguese holiday hotspot
THE 2024 HOUSE & GARDEN DESIGN AWARDS • We are thrilled to reveal this year’s winners and celebrate the CREATIVE, TALENTED and INNOVATIVE INDIVIDUALS, in 11 different categories, who have impressed us most
The List HOUSE & GARDEN
Stories • THIS MONTH: A 19th-century clapboard farmhouse full of character; two very different London flats; and an award-winning newbuild on a historic Leicestershire estate; plus beautiful gardens in Dorset and Derbyshire, and part 3 of our inspiring Planting Combinations series
Within these walls • Replacing a dilapidated bungalow in the walled garden of 17th-century Nevill Holt Hall, this elegant newbuild by Woldon Architects provides secluded accommodation for the owner’s guests and performers at his Leicestershire estate’s arts festival
Legacy building • Despite its compact space, this south London flat on a pioneering 19th-century estate is both pretty and practical thanks to the imaginative decoration of Carlos Garcia, who has introduced colour, character and clever storage in keeping with its history
Great minds • The owner and the designer of this central London flat have similar tastes and an easy rapport, which made creating the interiors a joy for both of them as they collaborated on every element – from the choice of fabric to line the walls to the hanging of a treasured photography collection
Putting down roots • After several years moving from project to project, Tara Mangini and Percy Bright have settled in this farmhouse...