House and Garden

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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FROM THE EDITOR

Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month

Jewel alliance • Offering a fresh take on Christmas colour schemes, RÉMY MISHON combines shades of teal, aqua and orange to create a backdrop for richly toned accessories and ornaments, and lavishly wrapped presents

ORNAMENTS • ELENA SMINTINA presents distinctive decorations to hang on your Christmas tree

Feast for the eyes • Bring a sophisticated flavour to your table with RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME’s selection of serveware

Design ideas Creative hard flooring • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME highlights elegant interiors in which an imaginative approach to colour and materials creates drama underfoot

ADDRESS BOOK : Hard flooring – from extra-wide wood planks to rustic tiles

INSIDER • What’s new, what’s happening and what you need to know

The List • Highlighting directory members and their news

Garden Getaways : Yorkshire and the North East • CLARE FOSTER suggests visits to gardens that can be combined with a stay at a smart North Yorkshire retreat

What to give to garden-lovers • Take your pick from these appealing presents for green-fingered friends and family

Presents for book-lovers • Need inspiration for what to give friends and family this Christmas? Take your pick from some of the latest publications

INSIDER art scene

Artworks for under £500 • Fiona McKenzie Johnston suggests pictures, pottery and a mini bust that would make presents to treasure

PEOPLE • Interesting individuals with fascinating stories

GEORGIA DOHERTY • ELIZABETH METCALFE visits the former chef at her west London home, where she crafts strikingly realistic flowers from crepe paper and card to sell through her business, Plants for Shade

LEADING THE FIELD • When Kimberly Fleming left a glamorous floristry career in the US for a new life on a Berkshire farm, she started growing flowers for fun. But her creative sideline has now turned into a thriving business

EVERLYN NICODEMUS • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN visit the British-Tanzanian polymath in the converted Edinburgh factory where she creates her large oil paintings and collaged works

NEXT MONTH

stories • THIS MONTH: Inspiring interiors – from an award-winning Georgian country house in Yorkshire and a colourful property near the Norfolk coast to a smart London townhouse and a rustic retreat in Connecticut; plus an urban floral delight and a lush Sicilian garden

The MEANING of HOME • As House & Garden’s editor HATTA BYNG explains, the process of restoring the house her husband inherited in North Yorkshire was a collaborative endeavour. Working closely with a team of specialists, they have created inviting rooms that work as well for daily life as they do for joyful celebrations

Bold times • The creation of a smart yet characterful setting for a collection of distinctive contemporary pieces in this London townhouse is especially impressive as it was achieved during lockdown by a Spanish design studio

Far from the madding crowd • The restoration of this colonial-era farmhouse in rural Connecticut marked a departure for its owners and their...