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
Front row seats • RÉMY MISHON gathers together selections of well-upholstered armchairs and wing chairs, which will make you sit up and take notice
HOLDERS FOR CANDLES • AFREENA SAKEER waxes lyrical about candlestick pairings for £75 and under
That’s a wrap • Imaginative presentation can transform even the simplest gift. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME suggests creative ways to embellish presents
Good intentions • When CHRISTABEL CHUBB quizzed designers about their New Year resolutions, they revealed a wide range of creative objectives for 2023 – from capitalising on collaborations to making more use of shades of brown
INSIDER
Out & about
INSIDER The List • The List By House & Garden is our guide to design professionals. Take inspiration from an interiors scheme and products from some of its members in the US and the UK, selected by Olivia Capaldi
INSIDER sourcebook
Outside interests
STRUCTURAL BENEFITS • Plan ahead and get your plant supports in place before your garden gets going this spring
Words and pictures
Art scene
Three more to see…
PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: The man taking the helm at a celebrated interiors and antiques business; a young woodworker carving out a niche; a painter looking at the bigger picture; and a grower and florist whose passion for the environment is in full bloom
IN GOOD COMPANY • The shock of Robert Kime’s death in August reverberated across the interiors industry, not least with his tight-knit team. Among them is managing director Orlando Atty, who has inherited the responsibility of guiding the multi-faceted business that Robert developed
SAMUEL ALEXANDER • The woodworker talks to JESSICA SALTER about the therapeutic benefits he derives from the process of handcrafting vessels and spoons, which also provides a link to his rural childhood
The Calico Club • Cultural Adventures for Curious Minds
MATTHEW BURROWS • FIONA McKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN meet the pioneering painter behind a thriving online community supporting creatives worldwide
NATURE AND NURTURE • Continuing her series in which she meets people passionate about saving the planet, CLARE FOSTER talks to the Somerset-based florist and grower Kitten Grayson, who is an ebullient advocate for seasonal British flowers with a low carbon footprint
STEP INSIDE INVITING INTERIORS
Stories • THIS MONTH: Houses in London and Norfolk full of colour and pattern; Tom Stuart-Smith’s biodiverse garden at Knepp; and spectacular topiary in Somerset
Liminal state • Decorative details have been cleverly combined with practical elements by interior designer Lucy Hammond Giles, of Sibyl Colefax & John Fowler, to transform a classic Victorian house in west London into a pleasingly distinctive but eminently comfortable family home
Self expression • Interior designer Natalie Tredgett has made her mark on her own Victorian terraced house, creating an eclectic environment that works as both a family home and a stylish showcase for her eye-catching furniture and lighting designs
Glowing colours •...