Homes & Antiques is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle.
Editor's Letter
Homes & Antiques
August • This is the month to… sip Champagne, dine among the sunflowers, and peruse fine silver and jewellery at auction
A STORY TO SAVOUR • Pieces by the Scottish artist, designer and architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh, are exceptionally rare at auction, so when a silver cutlery set came up for sale at Lyon & Turnbull, collectors sharpened their knives, says Caroline Wheater
STYLE & SHOPPING • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home
Raise a toast • Sparkling crystal or glassware makes any occasion feel special
FIVE WAYS TO: EMBRACE THE ART DECO REVIVAL • It's one of the most distinctive style movements, but how easy is it to translate this design classic into the modern home? Kiera Buckley-Jones finds out
DECO DECADENCE • Mark a century since the Paris Exposition that catapulted this groundbreaking art movement onto the world stage with expressive fabrics and wallpapers
Deco DELIGHTS • Add pizzazz with lively geometrics in undulating waves, fan motifs and starburst forms
Getting personal • Explore the themes of identity and individuality with this month's book choices – from interiors to jewellery, it's all about self expression
Great Grooms Antique Centre • The team behind the beloved showrooms in Hungerford offer a peek behind the curtain into their family business…
A year of Celebratıons • As Homes & Antiques celebrates 400 issues, Alice Roberton takes a look at the other British brands and institutions also celebrating milestones this year…
THE £400 challenge • To continue our 400th issue celebrations, Dominique Corlett asks 11 tastemakers to reveal which treasures they would buy with £400 or less
EBONY RUSSELL • Australian ceramic artist Ebony Russell talks to Dominique Corlett about birthday cakes, childhood mementos, and piping clay
LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Whether created in a former butcher's shop or an industrial century-old barn, the homes showcased here all have wonderfully strong identities
All in the mix • From the bazaars of Morocco to the English countryside, Alison Coldridge has taken inspiration from near and far when decorating her home
RUSTIC RETREAT • Bring home the warmth of Morocco with rich textures and artisanal details
Character BUILDING • A mid 19th-century butcher's shop in a dilapidated state was not what David and Linda Williams had in mind when they were looking to move. Many years and one painstaking renovation later, they have created an eclectic family home…
Colourful Harmony • Covid restrictions posed a challenge for the renovation of this Surrey home, but creativity won out in a cross-continental alliance between homeowners and designer
Room to GROW • For two wedding and event planners, a century-old barn in Wellington, South Africa, provided the perfect setting for raising their young family
INDUSTAIAL CHIC • Channel loft-style elegance with a curated mix of warm materials and rescued factory finds
ANTIQUES & COLLECTING • Celebrating 200 YEARS OF BRITISH RAILWAYS, collecting HAT PINS & STRAW MARQUETRY, plus the beauty of OLD ROSES
Collecting HAT PINS • Inspired by the headwear at Royal Ascot? Make like the fashionable set of the early 20th century and invest in an antique hat...