November 2022

Period Living

For those who appreciate fine decoration and design

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Your Journal
We recently completed an extension to our 19th-century home and are now getting stuck into the challenge of designing our new rooms. While the bathroom and guest bedroom were easy, I was stuck on the perfect colour scheme for our mast er bedroom. Tha
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Editor’s Letter
Many of us strive to be more ecoconscious in our daily lives by minimising wastage and avoiding single plastic use, but when it comes to our homes and interiors, the topic can be very complex. On one hand, living in a period house means preserving a
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Journal
Cosy large sofa in Titan Wool, £1,499; Oxalisa wallpaper in Celery, £30; Swoon Miller coffee table in Brown, £299; Bobbin pedestal side table in Green, £79; William Morris ‘Cotton Prints’ exhibition poster framed print, £250; Country Rib table lamp,
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A Good Night’s Sheep
Journal With the launch of its new exclusive collection of 100 per cent British wool mattresses on 12 October, the family-run Wrought Iron and Brass Bed Co. hopes to increase the recognition and value of this wonderful and sustainable natural product
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We Can Already Hear The Christmas Bells Ringing!
FREE GIFTS WITH SUBSCRIPTION ABOUT YOUR GIFT This exclusive set includes the Tilton paint set, featuring three limited-edition chalk paints, wax, an inspiration guide, a Countryside Bird stencil and a flat brush
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Velvet Crush
Bringing luxury, warmth and softness to interiors for centuries, velvet is prized for its silky, tactile texture. The luxurious material actually takes its name from the weaving technique used to create it, in which two fabrics are woven on a loom fa
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From The Ground Up
There were times during the renovation of this handsome Victorian home when Catrin Fenton started to wonder whether she had been over-ambitious: there was a moment while she was waiting months and months for planning permission, and another once the
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Inside Story
From the moment you step into the stained-glass porch at Brownber Hall you feel at home, with a magical sense that you’ve visited before. That is unlikely, however, because in its heyday, the hall was the centrepiece of a one thousand acre estate tha
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HOME & GARDEN OF THE YEAR AWARDS
Back in May, when we invited readers to enter the annual Period Living Home & Garden of the Year Awards, we never imagined just how many wonderful entries we’d receive. We deliberated long and hard over photograph after photograph of amazing renovati
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Time To Hibernate
Designing a cosy living room is all about creating a place which is comfortable, functional and welcoming. If you’re embarking on a new design, there are lots of ways to create a cosy foundation, from wall colours inspired by nature to sumptuous seat
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Stepping Into The Past
Ambling along an overgrown footpath and finding a gate left open was all it took to launch a tale of unrequited love and eventual happiness for Kimberley and Joss Urch. It began back in 2013 when the couple were walking on holiday in Harlech and want
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Into The Forest
The majesty of ancient forests has long inspired interior design. Whether the grandeur of an oak tree or enchanting shape of an acanthus leaf, rich, velvety greens offer homes a nurturing connection to nature. ‘Green reassures us on a very primitive
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A Sense Of Place
Created from scratch by garden designer Cary Goode, the effervescent gardens at Rhodds Farm in rural Herefordshire give little indication of the challenges that she and her husband, Richard, faced when they first moved there in 2004. Overhanging wood
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CHANGING SPACES Dining rooms
The dining room has been a place for formal use for centuries, yet historically these rooms were something of a novelty and tended to be the preserve of the wealthy. Many homes today don’t have a formal dining room, with homeowners instead choosing m
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Dress To Impress
Practical and versatile, curtains can complete the design of a room. Carefully considered, they will pull a scheme together – holding colours and patterns found in the rest of the space to create a unified, cohesive look. They can be used to help acc
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House Journal
Sophie Caulfeild, founder of Feild, creates handmade ceramic tiles using artisan techniques. Her new collection, Cobalt, inspired by the tiled cloisters of Porto Cathedral, has four designs – see Leopard, above, and Wandering Nasturtium, below – each
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Fancy Foot Work
Victorian homes are renowned for their original features, from elegant cast-iron fireplaces through to intricate stained glass windows. However, one of the most striking are the iconic hallway tiles. ‘Geometric and encaustic tiled floors first appear
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Getting Greener
When it comes to designing a sustainable kitchen there are two approaches. Some homeowners favour a kitchen to have an eco-friendly aesthetic, opting for a design orientated around the rustic charm of reclaimed and natural materials. Others prefer th
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Keep It Fresh
Dampness is customary in properties of all ages in this country, yet despite being commonplace, the problems are frequently misdiagnosed and inappropriate remedial treatments are undertaken that prove both ineffective and harmful to old buildings. It
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On The Rooftops
Providing protection from the elements and helping define the look of a house, roofs are covered with a diversity of materials, including clay, stone, slate and metal. When they are properly maintained, roof coverings and the timber structures suppor
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Garden Journal
Get to know your Common Puffball from a Scarlet Waxcap with this mushroom identifying fine art print, a reproduction of an original painting by Welsh artist Lizzie Spikes. One half of Driftwood Designs, Lizzie produces a range of prints, homeware and
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Prick Ly Business
With their spiky bodies and snuffling noses, there is something undeniably cute about the humble hedgehog. While they were once a common sight in UK gardens, they are now increasingly rare. In fact, they were recently classed as vulnerable to extinct
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Romanceo F The Rose
‘Just Joey’ is one of the largest flowers of the Hybrid Tea roses and has the most beautiful fluted, coppery orange blooms that are intensely fragrant and great for cutting oses are an icon of the English garden; they offer such beauty of colour, sha
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Rite Of Passage
Offering defined ribbons and links around your garden, whether scenic rambles through plantings, encouraging visits to the furthest corners, or essential access ways to productive or functional areas, there are many ways to create garden paths that w
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Dreaming In Colour
When you think of heritage windows, what do you see? A bright white sash set against cream stonework? Dark painted frames on historic terraces? Or natural shades standing out from whitewashed cottage walls? This vintage-focused design might sound li
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Brush With The Past
There is an air of infectious energy that surrounds business partners Jane McCall and Jane Howard, the talented team behind design business Bloomsbury Revisited. McCall, an artist with a degree in art history and visual studies, is the creative talen
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Antiques Tournal
On 11 November the Dorset Brocante is returning to the beautiful Larmer Tree Gardens near Salisbury, for a two-day festive event. Taking place inside halls and a marquee, the brocante will host 40 hand-selected exhibitors selling seasonally curated a
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The Bright Side
Surviving some harsh industrial environments, numerous wars and communist regime, industrial lighting has fought its way into the limelight and earned a good reputation as both a reliable light giver and cool interior accessory. With strong links to
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Abbotsford
Baronial Abbotsford, on the banks of the River Tweed, is a flibbertigibbet of a house; a conundrum castle; a Delilah of the imagination… Not the descriptions of some architectural purist, trying to decide how on earth to categorise this fantastically
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Woodland Wonders
● Clean glass jars ● Dried leaves ● Découpage glue ● Ribbon or raffia ● Water ● Floating tealights When lit from behind, autumn leaves have a translucent quality, revealing their structure and delicacy. This candle jar craft makes the most of their b

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