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The designer's room
Nels Crosthwaite Eyre employed a dramatic wallpaper to inject pattern, scale and colour into a converted building in north London
A real fly by night
Once reviled as a creature of doom, the nightjar is an avian miracle that sits silently motionless by day and flies noiselessly at night. No wonder it is so hard to spot
A dramatic revival
The decaying shell of a medieval peel tower has undergone a near miraculous restoration and revival as a family home. Jeremy Musson reports
'Tis the silly season
More chirping and less tweeting would be bliss in August
And all that jazz
So much more than flappers and frivolity, the 1920s saw Britain blossom with an extraordinary creative confidence that transformed art, fashion, music and literature, as Claire Jackson discovers
Cream of the crop
From historic island residences to homes with commanding views, Holly Kirkwood has the pick of the best Guernsey properties for sale
Island of plenty
From crustaceans, scallops and shellfish to its legendary milk and cream, Guernsey has long been famous for the quality–and abundance– of its produce, reveals Oliver Berry
I say a little prayer for you
Designed as a miniature replica of the basilica at Lourdes, the seashell- and mosaic-decorated Little Chapel on Guernsey was at risk of collapse until a group of locals stepped in, as Arabella Youens discovers
The original poster boy
From the mauve sky of Waterloo Sunset to the pastoral Arcadia of rolling fields in God’s Own Country, Stephen Millership’s evocative travel scenes capture Great Britain’s soul. Andrew Liddle meets the man behind the art
No fin compares to you
From elusive angelsharks to chunky, sprinting shortfin makos and glow-in-the-dark velvet belly lanterns, Helen Scales gets up close and personal with the sharks that swim in British waters
Keeping it in the family
When it comes to artistic talent, the family of Norman Thelwell-known for his cartoons of rotund ponies and rural life-have it in spades, as Octavia Pollock discovers in the centenary year of the artist's birth
Of beards and men
Covered with frothy, creamy flowers in summer, wild clematis-or old man's beard-makes for good strong baskets, as well as providing a feast for pollinators and caterpillars
Bad wives' tales
I AM always amazed by the codswallop that garden experts write—ponderous statements of fact that I know from my own experience to be complete bunkum.
Cool, calm and connected
The winners of the Best in Show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year have applied the same rigorous attention to detail in this garden in the Chilterns
The gorgeous Georgians (and a vibrant Victorian)
These heritage homes from the 18th and 19th centuries still have all the looks
A rub of the green
Three astonishing estates in the Emerald Isle, one of which is on an island and one of which includes an island, have come to the market
Grace and favour rooms
It's now possible to dine or even stay overnight in some of our best-loved country houses or in splendour on their estates. Rosie Paterson meets the new lords and ladies of holiday let
Bringing dreams to life
Helen Needham of bespoke oak-frame building specialist Oakwrights, describes how she worked with clients to create their ideal home amid the breathtaking landscape of the Forest of Bowland AONB
Decoration with a capital D
Members of the current generation of US interior decorators are enthusiastic cheerleaders for classic decoration
May I have a word in your shell-like?
Combing the seashore for shells is one of life's greatest pleasures, says Natasha Goodfellow, as she winkles out her favourites and meets an artist for whom molluscs offer endless inspiration
Always reaching for the stars
Dicing with death at dizzying heights, the work of the steeplejack is not for the faint-hearted. Ben Lerwill meets the men at the top of their spires
The master builders of the British countryside
From forest skyscrapers to labyrinthine tunnels and daring underwater bubble rooms, many native creatures engage in precision architecture.
A collector's palace
An outstanding celebration of the Tudor and Stuart worlds has passed another important milestone in its history.
From Adder's Copse to Gallows Down
A quiet part of the North Wessex Downs is redolent with history and wildlife
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) by Artemisia Gentileschi
Charlotte Mullins comments on Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
You give me cabin fever
AM I the only one to feel a little challenged by the pervasive use of the word ‘porn’ on social-media sites or in book titles?
Out of Andalucía
You don’t have to venture halfway round the world for a good safari, says Sophia Constant, who trials three different horseback adventures in Spain
King of the jungle
In echoes of Rudyard Kipling’s seminal collection of short stories, Rupert Uloth journeys to India and Suján Sher Bagh in search of his own Shere Khan
A real grass act
The great British lawn is a marvel born of our wet weather, gardeners’ determination and the Industrial Revolution. Whether you like it neat and smooth or with daisies poking through, it remains a paragon of beauty, says Steven Desmond
Give a fig
A FIG eaten straight from the hand of the grower in a market on the Greek island of Santorini ruined me for figs for 20 years. So juicy and luscious was that fruit, and the 11 that followed it on that balmy evening, that all others I bought in this country—picked ahead of the glorious ripeness that figs are born to—felt like leather on the tongue.