Homes & Antiques - Special 2024

In this issue

CAREFULLY CURATED LIVING
A grand Gustavian manor, stripped back to its 19th-century splendour and filled with European antiques.

AN ARTIST’S RESIDENCE
With colours and decor inspired by nature and the changing light, this former Friesian bakery is now a warm and cosy home.

PERIOD DRAMA
Faithfully restored, this former Huguenot silk weaver’s house in London’s Spitalfields is a real Georgian gem...

Carefully Curated LIVING

This lovingly restored Gustavian manor has become both home and showroom for its owners, Maria & Jan Åke, who deal in European antiques

3 mins

An artist's RESIDENCE

Rustic details and a restrained palette lend a sense of simplicity to this lovingly restored Friesian bakery

3 mins

Bohemian Rhapsody

An exuberant approach to decor, with rooms enveloped in colour and pattern, has brought this historic home merrily into the 21st century...

3 mins

Period DRAMA

A painstaking renovation has brought this 1725 former Huguenot silk weaver's house in London's Spitalfields back to life

2 mins

Textile designs by artists

Influential 20th-century fine artists and sculptors, from Picasso to Barbara Hepworth, gained additional status as textile designers until decline set in during the 1970s

3 mins

Collecting Dioramas MINIATURE WORLDS

From elaborate taxidermy museum displays to humble folk art creations, a diorama can transport us to another time and place

4 mins

STAR SALES

A Hitchens painting, a museum-quality teapot and a Parisian chocolate box are all top of the lots

3 mins

Pride of place LEEDS CREAMWARE

In its heyday the pre-eminent rival to Wedgwood's Queens ware, Leeds creamware is still much revered by collectors for its understated elegance

3 mins

European HERITAGE B&Bs

Is there anything more inspiring than staying somewhere that's both beautifully stylish and imbued with history? Rhiannon Batten explores five gems across Europe, from Sweden to Spain...

6 mins

THE ANTIQUES THAT SHAPED ME Rory Hutton

The accessories designer on his love of silver spoons and Sévres porcelain

3 mins

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Homes & Antiques Magazine Description:

Homes & Antiques is a must-read for those who love great design and beautiful objects from every era. Alongside our unrivalled guides to antiques and collectables, you’ll find inspiring real interiors, sizzling style and decorating ideas and a huge range of features on everything from heritage and architecture to vintage fashion.