Fresh look
Balanced proportions and classical detailing are the hallmarks of Tom Howley's Devine Collection, shown here painted in Serpentine to add modern character to a traditional look. Kitchen prices from £20,000, Tom Howley (0161-848 1200; www.tomhowley.co.uk)
Two tone
This blue and honey combination is warm and inviting and a little different to the norm. Henley kitchen with cabinetry in Mustard, from £14,000, shown with walls and Barbury tiles in Blakeney Blue and Saffron, and a Buckland floating shelf painted in Smoke, 220cm, £335, all from Neptune (01793 934011; www.neptune.com)
In the mix
As well as luxury bathroom fittings, Drummonds also offers a small, but perfectly formed collection of kitchen taps, including The Coll lever bridge mixer in Nickel, £1,290 (020-7376 4499; www.drummonds-uk.com)
It's a set
British heat-storage range-cooker company Everhot has joined forces with extraction manufacturer Westin to offer matching hoods to remove smoke, cooking smells and grease efficiently. Shown here in Dusky Pink, the hood costs from £1,891.20, with Everhot 100i, from £9,050 (01453 890018; www.everhot.co.uk)
New materials
Ledbury Studio founder Charlie Smallbone has long been known for imaginative kitchen design and his latest Camden collection is no exception. Fluted and grain-matched oak, patinated zinc and an Italian marble island top by Lara Bohinc of Bohinc Studio blend to create an eye-catchingly elegant look. Kitchen prices from £50,000 (020-7566 6794; www.ledbury studio.com)
Unfitted collection
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Kitchen garden cook - Apples
'Sweet and crisp, apples are the epitome of autumn flavour'
The original Mr Rochester
Three classic houses in North Yorkshire have come to the market; the owner of one inspired Charlotte Brontë to write Jane Eyre
Get it write
Desks, once akin to instruments of torture for scribes, have become cherished repositories of memories and secrets. Matthew Dennison charts their evolution
'Sloes hath ben my food'
A possible paint for the Picts and a definite culprit in tea fraud, the cheek-suckingly sour sloe's spiritual home is indisputably in gin, says John Wright
Souvenirs of greatness
FOR many years, some large boxes have been stored and forgotten in the dark recesses of the garage. Unpacked last week, the contents turned out to be pots: some, perhaps, nearing a century old—dense terracotta, of interesting provenance.
Plants for plants' sake
The garden at Hergest Croft, Herefordshire The home of Edward Banks The Banks family is synonymous with an extraordinary collection of trees and shrubs, many of which are presents from distinguished friends, garnered over two centuries. Be prepared to be amazed, says Charles Quest-Ritson
Capturing the castle
Seventy years after Christian Dior’s last fashion show in Scotland, the brand returned under creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri for a celebratory event honouring local craftsmanship, the beauty of the land and the Auld Alliance, explains Kim Parker
Nature's own cathedral
Our tallest native tree 'most lovely of all', the stately beech creates a shaded environment that few plants can survive. John Lewis-Stempel ventures into the enchanted woods
All that money could buy
A new book explores the lost riches of London's grand houses. Its author, Steven Brindle, looks at the residences of plutocrats built by the nouveaux riches of the late-Victorian and Edwardian ages
In with the old
Diamonds are meant to sparkle in candlelight, but many now gather dust in jewellery boxes. To wear them today, we may need to reimagine them, as Hetty Lintell discovers with her grandmother's jewellery
