The simple design mistakes you could be making that will lower the tone of your home – you'll want to fix number 3 first ...

An outdated South London Victorian terrace has been transformed into a characterful family home, filled with meaningful finds ...

In 2026, Jacka was named one of the top six bakeries in the UK by the Great British Food Awards, garnering a special mention for its ‘addictive’ pain au chocolat, hailed ‘the best in the UK’. facebook ...

The countryside and coastline to the west of Fowey is famed for its association with Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca - Bob Walker/Getty Images - Though most closely associated with the late 18th and early ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Last time you stayed in a standard UK chain hotel, chances are you would have found an English Bible in the bedside drawer if you’d looked. But, 500 years ago, no such thing existed – the holy book ...

The story of British porcelain starts over 3,000 years ago in China. By around AD100 the Chinese were making hard, high-fired pottery containing kaolin clay and petuntse rock, a material we now call ...

John Bly has a special place in the world of antiques. He’s been deeply charmed by fine furniture and decorative arts since he was a boy in the 1940s, and at 82 has endless stories to tell about his ...

In Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol (1843), Scrooge entertains Bob Cratchit with a ‘Christmas bowl of ‘Smoking Bishop’’. Smoking Bishop is a mulled wine, or punch: made from port, red wine, lemons ...

Whether a beginner or seasoned collector, having a comprehensive understanding of an antique's style, materiality and origins is imperative in making sure your piece is accurately identified and ...

Regarded by most as an innovation of the 1970s, the Peacock chair actually owes its existence to the Spanish-American war of 1898. This short conflict ended with Spain ceding the Philippines to ...