A mischievous look at the objects that kept desire alive through the ages ...

Step into Marie’s Victorian terrace, where every item tells a story and a warm, nostalgic atmosphere is guaranteed ...

Discover the origins, heyday and makers of Valentine’s cards, from delicate paper lace to pop-ups, vinegar Valentines and today’s collector market.

A: A good indicator that an interiors trend is on its way out is when you start seeing it everywhere: in supermarkets and every kind of homeware shop. Once something becomes too popular, it’s often ...

This cold dessert made with layers of ladyfingers, fruit and flavoured cream, is believed to be named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III The Homes & Antiques team comprises some of the ...

Few of us live in locations beyond the sound of traffic or the seep of urban glow that disguises the speckles of the Milky Way across indigo skies. But at this secluded and remarkable Welsh tyddyn (a ...

Perched on a swivelling chair in his attic studio in London’s Camden Town, artist David Gentleman maintains that the only thing that interests him is his art. ‘I feel I’m wasting time if I’m not ...

In the spring of 1807, the British parliament abolished the slave trade – one of the first countries to do so – followed, 26 years later, by a further act making the purchase or ownership of enslaved ...

We’re celebrating the glories of heritage this issue, with a round-up of European B&Bs that will have you making travel plans pronto, as well as six hotspots around the UK that are within easier reach ...

The September issue of Homes & Antiques is a book-lover’s dream as we place a spotlight on covetable home libraries of every shape and size. From specialist advice on the care and display of your own ...

‘I once came back from Paris with the head of an African cow from the 1920s and a ceramic parrot from the 1950s,’ says Laura Padovani. ‘I picked them up in the famous Saint-Ouen flea market, knowing ...

If Paula Goodburn could bottle up the evocative aromas of South Africa, which she describes as ‘the mix of red earth warmed by intense sunshine’, she would. For now, the designer, who was born in ...