Launched in 2022 by Nina Hertig, also co-founder of interior design studio and gallery Sigmar, Aelfred is a trove of iconic furniture, ceramics, glass and lighting. Everything in the collection has been hand-picked and sourced from Denmark. Twentieth

Appearances can be deceptive, as this farmhouse just outside Windsor reveals. Its weathered brick facade, centuries-old beams and timeworn flagstones all point to a house dating back to Tudor times – yet it turns out that it was built just twenty yea

Garden design by Tom Stuart-Smith Tom’s design for Middleton Lodge, North Yorkshire, ‘blends informal wild flowers and grasses with more structural clipped yews and beech – favoured by nesting birds – together with trees and roses creating intimate

FOR thousands of years the human hand has taken a simple material dug from the ground and fashioned it into objects of beauty and necessity. We are, of course, talking about clay. The earliest known artefacts made from it were not bowls or tools as o

Mercer Island is an idyllic place to spend a childhood and its younger residents often find themselves gravitating back as adults. Such was the case for Katie LeClercq’s client. ‘She had grown up on the island and then moved to Seattle after meeting

THE beauty of florals in a home is that they make a house feel alive: they remind us of the natural world outside and give it that sense of fluidity and movement. The patterns often include greens, too, which is a colour I’m always drawn towards and

RARELY do you come across a design that tackles and resolves challenging issues of site and situation to such high aesthetic. Seldom are such detailed designs and intricate planting plans so successfully implemented by the garden owners themselves. T

Kitchen specialist Plain English is admired for its designs inspired by the atmosphere of ‘below stairs’ areas of grand country houses of the 18th and 19th centuries. Its latest collection, Kew, is true to form, this time influenced by the Georgian k

In its latest homage to heritage, Little Greene presents National Trust Papers IV, the fourth edition of patterns derived from National Trust properties. Merging 250 years of decoration with modern tastes, this collection introduces eight historic pa

NESTLED beneath the rolling Ochil Hills of Perthshire for 100 years, just an hour’s drive from Edinburgh, Gleneagles rightly deserves its iconic status as the self-styled ‘glorious playground’ of country pursuits. Three championship golf courses asid

Invest in a characterful classic with this new bench from John Lewis & Partners. Conceived by one of its in-house designers, Matt Steels, the shape is inspired by a visit he took to a 16th-century walled garden in Yorkshire and further research into

‘Saxony hovers between blue and green in hue and has an intense but not ponderous richness; it’s serious but is designed to be comfortingly enveloping. For me this colour suits an evening room when one wants a space that heralds nightfall and looks i

This large-scale chintz is based on an original 18th-century fabric depicting the tree of life, a popular motif from that period which symbolises eternal life through the ever-winding branches. Given centre stage on a classically shaped sofa in a gra

SERVES 2 3 ripe peaches – yellow and white are good1 large ball of burrataSalt, to taste4 slices of prosciuttoA handful of basil leavesExtra virgin olive oil, for drizzling ■ Bring a small pan of water to the boil. Remove it from the heat and gently

Evoke old manor house grandeur by following Sims Hilditch’s lead. According to studio director Gemma Holsgrove, key ingredients for this look include robust tongue and groove panelling, a Belfast sink and a nature-inspired colour palette. ‘The centra

To create an impression that an interior has evolved organically over time is one thing in an old country house, but it’s quite another challenge in a new-build apartment. Here it is necessary to work that much harder and be more inventive – or brave

For the main bathroom in her country home in New York’s Hudson Valley, interior designer Sara Story’s freestanding shower pays homage to the Victorian needle bath, which was originally conceived for medicinal purposes. The sleek curved glass frame wa

Country interiors are often defined by muted palettes, but this Surrey home is imbued with a joyful interior full of kaleidoscopic colour, thanks to interior design studio Olivine Design. The clients, a family with three young children, had moved out

A my Spargo was already ahead of the game when she came to redesign a family home in Victoria, Australia, it being her third project in five years for the owners. ‘Having done my client’s barristers’ chambers and their ski lodge in the Victorian Alps