Historic Homes
Houses
A country house stable block converted into charming guest accommodation
After the successful renovation of Ven House in Somerset, interior designer and owner Mike Fisher turned his studied eye to the derelict stable block, fashioning it into comfortable, layered guest quarters
Decoration
If you could live in any historic house, which one would it be? House & Garden's editors share theirs
Part of the fantasy of walking round a great country house like Chatsworth or a fascinating interior like Charleston is imagining what it would be like to live there. But which one would you choose?
Houses
An 18th-century Spitalfields townhouse meticulously furnished and restored to period glory
A lifelong passion for all things 18th-century led barrister Phillip Lucas to spend ten years restoring Spitalfields House, a 1725 townhouse once home to Huguenot weavers that now houses his impressive antique collection
Travel
Guardians of days gone by: inside the lives of the custodians to the UK's most historic houses and stately homes
From Highclere Castle to the Hunting Lodge, what it’s like to be a custodian a historically important home
Decoration
All about Edwardian houses and how to decorate them
Britain's suburbs are full of Edwardian houses–usually lighter and more spacious than their Victorian predecessors. We take a look at some of their essential characteristics and take inspiration from three of the best examples from our archive
Houses
How Lucy Cunningham rewrote Toad Hall for family life
Working with the same client for the third time, Lucy Cunningham carefully brings the magic back to Toad Hall in Buckinghamshire
News
The contents of Oliver Messel's Flaxley Abbey go up for auction
The collection was commissioned by Oliver Messel, one of the iconic figures of twentieth century design.
Traditional Houses
Two jewel box holiday cottages on the St Giles estate
The Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury have transformed a former grooms' cottage at St Giles House, restoring it with sensitivity to create two rental cottages
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