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This Month
Interior design courses, collecting daffodil antiques, Antony Gormley at Houghton Hall, and more for your diary
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Antony Gormley: Time Horizon
21st April – 31st October Houghton Hall, Norfolk
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Grayson Perry: Essex House Tapestries – The Life of Julie Cope
15th March – 12th June The Gallery at The Arc, Winchester
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100 Years of Queen Mary's Dolls' House
Throughout the year, Windsor Castle
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Part of the Furniture
Until 21st December, The Treasures of the Brotherton Gallery, University of Leeds
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The Kitchen Garden
28th March – 27th October Chiswick House & Gardens, London
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[Re]Counted
Until 3rd November The Workhouse and Infirmary, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
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Get to grips with interior design
Whether you’re planning a full home overhaul or a simple update, Jenny Oldaker suggests you try one of the UK’s many interior design courses to ensure success with your project
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STYLE & SHOPPING
Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home
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Globe Lantern
Jenny Oldaker explores the genesis of Jamb’s striking Mask Globe, inspired by an original antique and given fresh appeal through a painstaking design process
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GET GLOWING
More lanterns to light up your life…
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QUICK FIXES FOR SPRING
A coat of paint is a quick and easy way to update any room, and these tips will give you the confidence to inject some fresh colour into your life
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Shades of nature
Now is the time to give your home a fresh new look with the colours and trends the experts love, says Jenny Oldaker
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SPRING COLOURS
Embrace floral motifs in gentle shades to inject a sunny, sophisticated feel into your home
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SARAH BATTLE
The collage artist speaks to Dominique Corlett about paper, quilts, and the obsessive drive to collect
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Printed Matters
Speronella Marsh used print, pattern and colour to give her much-loved family home a new lease of life
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Breathing SPACE
Finding an idyllic retreat in the Devon countryside proved the perfect solution to help Rebecca and Simon Walker inject balance and calm into their busy working lives
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International RESCUE
Seeking out vintage treasures wherever she goes, Laura Padovani has furnished her London home with pieces from around the world, all with a story to tell
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Natural Charm
Inspired by their love of design, Matt and Alice Cobon have put heart and soul into creating a home that strikes the perfect balance between rural and modern living
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTING
The appeal of TROIKA POTTERY, Luke Honey on VUES D’OPTIQUE, plus a buyer’s guide to EDWARDIAN FURNITURE
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Into the Blue
Denim has been the workwear of choice for fishermen and sailors since the 1700s. But adding metal rivets turned this humble material into the fashion icon we still revere, says Celia Rufey
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Collecting spatterware TOP OF THE SPOTS
Under-celebrated and misunderstood, this appealing speckled pottery, which was once mass-produced, is surprisingly elusive today
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Cabinet of Curiosities
This Month: Vues d’optique
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Troika pottery
Hampshire-based former postman Nigel Keith has been investing his savings in Troika pottery for the past 20 years
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A BUYER'S GUIDE TO EDWARDIAN FURNITURE
Taking inspiration from a variety of sources, and embracing processes of mass production, early 20th-century furniture represents a diverse and affordable field for collectors, says Emma Longstaff
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What to look for
Distinguishing features of Edwardian furniture
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Pride of place POOLE POTTERY
Though styles and patterns came and went, it was an eye for good design that helped put Poole on the map, discovers Janet Gleeson in her new series on regional antiques
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Creative CHAOS
The road to British porcelain never did run smooth, but that’s precisely why it is so revered, says Willa Latham
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RICHARD KAY
Caroline Wheater peeks into the life and career of Richard Kay, director and picture specialist at Lawrences in Somerset
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STAR SALES
From a portrait of the Blenheim tiger to a verdure-tapestry Knole sofa, Caroline Wheater selects her saleroom highlights
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TRAVEL
48 hours in Brno and six of the best historic dining pubs. Review of Hôtel Rochechouart by Charlotte Packer, travel stories by Rhiannon Batten
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48 hours in BRNO
Once you’ve ambled around Brno’s cobbled squares and admired its castle, cathedral and terracotta-tiled homes, you may be left wondering why so many tourists overlook the Czech Republic’s second-largest city, says Sarah Riches
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Six of the best HISTORIC PUBS
For Sunday lunch with a sense of occasion this spring, these historic pubs are just the spot to celebrate with the family and feast in atmospheric surroundings, says Rhiannon Batten
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FAIRS & AUCTIONS
The best antiques fairs and auctions in April. Plus, Alice Roberton talks to John Rees, joint director of Mischievous Cow Events, and Rosanna Morris rounds up six dealers specialising in vintage industrial style…
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All the Fun of the Fair!
Alice Roberton talks to John Rees, joint director of Welsh fairs company Mischievous Cow Events
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Kit Kemp
The interior designer shares her lifelong love of antiques