Going with the flow in a London flat
Uniting the rooms of a bad conversion doesn’t have to mean knocking down walls…Shortly after Kitty Jackson moved into this ground-floor flat in Harringay,...
Five ways to make your home less toxic
We are surrounded by chemicals – in food and drink, cleaning products, household items and furnishings. Here’s how to reduce household pollutionVentilate
Three neglected herbs to enrich your kitchen garden
Plant lovage, hyssop and summer savory for both your patch and your table’s sakeAs a botanist obsessed with food, I have always found one...
The Notting Hill flat that’s now a gallery and bolthole
A graceful London apartment has been converted into an exhibition space – and a place to think – for this creative coupleThis Notting Hill apartment...
Graphic scenes in a rural Kent home
Designer Anthony Burrill and his wife Emma have embraced country house living on their own termsIf you know about Anthony Burrill and the upbeat graphic slogan...
Gone to print: space and colour in a textile designer’s cottage
Her home studio may have changed little in 40 years, but Pauline Caulfield is revisiting and reinventing her workTucked down the side of a...
This way to the house of easement
Other words for toilets | Arms to Saudi Arabia | Wasabi KitKat | Clergy as tulipsLinda Fishwick objects to the use of “bathroom” to...
Planting English tulips in a Danish coastal garden
Although we mostly miss them in flower, we consider them a gift to the gardenA last-minute winter weekend in Denmark to walk to the...
Colourful plants that thrive in cold weather
If your garden has been looking a little sad, plan now for a more verdant winter next yearGardening is a fascinating art form. As...
Gardening tips: Camelia ‘Yuletide’ will spice up winter gardens
Plus, visit The Enchanted Garden at the William Morris Gallery and keep pelargoniums going through the coldPlant thisCamellias that...
