Homes & Gardens

Published by TI Media Limited Homes & Gardens celebrates the beauty of classic and contemporary style. Real-life homes with stunning photography deliver inspirational decorating while remaining real and relevant. Homes & Gardens is the ultimate sourcebook of beautiful ideas and detailed information, inspiring its readers to become their own interior designers.

Season of magic

The Edit

OBJECTS OF desire

Style stories • A curation of the best design ideas and happenings

MARBLED MERRIMENT • The traditional craft finishing technique is rippling through festive decorating collections

OUT & ABOUT • Deck your diary with our edit of the season's best events and openings

Spread the joy

Little black book • Some of our favourite designers and creatives reveal where they shop for Christmas presents and what they gift

Movers & Shakers • Steve Putnam’s childhood obsession with his grandfather’s miniature shop sparked a passion for creating tiny worlds using little more than his hands and extraordinary patience

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Design & Decorating

COLOUR PROFILE

Ring in the blue

DECK THE TREE

DRESS THE MANTEL

LAYERED LIVES • Philip Vergeylen shares his journey to becoming a designer and the secrets of his creative process

RISING TO THE OCCASION • Be it for family dinners or festive gatherings, here's how designers use their creative flair to plan very smart dining spaces

DESIGN DNA • This month, we see how Rebecca Hughes turned a tricky space into a bunk room where practicality meets play

House of Hamiltons • Introducing another emerging talent from our Next in Design initiative, chosen for his sustainability-forward take on modern home design

Homes

All is calm

The secret to Christmas magic is a mix of colour, comfort and joy

MOUNTAIN HIGH

Where fairies hover on flowers

Cotswolds in the Golden State

Gardens

Garden notes • Inspired ideas and buys for the great outdoors

Natural wonders • For our head of gardens Rachel Bull, the most beautiful wreaths of them all are ones crafted from foraged finds.

Arthur Parkinson rambles • This month, our columnist explores the irresistible Christmas scenes and festive displays to be found in the Cotswolds

Splendour in the snow

Lifestyle

HOW I HOST • Christmas at florist Willow Crossley’s Cotswolds home, where candy-striped linens and ethereal foliage dress the table, is an enchanting affair

SEASON'S EATINGS • Rick Stein's delicious festive recipes balance fabulous flavour with a wonderful sense of generosity

PULLING STRINGS

A GREAT ESCAPE • The newest ship from Explora Journeys offers a cruise where a quiet sense of luxury matters as much as the beautiful destinations it visits

MY LIFE IN 10