Historic Homes

Decoration

What does it really mean to have a listed house?

If you’re baffled by jargon, regulations and conflicting information, this beginner’s guide to listed properties should help you to make sense of the situation

Houses

The exemplary restoration of one of John Fowler's last surviving interiors at Radbourne Hall

When Lady Chichester inherited Radbourne Hall, she became the custodian of a jewel in the interior-design crown – a surviving example of an almost complete John Fowler scheme. A decade on and the house has been subtly and sensitively restored to its former glory

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

The stable block of a grand country house in Somerset, converted into a characterful guest house

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

News

The ‘secret’ former apartment of the Queen Mother opens to the public for the first time

Walmer Castle in Kent is home to the private lodgings of The Lord Warden of Cinque Ports. Until now, the apartment has been kept behind closed doors, but it is now open to the public. Take a look inside…

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

Decoration

How do you retain the soul of an historic house when renovating?

Lessons in restoring, renovating and decorating from those who have skilfully achieved both

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

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