Inside the House & Garden archive
Inside the House & Garden archive
From the archive: Patrick Frey's extraordinary eighteenth-century house in Paris (1994)
In an archive story from December 1994, Stephen Calloway finds the eighteenth-century house of Patrick Frey, head of the famous French fabric house Pierre Frey, behind an ordinary door in a Paris street
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From the archive: Vita Sackville-West on her garden at Sissinghurst (1950)
We revisit a 1950 feature in which Vita Sackville-West writes about the creation of her garden at Sissinghurst, which she made from scratch together with her husband Harold Nicolson.
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From the archive: Graydon Carter's apartment in New York's Dakota Building (1996)
In an archive story from 1996, we look back at Graydon and Cynthia Carter's life with their four children in one of New York's most venerable apartment buildings
Decoration
The craziest covers from the House & Garden archive
House & Garden's creative director, Jenny Lister, chooses some of her favourite covers from the archives
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Revisiting House & Garden's spring decorating advice from 55 years ago
In this piece from our archive, our 1960s decoration editor offers tips for spring decorating, including temporarily removing your wall-to-wall carpeting, embracing the daring Scandi idea of bare floorboards, building a loggia, and the pleasures of cheap upholstery fabric for your furniture
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From the archive: a Normandy manor house with formal gardens designed by Russell Page (2010)
This Normandy manor house was carefully and elegantly restored from a derelict state by its current owner and is complemented by its formal garden, originally designed by Russell Page to equally exacting standards.
Houses
Revisiting the renowned collector Melissa Ulfane's Paris apartment as her collection comes up for auction at Dreweatts
The publisher and collector Melissa Ulfane's extraordinary collection of Old Master paintings, antique furniture and contemporary art is about to come up for sale at Dreweatts on March 4. We revisit our 2012 feature on the hotel particulier in one of Paris' grandest squares, decorated with the assistance of Hugh Henry, where much of the collection was housed
Decoration
From the archive: What is British taste? Do you have it? (2004)
In an article from November 2004, Stephen Bayley analyses the components of our native taste
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Decoration
Five design lessons to learn from the 1980s, from glass bricks to chintz on chintz
From pattern-drenched chintz to modernist cool, we've done a House & Garden archive dive to reveal the best lessons from a period where boldness was king
Country
From the archive: inside Bowood, the epitome of an 18th-century English country house (2016)
With its Robert Adam interiors and Capability Brown landscape, Bowood is the epitome of an eighteenth-century English country house, formed by the taste and vision of previous inhabitants and now adapting gently to the needs of the twenty-first century
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Decoration
From the archive (2007): Are you a domestic despot or lounge loafer?
Does your house have to be just so all the time? Do you worry about what people think of your home? Do you inflict your decoration ideas on the rest of your family? Are you prepared to compromise - or do you, frankly, not care? How do you rate in the house-prouds takes? Answer the following questions- truthfully, if you can face it - and add up your score. (a)= 3; (b) = 2; (c) = 1; (d) = 0.
Houses
From the archive: a London flat packed with clever small space ideas
In her Chelsea mansion flat designer Jane Taylor has employed a number of clever space-saving devices to turn a potentially awkward space into a smart, comfortable interior
Houses
From the archive: a Lutyens-designed house with a Gertrude Jekyll garden (2010)
Architect Edwin Lutyens found fame and success for his skill in adapting English vernacular style to the requirements of contemporary comfort; at Sullingstead, a complete refurbishment, inside and out, has continued the process, restoring and updating Lutyens's original conception for modern life
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An Italian-style villa in California that combines antique pieces with modern comforts
In his Italian-style villa overlooking the Pacific Ocean in California, John Saladino has combined antique and ancient pieces with the latest comforts and modern technology, to create a sumptuous retreat from his busy New York design practice
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A look back at our 1984 shoot at Sir Terence Conran's country house, as the contents go on sale at Bonhams
In an archive story from 1984, photographed by Lord Snowdon, we take a look around the Berkshire country house of Sir Terence Conran, described then as the most successful salesman of modern design in the world, as well as a collector of earlier designs for his home. The contents of Barton Court are about to go on sale at Bonhams on December 14 - find details of the sale here.
Historical Country Houses
From the archive: The Castle of Mey, the Queen Mother's Scottish retreat (1959)
Take a look inside the late Queen Mother's Scottish castle with our 1959 archive feature on the house, written by Loelia, Duchess of Westminster
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From the archive: a London house by Robert Kime (2001)
This newly built ‘country house’ in London was inspired by classical French hunting lodge
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From the archive: Maxime de la Falaise and Sarah St George's house in Provence (2001)
An English banker and a well-known muse have transformed an ordinary Provençal farmhouse into something remarkable
Decoration
The view from 1953: House & Garden on the Queen’s coronation
In June 2022, the Queen celebrated 70 years on the throne. In this illustrated story from the archive from June 1953, House & Garden took a somewhat poetic look at the new Queen’s anticipated reign
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From the archive: Nicky Haslam conjures up 18th-century grandeur in the old quarter of New Orleans (2000)
In the vieux carré of New Orleans, formerly occupied by artisans, a house has been decorated to reflect the multi cultural origins of that exuberant delta city. Nicholas Haslam, who redesigned the interior, describes the process