How a chance discovery of a wallpaper fragment inspired the
A fragment of hand-painted chinoiserie set the scene for the decoration of this bathroom at Keythorpe Hall, Leicestershire. Barbara Van
My Favourite Painting: Oliver Gerrish
The architectural historian Oliver Gerrish chooses an idyllic Edgar Wood landscape. Oliver Gerrish chooses Italian Hilltop Farm by Edgar Wood
17 wonderful homes across Britain, as seen in Country Life
Our round-up this week includes everything from a sprawling mansion full of history to a remote cabin getaway. Kent —
Alan Titchmarsh: Why it’s time for gardeners to Spring into
The phrase ‘Spring is a new beginning’ may be a touch trite for today’s tastes, says Alan Titchmarsh, but it
The Reform Club: Inside ‘the most magnificent club in London’,
The Reform Club was made famous by Jules Verne as the home-from-home of Phileas Fogg in Around the World in Eighty
Vermeer at the Rijksmuseum: ‘As near as my life will
Country Life’s John Goodall managed to get hold of a ticket to one of the most eagerly-anticipated art exhibitions in
Lukesland: The romantic Dartmoor gardens bursting with exotic blooms and
Set in a steep valley just below Dartmoor, Lukesland Gardens — in Ivybridge, Devon — are romantic woodland gardens filled with
Fantastic lights and where to find them
Amelia Thorpe shines a light on the latest lighting designs. Switch up The Invisible Lightswitch from Forbes & Lomax is
Lalage Beaumont: Bags of style
For those looking to update their accessories this season, Lalage Beaumont offers chic, timeless structured bags in luxurious leather. Lalage
Whose coos are whose? The five types of pigeon you’ll
There are 300 members of the pigeon family — or ‘columbidae’, as its properly known — and they’re found on every