Period Living

Period Living is Britain's best-selling period homes magazine, offering inspiration, ideas and advice on all aspects of owning an older property. Discover beautiful real homes and gardens to inspire you, insight into the latest decorating trends and interior products that work with a traditional property, guidance from experts on maintaining and improving your home, and lifestyle features with a nostalgic focus. If you appreciate the timeless elegance and original character of old homes updated for modern life, Period Living is the magazine for you.

Editor’s Letter

Period Living

The journal • This February, play with pattern and print with global influences, dress the table with artisan ceramics, embrace a shabby chic aesthetic, and shop for timeless pieces from artisan makers

ANNA VOJTISEK PAT T E R N & LAMPSHADE DESIGNER

Pretty in pink • Beautifully soft and muted blush shades are a favoured look of the moment and make an elegant and flattering choice for furniture and accessories

Dressed for success • Doubling up as a dedicated spot for pampering, or a desk for a homeworker, a beautiful dressing table is a flexible and functional bedroom addition

NEW YEAR, NEW PRINTS • Be inspired to breathe new life into interiors as we round up the latest and most stylish themes in fabric and wallpaper design, from timeless trellis to bucolic country scenes

A country retreat • A former farm manager’s home has been given a sympathetic makeover in the hands of Peter and Amanda Jaques-Walker, creating a relaxing, welcoming aura

Another level • Rebecca and Mark Bethell infused an unloved and dilapidated townhouse that was previously divided into bedsits, with colour and warmth

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Happy returns • A move abroad for work meant that Angus and Candice Hart had to put the breaks on their property renovation, but now back in their refurbished home, they appreciate it all the more

Wanted! READERS’ HOMES

Sitting pretty • With a seemingly endless array of designs and fabrics from which to choose, we help you find the right upholstery for your home

Simple stripes • From utilitarian origins as a mattress covering, ticking has graced the humblest and grandest of interiors over the centuries, and its current revival confirms its enduring appeal

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Sleeping beauty • If it is time to lay your bed to rest then these beautiful designs, which combine style and comfort, will complete a sophisticated scheme and ensure a restful night’s sleep

Room to grow • Whether you opt for a spacious new addition, or absorb the small but mighty side return, achieve the kitchen of your dreams by extending your space

A warm welcome • Rich colours and clever storage solutions combine to create the perfect kitchen for this 450-year-old Yorkshire farmhouse

Savvy and stylish • Maintain order and organisation in your kitchen with these smart storage solutions that optimise even the most modest corners and spaces

Heart of glass • Original glazing bears all of the characteristics and unique elements of traditional processes of the past, so learn how to preserve it with care

Free movement • It is important that everyone living in and working on old homes appreciates the need for the fabric of the buildings to ‘breathe’, advises Douglas Kent

GARDENS & LIFESTYLE

AHEAD OF THE CURVE • With its gently snaking paths, secret spaces and prized plants, Jackie and John Coppings’ tranquil garden is perfectly in tune with the season

Orchids • A favourite of the Victorians, fall in love with these beautiful, exotic blooms that have enjoyed enduring appeal as houseplants

THE PALACE GARDENER Life aquatic • This month, Andy Mills, head gardener at Blenheim...