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

Journal • Spring has sprung, so brighten up your home with nature-inspired patterns on ceramics, tableware and linens, and update interiors with new paints, fabrics and wall coverings

Whistle while you work • Make a breeze of spring cleaning with these sustainable and durable utility essentials made from natural materials and ingredients

Plush PRESENCE

ROOMS THROUGH TIME • Jacqueline and Lloyd Jennings’ farmhouse had been extended over the centuries, and they sympathetically restored each part to suit the era in which it had been built, resulting in a rich mix of period details with modern additions. A worthy winner of the Period Living Home of the Year Award 2022

Make it yours • From colourful customised cabinetry to beautifully embellished bed frames, be inspired to breathe new life into living spaces with painted furniture

TECHNICOLOUR DREAM • Lucy Renshaw and Anthony Watkins recognised their perfect future home in a dilapidated cottage that no one else had given a second glance

Small sanctuary • Be inspired to create a practical bathing space brimming with timeless style and country charm

SET IN STONE • Attention to detail and a well mapped out design scheme enabled Sarah Druce to complete a striking restoration of her listed home in Bath, despite the strict deadline

Sage ADVICE • Uplifting and tranquil, this nature-inspired shade of green has its herbal origins to thank for its soothing properties, making it the perfect choice for a restful room scheme

The Windsorchair • From outdoor seating for 18th-century pleasure gardens to a stalwart of the pub salon, this perennially popular chair is a long-established form in the lexicon of furniture design

House Journal

Stepping out • Providing a valuable link between the outside and in, discover the structural and aesthetic benefits of installing French doors in rooms of your home leading onto the garden

Dressing up • Versatile and durable window treatments, blinds and shutters can work in every room in the home

Store & order • Keeping your kitchen tidy is essential in creating a calm and productive environment, so discover how to keep your space organised with these well-designed storage ideas

Switch on • Find out when you need to update the electrical system in your old house, and check it to ensure all is in working order and fit for purpose

Ups and downs • Rarely are problems with old staircases unfixable, explains Douglas Kent, who advises on preserving the original features

Garden Journal

Meadow dreams • Plant a beautiful mini wildflower meadow in your garden and it will be bursting with colour and alive with bees and butterflies through the summer months

Spoilt rotten • Turn kitchen food waste into nutritious food and fertiliser for your plants with a wormery

Heads Gardens for heıghts • Quintessential cottage garden favourites and herbaceous border staples, adding colour and impact with their statuesque presence, delphiniums are enduringly popular summer blooms

Still waters • There are diverse possibilities for adding water in the garden, from small-scale decorative fountains, through to...