Editor’s Letter
Autumn is here: the leaves are turning, the scent of woodsmoke is in the air and, although the clocks go back, the nights are drawing in. If, like me, this seasonal shift makes you feel like hibernating, turn to Jenny Oldaker’s feature ‘The Big Sleep’ (p40), and read about the history of the bedroom and the role it has played in our lives over the centuries. In a similar vein, this month’s houses also have a distinctly cosy feel, and colour and texture are very much to the fore. In a former rectory in Sweden (p50), and a family home in south London (p76), vibrant walls and fabrics provide warmth and an all-round sense of joie de vivre. While two family homes, one in Suffolk (p68) and the other in Chelsea…