Homes & Antiques November 2021

Winter has arrived, and to celebrate the beauty of the season Jo Rigg has created simple arrangements of architectural seedheads and faded flowers for this month’s style story (p41). Our focus on the natural world continues throughout the issue, from Luke Honey’s fascinating column on piscatorial taxidermy, to our decorating special, which includes wallpaper designs inspired by nature, small-batch producers and an update from the British paint companies who are working hard to reduce their industry’s impact on the environment. And in our travel section, we take you to the wide open spaces of the majestic Yorkshire Dales – what better place to head for a bracing winter walk? As ever, we have a fantastic collection of houses, five in all, from a 1970s family home in south London to a…

Winter has arrived, and to celebrate the beauty of the season Jo Rigg has created simple arrangements of architectural seedheads and faded flowers for this month’s style story (p41). Our focus on the natural world continues throughout the issue, from Luke Honey’s fascinating column on piscatorial taxidermy, to our decorating special, which includes wallpaper designs inspired by nature, small-batch producers and an update from the British paint companies who are working hard to reduce their industry’s impact on the environment. And in our travel section, we take you to the wide open spaces of the majestic Yorkshire Dales – what better place to head for a bracing winter walk? As ever, we have a fantastic collection of houses, five in all, from a 1970s family home in south London to…

Alfred is a furniture designer and maker based in Sussex. He is inspired by historic pieces and rural vernacular design, and uses traditional methods and processes. Each piece is made in his workshop on the edge of the South Downs, using sustainably sourced materials. ‘My favourite colours for interiors are currently colour blocking with greens and blues.’ Jane is a freelance homes journalist. Her favourite way to start the day is walking the dog on the beach near where she lives in Brighton. ‘I’ve always been a big fan of colour in what I wear and how I decorate my home, so I’m loving the trend for going bold. I’m into colour blocks rather than pattern at the moment, mixing vibrant teal with indigo blue and mustard gold.’ Tallulah writes…

Alfred is a furniture designer and maker based in Sussex. He is inspired by historic pieces and rural vernacular design, and uses traditional methods and processes. Each piece is made in his workshop on the edge of the South Downs, using sustainably sourced materials. ‘My favourite colours for interiors are currently colour blocking with greens and blues.’ Jane is a freelance homes journalist. Her favourite way to start the day is walking the dog on the beach near where she lives in Brighton. ‘I’ve always been a big fan of colour in what I wear and how I decorate my home, so I’m loving the trend for going bold. I’m into colour blocks rather than pattern at the moment, mixing vibrant teal with indigo blue and mustard gold.’ Tallulah writes features on interiors, history…

Sweet Memories I was interested to see Gillian Stein’s recommendation of the Maramia Cafe in Golborne Road, North Kensington, in September’s edition of Homes & Antiques. My father ran a grocery shop here at number 48 from 1953 to 1960. In the photo, my sister and I are standing in the doorway of the shop and my mother is looking out of the window. Milk bottle crates outside the shop were used as missiles in a street fight one night, in the run-up to an election when the fascist Oswald Mosley was seeking election to Parliament in October 1959. Then in the early 2000s the shop became a Jocasta Innes Paint Studio, before becoming the present-day Maramia Cafe. My father sold the three-storey property with extensive cellar for £3,000 freehold in 1971. Liz…

Sweet Memories I was interested to see Gillian Stein’s recommendation of the Maramia Cafe in Golborne Road, North Kensington, in September’s edition of Homes & Antiques. My father ran a grocery shop here at number 48 from 1953 to 1960. In the photo, my sister and I are standing in the doorway of the shop and my mother is looking out of the window. Milk bottle crates outside the shop were used as missiles in a street fight one night, in the run-up to an election when the fascist Oswald Mosley was seeking election to Parliament in October 1959. Then in the early 2000s the shop became a Jocasta Innes Paint Studio, before becoming the present-day Maramia Cafe. My father sold the three-storey property with extensive cellar for £3,000 freehold…