Your home is your castle, so the saying goes; and there’s no doubt that Britain has a rich architectural history. Houses here range in style from thatched Tudor cottages, right through to today’s new ...

The antiques fair calendar is always filled to the brim with fabulous events, sales and markets. So, whether you're searching for a unique piece to add to your collections, on the look out for a ...

While online shopping has boomed in recent years, it does tend to be a rather soulless process. Britain’s antiques centres and shops offer an alternative, one-of-a-kind experience – the antidote to ...

At Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s funeral last year, we saw senior members of the royal family with chests full of medals, leading many to wonder what they signified. Some of these medals denoted ...

Once porcelain became available, it quickly replaced the use of wax and sugar, allowing the production of figures that could be used again and again. At fashionable 18th-century dinner parties, the ...

The personal collection of antiques in the former home of Drew Pritchard, the star of the TV show Salvage Hunters, is as intriguing and varied as you’d expect, ranging from reclaimed ecclesiastical ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

The word patina derives from the Italian patina to mean 'a shallow layer of deposit on the surface.' Now used to refer to any signs of ageing of an antique, whether it be fading, darkening, or ...

Trends in interior design have always affected the antiques market: the whims of leading decorators influencing what is in and what is out. Think of the country house-loving 1980s, when British homes ...

As we prepare for Halloween, discover the stories of ghosts, witches and the wider supernatural that are deeply embedded in our psyche and cultural heritage ...

Think of toile de Jouy and charming images of rural idylls will spring to mind. ‘Pastoral romantic is the genre everyone thinks of. Ladies, gentlemen, arbours and fountains,’ says French antique ...

The bedroom is regarded by many as an intensely personal space in which to rest and relax and generally escape the pressures of the outside world. But this concept of the bedroom as a private ...