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Antique dummy board beside fireplace © National Trust Images/Andreas von Einsiedel

Collecting antique dummy boards

vintage flat-woven wool rug (£230, Vinterior)featuring an intricate geometric design in earthy colours.

Where to buy antique and vintage rugs online

October 2021 antiques fairs and auctions

Fairs and auctions around the UK in October 2021

Best luxury advent calendars for Christmas 2021

Collecting Harvest jugs

A timeless renovation of a London Victorian home

Seasonal Shopping

OUR EDIT OF THIS SEASON'S MUST HAVES

Cranmore 5 wood-burning stove in Black

The best stoves for comfort and style

Thea pendant in copper with copper interior, £121, Pooky

The best pendant lights for your kitchen

Majari Duvet Cover in Washed Cotton

The best patterned bedding and bedsheets to buy now

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Where to Shop for Antiques

THE BEST SPOTS TO FIND HIDDEN TREASURES

Isobel at The Hoarding Hare specialises in decorative vintage homewares.

How to buy antiques on Instagram

This northern European painted commode recently sold at Arcadia Antiques

6 of the best online dealers for antique and vintage painted furniture

Victoria Street was built between 1829-34 as part of a series of improvements to Edinburgh’s Old Town. It replaced a steep, narrow lane called West Bow.

The UK’s best antiques shopping streets

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The best antiques fairs to have on your radar

The best ateliers & antiques shops online

The best online antiques shops and ateliers

October 2021 antiques fairs and auctions

Fairs and auctions around the UK in October 2021

Creating a Heritage Kitchen

COUNTRY CLASSICS WITH A MODERN TWIST

Retrouvius - The Old Rectory Kitchen with an Aga

10 ways to mix old and new in the kitchen

Collection of ceramics displayed on a kitchen dresser

The history of the dresser

Larder in a Pre-loved Mark Wilson Kitchen

Designing the perfect pantry

Real Homes

THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S INDOOR SPACES

Creating cohesion: Camille Hermand’s characterful Parisian home

Inside Camille Hermand's Parisian home

Layers of pattern, ornate mouldings, gilded chandeliers and innumerable gilt-framed pictures provide guests with plenty to look at.

Restoring and decorating a Victorian B&B

Britain’s most Instagrammed stately homes

The traditionally furnished dining area has a more intimate feel.

Renovating and decorating an ancient French farmhouse

An example of an Addison home built after the First World War in the Arts and Crafts style

British house styles across the ages

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Collecting Guides

EXQUISITE ANTIQUES AND HOW TO BUY YOUR OWN

Piscatorial Taxidermy

Luke Honey’s cabinet of curiosities: piscatorial taxidermy

GAP Interiors/The CONTENTed Nest; James Bolston Photography

Collecting vintage and antique books

Antique truncheons and tipstaves

Luke Honey’s cabinet of curiosities: truncheons & tipstaves

Full Set of Original James Bond Books by Ian Fleming UK First Edition

First-edition James Bond books: are they worth collecting?

Luke Honey’s cabinet of curiosities: Napoleonic memorabilia

Peter Henry Emerson, from ‘Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads’, 1886, est £70,000–£90,000 in Sotheby’s Classic Travel Photographs sale.

Collecting Guides

How to buy and collect antique photographs

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Mini-Break Inspiration

THE BEST GETAWAYS FOR HERITAGE LOVERS

Dive into the Thyme outdoor swimming pool, fed by a natural subterranean stream.

Britain’s best spa hotels in heritage spa towns

The queens head gastropub

6 of the best gastropubs with accommodation

Unwind at The Newt

How to spend 48 hours in Bruton

A view through the houses to the sea in St Ives

48 hours in St Ives

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Antiques News

SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE WORLD OF ANTIQUES

Frans Hals The laughing Cavalier

Famous Frans Hals painting featured in London museum

Contents of historic Weston Hall to be sold at auction

Lot 200, After Eugene Boudin estimate £100 - £200. Shot against Molly Mahon Coral wallpaper in Green.

Cheffins launches a sale of affordable artworks

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Head off to one of these great showrooms around the UK to find amazing antiques and collectables to decorate your interior

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