Collecting

Red and white toile de Jouy cushion - cushion, find similar at Katharine Pole.

The history of toile de Jouy

A cluster of mercury glass on a rustic shelving unit

The history of mercury glass and how to start your collection

A display of Victorian pressed fern leaves in Bridget Elworthy’s dining room.

How to buy and collect antique pressed ferns

Fornasetti Sole chair

The history behind the Fornasetti Sole chair

Fall-front desk on view at the National Trust’s Wordsworth House in Cumbria.

The history of the fall-front secretaire

Mochaware mugs

Everything you (probably) didn’t know about mochaware

Copper pan illustration by Becki Clark

The history of antique copper and how to start your collection

Jay Blades

Jay Blades chats about unleashing your creativity

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Jay Blades reveals some of his future design plans

May Morris embroidered the bedspread in this room at Emery Walker’s home, a friend of May’s father.

Discover the forgotten women of the Arts and Crafts movement…

Mother of pearl fan illustration

The history of antique mother of pearl and how to start your collection

A Louis XVI-style Victorian mirror, £4,560, Westland London

The history behind giltwood overmantel mirrors The history behind antique giltwood overmantel mirrors

Pocket String Shelving System in grey displayed with books and plants

Everything you need to know about the iconic String Shelving System

Meissen dinner service

Everything you need to know about collecting antique dinner services

A collection of antique and vintage valentine's cards

The history of Valentine’s Day cards