Collecting

The KitchenAid stand mixer in Empire Red

Celebrate 100 years of the iconic KitchenAid

TV personality, restorer and furniture designer Jay Blades in his workshop

Jay Blades: ‘How I found fame on Money for Nothing’

A black and white portrait of Lucienne Day

Celebrate International Women’s Day with these influential female designers

A range of house plants on wicker side tables in front of a large macrame wall hanging.

8 fun ways to decorate with houseplants

Furniture restorer and designer Jay Blades in his workshop

Meet our new columnist JAY BLADES!

Celebrate the life of Florence Knoll

Florence Knoll: celebrate the life of an icon

An antique printers tray is mounted on the wall and used to display a collection of small curios

How to organise your home using antiques

Dick and Angel Strawbridge, plus their children, dressed for winter on an old-fashioned fairground ride

Escape to the Chateau: How Dick and Angel are celebrating Christmas

Antiques Roadshow expert Paul Atterbury on Augustus Pugin

An illustration by Polly Fearne showing bidders in a salesroom

Collecting Guides

A beginners guide to buying at auction

A woman holds a silver-gilt candelabra, one of a pair whilst wearing gloves

How do I clean my antique candle holders?

Vintage and antique teapot guide: how to collect teapots and history of tea drinking in Britain

An Art Nouveau advert for Olsina Water Paints

Art nouveau: the history, the designers, the antiques

Angel Adoree of Escape to the Chateau on her passion for vintage