Janet Gleeson
Janet Gleeson worked at Sotheby’s and Bonhams as a picture specialist before joining Miller’s Guides as an editor. She is the Co founder and Co Director of the Dorchester Literary Festival and the author of eight books including Sunday Times 1# bestseller The Arcanum, which has been translated into more than 12 languages.
Recent articles by Janet Gleeson
An upcycled Edwardian home
Creating a showcase for an eclectic collection of art in his new Cambridge home inspired designer John Sutcliffe to use upcycled materials in an ingenious manner. Photographs Huntley Hedworth.
Step inside A La Ronde: the eccentric Devon home built by Britain's first feminists
Step inside this small English property in Exmouth, and enter into the imaginative world of two remarkably independent and creative Regency women. Photographs Andreas Von Einsiedel
Step inside Nikki Tibbles' flower-filled country house
Take a tour of the Wild at Heart florist's Sussex home, where decorative antiques meet 20th-century design to create a chic, flower-filled country retreat. Photography Jan Baldwin
Take a tour of Erddig Hall
A unique house in Wrexham provides visitors with a vivid taste of life in a grand country house, in no small part thanks to a tradition of photographing the servants. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel
An elegant renovation of an Italian villa
Playful murals, paintings, books and an eye for opulent textiles have turned a former ruin on the shores of Lake Garda into a pair of elegant homes. Photographs Andreas Von Einsiedel.
Tour the impressive interiors of Milton Manor
We take a tour of Milton Manor, a resplendent 17th-century house that has been owned by the same family for 250 years. Photographs Andreas Von Einsiedel
Inside the real life Downton Abbey: take a tour of Highclere Castle
Highclere Castle, the silent star of Downton Abbey, is more than a sumptuous set. In our exclusive tour, Janet Gleeson discovers that the ancestral home of Lord and Lady Carnarvon is a living lesson in the history of the stately home. Photographs Simon Upton
Meet Judith Miller
Judith Miller, author of the hugely successful antiques ‘bible’, Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide, speaks to Janet Gleeson about her life with antiques
Female business pioneers through history
We’re familiar with the genius of Wedgwood, Sheraton and Morris, but starting a successful business wasn’t
solely a man’s game. Janet Gleeson shines a light on the exceptional women whose brilliance in business and design deserves greater recognition
Annie Sloan's colourful Victorian house
Global artefacts and an inventive use of colour bring cosmopolitan richness to the home of artist and colour designer Annie Sloan. Photographs Jesse Wild
Explore Lindisfarne Castle on the Northumbrian coast
A collaboration between Country Life’s founder, and architect Edwin Lutyens, turned a ruined castle on the Northumbrian coast into a remarkable holiday home. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel
Take a tour of Waddesdon Manor
Janet Gleeson explores Waddesdon Manor, the sumptuous late 19th-century chateau built by Ferdinand de Rothschild that is a treasure trove of grand 18th-century art. Photographs Christopher Drake
Rudyard Kipling’s secluded house in East Sussex
Gifted to the National Trust, Rudyard Kipling’s secluded house in East Sussex forms part of the landscape, and remains as homely and inviting as when he and his family lived here at the height of his literary fame. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel
An art-filled Italian home in Liguria
Building a house in Liguria, Italy, provided artist Elena Carozzi with a showcase for her own paintings, as well as works of art by her family and friends. Photographs Alessandra Ianniello / Living Inside
Inside Agatha Christie's holiday home
Holiday home to Agatha Christie for more than four decades, Greenway is filled with a vast collection of treasures amassed by the famous author and her family. Photographs Andreas von Einsiedel
Inside Burghley House
Built to impress by William Cecil, treasurer to Elizabeth I, Burghley is the country’s most flamboyant Elizabethan house, and its power to astonish continues to this day. Photographs Christopher Drake
Take a tour of Port Eliot in Cornwall
Janet Gleeson visits Port Eliot in Cornwall, Britain’s oldest inhabited building, where irreverent surprises mingle with unexpected opulence. Photographs Christopher Drake
Inside Burton Constable Hall
Janet Gleeson discovers the fantastical interiors and quirky collections hidden within one of Britain’s forgotten yet most fascinating houses, Burton Constable Hall. Photographs Christopher Drake
A Georgian home filled with exotic finds
Globetrotters Dennis and Raffa Doggard have created an exotic home filled with unusual finds. Photographs James Balston
Antiques Roadshow experts share their memories of The Queen
The late Queen Elizabeth’s visit to the Antiques Roadshow at Hillsborough Castle (Northern Ireland’s royal residence) in 2014 marked a career highlight that lives on in the memories of the three experts who met her
A colourful loft apartment in New York
A New York loft provides an exciting stage for writer and comedian Brenda Cullerton’s flamboyant choice of furnishings
How to clean antique wooden furniture
Take care of your antique wooden furniture with our guide to cleaning your pieces correctly
How to clean and repair antique fans
Our tips on looking after antique fans and how to re-ribbon one
How to clean and repair deckchairs
A step-by-step guide on how to care for a deckchair and replace the canvas