Interviews

Portrait of Jay Blades in a warehouse alongside one of his re-upholstered vintage armchairs

Jay Blades: Why we should make do and mend as much as possible

How chef Sophie Conran celebrates Christmas

Angie Lewin studio portrait by Alun Callender

My Style Story: Angie Lewin

Portrait of Jay Blades by Jesse Wild

Jay Blades: My favourite small-scale artists

Portrait of TV presenter and antiques dealer Paul Martin

My Style Story: Paul Martin

Jay Blades

Jay Blades: How I first got into furniture restoration

Sophie Robinson by Luca Sage

My Style Story: Sophie Robinson

Portrait of Jay Blades by Jesse Wild

Jay Blades on his love of Ernest Race furniture

Luke Edward Hall in his studio

My Style Story: Luke Edward Hall on the appeal of buying books and the beauty of the perfect shade of pink

Fearne Cotton in a kitchen for Swan appliances

My Style Story: Fearne Cotton on her love of old properties and shopping on Portobello Road

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

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

Artist Helen Ward in her home-based workshop

Designer Helen Ward on creating paper entomology

Furniture restorer and designer Jay Blades in his workshop

Meet our new columnist JAY BLADES!

A G Plan Housemaster chair upholstered in Bute Fabrics. The Green Lady scatter cushion was made by Simion Hawtin-Smith in collaboration with artist Stanley Chow.

Upholsterer Simion Hawtin-Smith on how he breathes new life into antique and vintage chairs

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