Decorating

Emma Schmuecker, a senior objects conservator at the National Trust

A day in the life of a National Trust Conservator

Portrait of Jay Blades by Jesse Wild

Jay Blades: Bidding for treasure

6_Loaf Dixie sofaedit

How to choose the perfect sofa, whatever your budget

Thomas Greenaway in his Northamptonshire workshop, filing a piece of stone ready to be placed in the pietra dura puzzle of a flower.

Heirlooms in the making: Greenaway Mosaics

A quiet nook in Number One Bruton, Sarah’s dream Georgian hotel project in Somerset.

Masters of the eclectic: meet the next generation of interior designers

Vintage-industrial-style pendants work well suspended over an island or table, as in this kitchen by Sustainable Kitchens. Wall-mounted Anglepoise lamps have been added to provide task lighting.

How to create a country kitchen

Jay Blades

Jay Blades chats about unleashing your creativity

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Jay Blades reveals some of his future design plans

Ecclesiastical feature shot on location

Divine design: how to collect ecclesiastical antiques

Letterpress printers Nick and Ellen in their Bristol-based workshop

The Letterpress Collective: the makers that keep the heritage craft of letterpress printing alive

Victorian Howard chair

‘The one antique I can’t live without…’

The Haberdasher's Kitchen by deVOL

10 ways to freshen up the ceilings and walls in your home

Art Deco walnut display cabinet; bold, colourful tiles

How to decorate your home with 1920s art deco antiques

Samuel Waterhouse raising silver into the shape of a bowl

Silversmith Samuel Waterhouse on creating vessels inspired by antiquity

Jay Blades tv personality restorer furniture designer

Jay Blades chats about his new year goals