Decorating

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

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

Chic white and gold sideboard styled with oceanic antiques

How to create interiors inspired by the sea

TROUVA Spring Tablescapes with Mismatched ceramics, styled by Anna Barnett

How to create an Instagrammable spring tablescape

A folk-style bedroom layered with antique and vintage quilts and throws

How to decorate your home with folk art and antiques in time for Easter

Salvaged sliding doors leading to a dining room that includes vintage DSW chairs in yellow, orange and green

How to create chic rooms with salvage finds

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

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

A coral striped sofa in front of a burgundy wall

How to decorate with this season’s hottest paint colours

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

8 fun ways to decorate with houseplants

Artist Helen Ward in her home-based workshop

Designer Helen Ward on creating paper entomology

Furniture restorer and designer Jay Blades in his workshop

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Kate Silverton

My Style Story: Kate Silverton on her passion for African art and buying antiques abroad

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