Chris and Neil Myers were inspired by the timeless charm of Anne of Green Gables while renovating their Edwardian home. The house is now filled with Canadian-style country ...

We explore the buzz around antique honey pots and explain how you can make a beeline for the rarest designs James Hamill, Master Beekeeper and Founder of The Hive Honey Shop in London, knows a thing ...

There’s no doubt Crittall is having a moment – and has been for a while. Here's everything you need to know about the brand & its history. Feature Julian Owen There’s no doubt Crittall is having a ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

Looking along the elevated seafront of Northumberland’s Whitley Bay, the eye is drawn to the curious architectural mix, which ranges from the late 1800s to the present day. The terrace includes three ...

The bedroom is regarded by many as an intensely personal space in which to rest and relax and generally escape the pressures of the outside world. But this concept of the bedroom as a private ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

Belvoir Castle might have the appearance of an ancient castle, but it is in fact a mock castle, built on the site of a historic stately home. Its history dates back to the 11th century, but since 1067 ...

For all the sensible items bought at auction – a valuable piece of jewellery, crockery to complete your collection, perhaps a rare coin – there’s the occasional curveball that’s equal parts weird and ...

As a teenager I loved 18th-century buildings,’ says Dan Cruickshank, the television presenter and art historian. And he recalls being ‘dazzled’ by London’s Georgian terraces, ‘particularly those ...

With its distinctive brick and flint walls and shuttered windows, this early 20th-century former fisherman’s cottage really couldn’t be anywhere other than the Pays de Caux, as its architecture is so ...

A true ‘Cockney’, it is said, is someone who was born within the sound of the bells of St Mary-leBow church in east London. If a factory can be called a Cockney, then the Bow Porcelain Factory ...