We put supermarket hot cross buns to the test to see which flavours rise – and which should never have left the mixing bowl.

In our May issue, learn all the tricks of the auction room! Plus, elegant escapes, new-season shopping, and four unique house tours ...

Step inside this 19th‑century home where Eastern and Western styles meet, bringing together antiques, textiles, and global ...

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 ...

When visiting the splendid Charlecote Park, the honey-coloured Warwickshire mansion that has been the Lucy family home for nearly 500 years, the American novelist Nathaniel Hawthorne proclaimed it ‘a ...

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 ...

Creating a joyful place to live ranks highly on Amy Eld’s list of priorities. After a lengthy search for a central-London home that resonated with Amy, her husband Daniel and their three children, ...

We Brits have long loved Scandi style and, despite interiors becoming increasingly maximalist, our passion for all things Swedish shows no sign of waning. The clean lines, exposed woods and muted ...

Perched on a swivelling chair in his attic studio in London’s Camden Town, artist David Gentleman maintains that the only thing that interests him is his art. ‘I feel I’m wasting time if I’m not ...

When George Sims started to collect mid-century furniture many years ago, he began with the basics: good wood. ‘Back then, I wasn’t familiar with the top names,’ he admits. ‘Instead, I looked out for ...

Burghley’s myriad pinnacles, turrets and soaring central obelisk dominate the flat Lincolnshire parkland surrounding it, in much the same way that its creator, William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley, once ...

As soon as you step into Aude Christin’s Paris apartment, the noisy boulevards with their sirens and heavy traffic are quickly forgotten. Entered via a leafy courtyard, the interior designer and ...