Bargain hunt

Our new columnist, designer Africa Daley-Clarke, reveals how to build a storied feeling in your home, starting with the slow pleasures of secondhand

Starting a new collection can be daunting. Art advisor Patrick Monahan shares his top tips on what and how to buy and what to avoid

Exhibition: Family Treasures at Blenheim Palace The seat ...

Brian Howes unearths some nostalgic collectables that might be discarded as worthless junk but actually have a value to today’s collectors. Can you estimate what each object might be worth and pick ou

Whether it is adding contemporary paintings to a gallery of Old Masters or branching out into territories as diverse as Modernist chairs, Iranian tiles or Churchill memorabilia, the passion for collecting seems to run in some families, as Eleanor Doughty discovers

How to whip up tasty cakes, loaves and more without breaking the bank