Silverware, with its glistering surface and ornate designs, dresses the table like no other material and has an unmatched capacity for turning a meal into an occasion, as Matthew Dennison discovers

Painting a local cricket match, Sherree Valentine-Daines received an invitation that changed her career and led her to become artist-in-residence at Goodwood

Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

Lesley Fernández-Armesto on a superior cake for Christmas

This is an age-old problem. The simplest answer is to start with less, so decluttering is always the first step. Sort through your belongings and separate what you use daily from what you only need se

An everyday jug often languishes in our kitchen cupboards waiting for the day it is utilised. Or maybe yours has been banished out of the motorhome during a recent declutter. So, what would make it re