Displaying personal possessions and objets is an art form – and also key to achieving a room with plenty of panache

As well as ensuring your entrance area is practical, the perfect lighting will be warm, mood-enhancing and occasionally make you go ‘wow’

New designs and accessories to brighten every room,

The offerings from this Yorkshire-based lighting brand span jewel-toned glass pendants, industrial silhouettes and bespoke designs

From George Stubbs’s golden vision of the labourer’s place in society to Ford Madox Brown’s heroically monumental celebration of manual labour, artists gave individual interpretations of work, as Michael Hall reveals

Just a stone’s throw from the bustling streets of Bath, Lydia Fay’s elegant home looks out over an idyllic pastoral landscape, with sheep grazing in the field opposite and panoramic views of the Somer