I have always wanted to live in a period property, and the quirkiness of this house is so appealing to me,’ says artist Mink Yip of her Worcestershire home. ‘It’s actually made up of three old propert

John Piper was a modernist who rejected Modernism, a versatile artist who defied categories, but one who remained true to the spirit and detail of the places he painted

Sibyls , the book born of Ruth Fainlight’s poems and Leonard Baskin’s prints, became a memento of friendship, beauty and sorrow for its author

The current custodians of a Cotswolds manor have rekindled its centuries-old spirit, making a stylish and welcoming home

A serendipitous move from the country to a bustling high street marked a fresh chapter for Gail O’Reilly, whose 18th-century cottage blends warmth, colour and pattern

Love and Landscape Stanley Spencer in Suffolk Gainsborough’s House, Sudbury, until March 22; Stanley Spencer Gallery, Cookham, April 4 to November 1 Stanley Spencer’s fellow students at the Slade Scho