Whether creating a classic or contemporary interior scheme, antiques are often mentioned by interior designers as an essential storytelling element. ‘Antiques help ground a room and give it an anchor.

We’d been living in a Victorian house with high ceilings just a mile away, but we were ready for a change. The house had very little garden, and we wanted to become a lot more self-sufficient by havin

Interior designer and antiques dealer Karen Hall has filled her Grade II-listed Georgian home with characterful antiques and vintage finds that make it one of a kind

IF THE HOME OF VINTERIOR FOUNDER Sandrine Zhang Ferron IS ANYTHING TO GO BY, THERE’S NOTHING OLD-FASHIONED ABOUT ANTIQUE AND VINTAGE DECOR

When our new-build estate became increasingly busy with lots of families, we decided to move somewhere a bit quieter with period features. At first, we made an offer on a different apartment, but the

It was essential to me that the house retained its character and didn’t end up looking like a new-build,’ says Karen Schmidt of the renovation of her 1930s villa in Værløse, just outside of Copenhagen