The revival of rococo

On a cold, wintry December day in 1935, the Duke and Duchess of York arrived in Bexhill-on-Sea to open a new public venue. Lining the route were well-wishers of all ages, from Brownies and Cubs to war

The restoration of a terraced Cornish cottage offers an insight into a restrained style of 19thcentury decoration that is enjoying a renaissance, finds Giles Kime

IT IS A TRUTH UNIVERSALLY ACKNOWLEDGED, THAT EVERY HOME MUST BE IN WANT OF CHARACTER, WRITES TALLULAH RUSHAYA

An American family has fully embraced an English aesthetic in their Cambridge Arts and Crafts home, which is full of colour, pattern and joyous design details

Beautiful window treatments frame views, filter light, offer insulation and afford privacy, and looking to the past for inspiration can help with the right styling and making the most of the proportions of a period home

First-time renovator James Barnes looked to the artisanal approach of the arts and crafts movement to perfectly blend form and function in his 1930s home