Flower power

PAINTING NOSTALGIA Artist Polly Mabel Nicolaou creates ...

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

Our columnist Willow Kemp on how the work of ceramicists delivers soul, shape and story to the home

This month, embrace the spirit of coastal living, shop for the perfect headboard, and refresh your space with botanical prints that bring nature indoors

From topless staddle stones outperforming complete ones to two versions of the same desk selling on the same day 212 miles apart, bizarre occurrences are par for the course at contents sales

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