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Chess sets and backgammon boards are a familiar sight on drawing-room tables, but one expert Highland woodworker is refashioning their forms in beautiful new ways, writes Mary Miers

Between a Constable resonating with Nature and a Castiglione blaring with turbulence, a picture by Algernon Newton captured the quietude of absolute stillness

Trims have been at the forefront of my mind since writing a recent passementerie feature, which made me truly appreciate their transformative qualities to define and elevate schemes. Fabric house Jame

Looking for a new bathroom but not sure where to begin? With its all-round approach, Easy Bathrooms takes the hassle out of bathroom buying, offering everything from inspiring ideas to tailormade desi

ALEX AND CHELSEA BUILT THEIR OWN HOME TO REFLECT THEIR PARED-BACK STYLE – AND FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON THEY ELEVATE IT WITH FORAGED TWIGS, FIR CONES AND CANDLELIGHT

Mary Keen visits Garden & Wood, the mecca for dedicated gardeners who prefer using tools made in the 1940s