Bookish retreats

Creating a room where guests want to spend time takes the pressure off busy hosts, says Arabella Youens

Marian Boswall seeks design inspiration in classic and new gardening texts

Complete our quiz to uncover the essence of your personal style, urges Giles Kime

The writer Daphne du Maurier was fascinated by the English country house. Jeremy Musson explores her evocation of these buildings with the help of specially commissioned drawings by Matthew Rice

This is an age-old problem. The simplest answer is to start with less, so decluttering is always the first step. Sort through your belongings and separate what you use daily from what you only need se

You gather the guest list – and let the rooms define the disco