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3 days ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Penelope outside the house, wearing ‘Valenciana Dali' espadrilles that she designed for her own collection, named after Salvador Dalí who himself used to visit Begur (often wearing espadrilles). Simon BrownIn the late 1960s, an Englishwoman named Elizabeth stumbled upon Begur, a tiny hillside town north of Barcelona.
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4 days ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Now a firm fixture in the calendar, WOW!house returns to Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, SW10, for the fourth time from June 3-July 3. The fully immersive showhouse concept, which won the 2024 House & Garden Spotlight Award, will once again be installed on the Design Avenue. This year, there are 22 rooms and outdoor spaces. Created by a mix of established studios and rising stars, these have mostly been designed in collaboration with one of the Design Centre’s showrooms.
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5 days ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
A gilt-framed ‘Circular Hand Beaten Mirror’ from Soane, fills the space above the turquoise-tiled chimneypiece in this kitchen by Olivia Outred and Lulu Lyttle. Paul MasseyAbout a year ago, the internet was taken by storm with a new decoration theory: ‘the unexpected red theory’ set out that incorporating something red - be it big or small - into any room where it does or doesn't match is the secret to making the space look better.
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1 week ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Tongue-and-groove panelling in Farrow & Ball’s ‘Dead Salmon' in this charming converted barn. Paul MasseyThe naming process behind paint colours has long been a source of humour - and sometimes confusion. There are those – Papers and Paints' ‘Not totally white’, for example – which do exactly what they say on the tin, but there are others – Farrow & Ball’s ‘Mole’s Breath' for one – which clearly have more of a story to tell.
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
On any given day, Soho Square is bursting with life. It is the beating heart of one of London's most visited neighbourhoods. Not just thanks to the green space and planting that makes up the central garden, but also to the people that populate it. They flock to the area to visit the seemingly endless local restaurants, shops, bars and theatres.
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The cultural history of pink has seen the colour morph both in terms of its gender associations and socio-political alignments. In The Secret Lives of Colour, Kassia St Clair describes how ‘the strict girl-pink boy-blue divide only dates from the mid-twentieth century’. Blue – the traditional colour in which the Virgin Mary is depicted – was seen as the more feminine, delicate colour. Whereas pink, basically a toned-down red, was by association the colour of strength, masculinity and warfare.
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3 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Yerin Ha as Sophie Baek and Luke Thompson as Benedict Bridgerton in season 4 of Bridgerton. Cr. Liam Daniel/Netflix © 2025LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIXDearest gentle reader… After much speculation, it was revealed that Benedict Bridgerton will lead Bridgerton season 4 and that Yerin Ha will play his love interest, Sophie Beckett. Now, Netflix has also released a first look trailer and new images of the new season.
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3 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The Omaze house in SussexThe latest Omaze house to be won in its monthly raffle has been announced – and being that it sits beachfront in Sussex, it is perfectly timed with the weather we have been enjoying lately. In fact, on a sunny day, the contemporary new build could just as easily be in Malibu, given its lateral structure, aawhitewashed walls, floor-to-ceiling glass doors and and surrounding wooden decking.
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3 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Tom Massey and Je Ahn's Water Aid garden was awarded gold at the Chelsea Flower Show 2024Eva NemethThe Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show, is one of the most highly anticipated events in any garden enthusiast's calendar. The five-day event, which this year is taking place from 20th - 24th May 2025, is an unmissable opportunity to see some of the most beautifully planned gardens from the most exciting players in the industry.
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3 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Tom GriffithsEvery year, curious creatives and fans of opera, design, art and food flock to Neville Holt, an estate in Leicestershire which plays host to the annual Nevill Holt Festival. This year, the festival's exciting schedule includes a panel discussion chaired by House & Garden's very own editor, Hatta Byng, on Thursday June 12. Hatta will be joined by some of the most recognisable names in the design industry: Nina Campbell OBE, Veere Grenney and Alidad.
