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1 week ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The new Omaze house in Cheshire. Cheshire, the country just outside of Manchester in the north of England, has long attracted a star-studded set of residents, with professional footballers and their families settling in the counties glamorous houses. One such house, in the much-coveted village of Alderley Edge, is the latest to be announced by Omaze in this month's house draw.
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The view from the balconyOf all the hotels in Paris, nay – the world – the Dorchester Collection-owned Plaza Athénée is surely among the most renowned? Its revolving doors have, since opening in 1913, seen a near-constant stream of superstars: Bob Dylan, Grace Kelly, Rudolph Valentino, and Jackie Kennedy among them.
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The deeply appealing bedroom in knitwear designer Anna Phillips' Sussex house. Dean HearneI am lucky enough to be the owner of a rather smart, many-layered memory foam mattress, so it might surprise you to learn that some weeks ago I began shopping around for a mattress topper. Why, you might ask, would I need a topper if the mattress is so good?
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
The artist Natasha Mann has used ‘Breakfast Room Green’ by Farrow & Ball in her Edwardian home. Christopher HorwoodSage green is a smokey, greyish, soft hue which is often favoured in interiors. Like any shade of green, it is a useful vehicle for bringing the outside in.
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2 weeks ago | 
houseandgarden.co.uk | Christabel Chubb
Smart options include TVs which are designed to look like mirrors, such as the one in Daisy Sims-Hilditch's London flat. Dean HearneTechnology, though undeniably useful, is rarely aesthetically pleasing. It is particularly jarring when you spend months and months carefully layering a space with beautiful fabrics, precious antiques and meticulously sourced pieces, only to have it dominated by an unsightly television, speaker, set of ceiling lights or any other wired-up monstrosity.
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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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4 weeks 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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1 month 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.
