Period Living

Period Living is Britain's best-selling period homes magazine, offering inspiration, ideas and advice on all aspects of owning an older property. Discover beautiful real homes and gardens to inspire you, insight into the latest decorating trends and interior products that work with a traditional property, guidance from experts on maintaining and improving your home, and lifestyle features with a nostalgic focus. If you appreciate the timeless elegance and original character of old homes updated for modern life, Period Living is the magazine for you.

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Period Living

The journal • This month, refresh your home with nature-inspired wallpapers, treat yourself to new spring bed linen and give your windows a quick-fix upgrade with easy, made-to-measure curtains

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FLORAL PARADE • Bring the spring indoors by selecting homeware blooming with seasonal favourites, and see daffodils, tulips and bluebells adorning ceramics, fabrics and rugs

HOMES & DECORATING

Design heritage • From rich floral motifs to graceful trailing stems, reworkings of enchanting Arts and Crafts patterns continue to captivate us

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Beside the sea • Beth and Dan Tarling took on an old cottage near a Cornish coastal path and created a colourful, layered look that celebrates the cottage’s seaside setting

Belle of Bath • Joanna Stubbs swapped country living for city life, creating a true sense of home in a light-filled Georgian villa that beautifully blends art, history, family and creativity

Artistic expression • For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it

Still waters • Restoring a historic house by the sea brought Maria and Markus Lindholm unusual challenges. Transporting building materials by boat and sledge, they revived it with classic Nordic style

DESIGN & RENOVATION

Old meets new • Faced with the challenge of integrating a new extension into a classic Victorian villa, designer Laura Stephens sought to create a functional kitchen-diner filled with heritage charm

Call for backup • Far more than just a solution to protect the walls while cooking, a decorative splashback brings colour, texture and depth to a kitchen’s design

Restful retreat • Create the perfect antidote to modern life by making a living room your own sanctuary where you can escape to and relax in, with furnishings and curated accessories filled with character

ROOM ESSENTIALS • Bring colour, pattern and comfort to your living room with a cosy but uplifting scheme that will help you both relax and recharge

Power of pattern • Think beyond traditional decorating ideas and embrace the world of prints and embellishments, to create a home that is full of personality and bespoke to you

House journal

Heat of the moment • Beat the chill by finding a radiator that will not only provide ample warmth but one that also aesthetically befits a period home interior

A layered approach • Insulating an older property requires care, as the use of inappropriate methods or materials can do more harm than good, so follow our expert guide on the dos and don’ts

Papering walls • Whether this is your first foray into wallpapering, or you’re hesitantly dipping your toe back in, we’ve asked the experts to share their advice for a smooth and professional finish

GARDENS & LIFESTYLE

Aroma therapy • As well as being a visual feast, a garden can become a fragrant haven, says Heloise Brooke, head gardener at the National Trust’s Calke Abbey in Derbyshire. Here, she advises on plants to include for year-round perfume promise

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