Celia Rufey

When American antiques dealer Marston Luce bought a second home in France, he was looking for more than a base from which to conduct his business – he wanted personality and enchantment as well. Photographs Jody Stewart

Pamela Nestor shares her vibrant north London home with an impressive collection of chalkware figures. Photographs Polly Eltes

Ticking stripes may have come from humble origins as mattress coverings, but their elegant simplicity has ensured they are the understated powerhouse of any interior scheme

Life and work spreads through every room in this family house, with antique pieces inspiring new patterns and interpretations. Photographs Jody Stewart

An 18th-century gamekeeper’s cottage in Norfolk, furnished with antiques and textiles from her native France, is the perfect showcase for textile designer Nicole Fabre’s understated style. Photographs Jody Stewart

Buying the shell of an old farmhouse began a process of restoring and furnishing the interior in a way generations past would have understood. Photographs Jody Stewart

Charles Pierrefond spent his working life in Paris as an antiques dealer and picture restorer, but when he felt the pull to Normandy, his childhood home, he returned and began a 10-year restoration. Photographs Jody Stewart

The rich history, exquisite craftsmanship and delicacy of antique lace are key to its appeal, discovers Celia Rufey, with lace collars and handkerchiefs an ideal place to start a collection

Celia Rufey considers our renewed love for hand block-printed fabrics using antique wood blocks – a close second to antique textiles