Charlotte Packer
Recent articles by Charlotte Packer
Can’t afford an interior designer? A colour consultant could take your home to the next level at a fraction of the cost…
A lick of paint is often billed as the speediest and easiest way to transform a room, but choosing the right colour can be daunting...
The Antiques That Shaped Me: Mark Goodger
Cabinetmaker-turned-dealer Mark Goodger tells us about his love of antiques and his life in the antiques trade...
The Antiques That Shaped Me: Drew Pritchard
The Salvage Hunter, whose memoir is out now, talks about his love of antiques and his life in the trade...
The Antiques That Shaped Me: Lennox Cato
The Antiques Roadshow regular Lennox Cato tells us about his earliest experiences in the trade...
The Antiques That Shaped Me: Annie Sloan
The queen of colour Annie Sloan on her love of auction treasure and her magpie approach to collecting
28 best scented candles to add a delicious sense of luxury to your home
Our pick of the best scented candles to make your home smell delicious, from the most luxurious brands to our high street favourites.
An ancient farmhouse near Hay-on-Wye
This farmhouse on the Welsh border gave Juliette and Neal the opportunity to leave London in order to follow new creative pursuits. Photographs Mark Bolton
Are antiques green?
By choosing old over new, shopping locally and restoring what you already have, you can fill your home with beautiful things, whilst remaining sustainable. Illustrations Matilda Berger
Best metal beds for 2023
Our selection of the best metal beds from antique-style brass and traditional wrought-iron bedsteads to nickel and copper frames
Best wool duvets to invest in for a good night's sleep
Increasingly popular as a natural, ecological choice for bedding, we review the best of the current crop of wool duvets
The biggest European art fairs happening in 2023
Huon Mallalieu rounds up the key European art fairs to have on your radar for 2023
An antiques dealer's 18th-century home in London
A lifelong love of Palladian architecture led Will Fisher – who owns the chimney-piece company Jamb with his wife Charlotte – to painstakingly create a home that’s understated and elegant. Photographs Simon Upton
Inside Dan Cruickshank's Georgian home
Historian and television presenter Dan Cruickshank continues to be amazed and moved by the personal stories held within the walls of his Georgian townhouse in Spitalfields. Photographs Mark Scott. Styling Sian Williams
BRAFA fair 2023 preview
Now returned to its regular spot at the start of the year, we preview BRAFA, the hotly anticipated Belgian antiques fair
A traditional 19th-century fisherman’s house on the Dutch coast
Using her love of colour and keen eye for unique antiques, Kim Verbist has transformed a 19th-century fisherman’s cottage into a charming weekend retreat. Photographs Jan Verlinde