Hot on the heels of the most maximalist celebration of the calendar comes a fresh new start. It’s a chance to rationalise, reorganise and focus on those possessions that mean the most to you. With this in mind, we’ve packed this issue with heaps of expert-led ideas to tackle clutter, plus elegant storage solutions aplenty for each room of the house.

If you’re wishing to thin out your possessions – whether you’ve inherited pieces you don’t have space for, fancy making a little pocket money or simply have too much ‘stuff’ – then you’ll find our feature on ways to sell your collectables an intriguing read.

Hattie Bell takes a range of items, from glassware to jewellery, along to various bricks-and-mortar establishments and online platforms, and compares the success of each. Will eBay win out or is the auction house the game changer? We reveal all!

Elsewhere, our four houses are filled with myriad beautiful ways to mix old and new, against richly painted backdrops...

We spend 48 hours in Italy’s Asolo and discover the beguiling world of lover’s eye jewellery…

Enjoy a glimpse of what to look forward to in our February 2025 issue!