Is there a valuable antique hidden in your clutter?

It’s just possible that the old painting you picked up at a car boot sale could pay for your next holiday!​​ New research from insurance company Direct Line found that one in six of us has unwittingly given away high-value items to friends, charity shops and jumble sales, only to realise they were valuable when it was too late. … Read more

Top pin of the day: A gorgeous gold and white bedroom

oday’s top pin is a stunning gold and white bedroom . For more inspiring photos and ideas, follow us on Pinterest.​ When teamed with soft greys and white-painted walls and floors, golden yellow can be surprisingly calming in a bedroom. Make the bed the focal point with mix-and-match graphic patterned bedlinen, cushions and throws. For a vintage chic headboard, … Read more

A GOLDEN AGE

As specialists in reviving vintage pieces, gilder Clare Mosley and her husband Mark Bicknell had the ideal skills to restore a ravaged Georgian house in south London The gilder Clare Mosley and her husband Mark Bicknell, who works in publishing, spent years living in Paris before they bought their eighteenth-century house in south London in … Read more