Interiors

Top 10 Interiors Shops In The South West

Pictured: Sharland and Lewis – Tetbury.

TOP 10 INTERIORS SHOPS by Laura Campbell (in no particular order) read more

What Pearl Did Next

“I hate my house,” says Pearl Lowe, arriving At the Chapel in Bruton for a coffee, four days before she moves into it.

For a woman known for her passion for transforming old wrecks it’s quite a statement. But this is a bad day, one where a vintage basin has arrived smashed and two ‘antique’ chandeliers bought from Ebay turned out to be new. read more

Beauty, Rule Breaking & Flashes of Pure Dr Who

Edward Hurst has just returned from hanging damasks at St Giles House, the 12^th Earl of Shaftesbury’s family seat which, until recently, had stood empty for 50 years.

Nick Ashley-Cooper, the 34 year old  Earl, is slowly putting the house back together with the help of Edward, antique dealer and interior consultant, who has been rummaging through stables and boxes, in his element, as he unearths some astonishing finds. read more

Robert Bradley Antiques: Where History, Romance & Beauty Combine

Walking into Robert Bradley’s beautiful antiques showroom near Salisbury is about as far from the Lovejoy experience as you can get. For a start here is a man with a lifelong passion for antique furniture which he has been collecting and dealing since the 1970s. The pieces in his collection are exquisite, stand out works of art in immaculate condition and, surprisingly, not all of them are inaffordable. read more

The Farrow & Ball Phenomenon

Pictured: Crivelli Rose BP 3006 from ‘The Broccato Papers’

Farrow & Ball, started out as traditional historic paint company founded in Dorset in the 1930s but became a global phenomenon 50 years later. read more

We’re Loving That

Chill out in this stunning copper Cuprosa Bateau bath from William Holland, makers of luxury baths and basins. read more

Top Ten Reclamation Yards in the South West

Wells Reclamation, Coxley, Wells, Somerset, 01749 677087

This family run business sprawls over five acres and is one of the largest and oldest in the country dealing in architectural salvage and antiques. Be prepared for the out of the ordinary here as you will currently find a Russian T34 tank, a 1958 Bloodhound missle and some Tornado Jet Fighter Cone covers amongst the staddlestones, oak beams, reclaimed building materials, a vast range of natural stone flooring and huge garden statues. read more

Talisman: A Shrine To Good Taste

Pictured: Bulldog by Christian Maas £14, 500

You can’t buy style apparently but anyone who seriously believes that hasn’t set foot inside Talisman in Dorset, a huge and awe-inspiring antiques showroom which is also a shrine to impeccable taste. read more