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Why interior designers adore Josef Frank – and how to use his designs at home
The architect and designer who helped to set up Svenskt Tenn in Stockholm has had a huge influence on the course of interior design – we pick our favourite design ideas for using his patterns in a scheme
Decoration
Designers on their favourite fabric combinations and how to do it best
Selecting one fabric is tricky, but choosing effective combinations can be a bigger style stumbling block. Here are some inspirational moments and handy hacks from interior designers to help you navigate the world of stripes, chintz, linens and beyond
Time To Rethink
Time to rethink Toile de Jouy
Welcome to 'It's time to rethink...', a series where we be bring some of our favourite neglected (and at times mildly controversial) decorative elements back in to the spotlight. This time: it's the joy of Toile de Jouy
Decoration
Fromental's dos and don'ts of using wallcoverings
Fromental, makers of luxurious wallcoverings, advise on how to decide and carry out
Decoration
Puff pieces: our decoration team pumps up the volume with new spring fabric collections
Ruth Sleightholme showcases the best of the new fabric collections for spring
Wallpaper
Bedroom wallpapers for every kind of house
Bedrooms are the perfect settings for wallpapers, whether you're looking to enhance the airiness of the space or create a cosy sanctuary.
Decoration
How to maximise the appeal of your bed with canopies and hangings
Fiona McKenzie Johnston gives us the rules of the road for canopies: bed hangings, half testers, corona drapes and more
Decoration
Jules Haines on how to use repurposed textiles in a scheme
Jules Haines, who rescues and resells surplus fabrics, demonstrates how to create a luxurious interior at a fraction of the price by repurposing textiles, with beautiful examples from her own house
Decoration
The design world's love affair with leopard print–and how to do it well
With TikTok (and Gen Z's) new found love of leopard print and the ‘mob wife’ aesthetic at the forefront of our minds, we've delved into the House & Garden archives to find the most stylish uses of the controversial print. From full blown fitted carpets to the tiniest accents, here is the House & Garden leopard print handbook
Decoration
What to do with leftover wallpaper
There’s a whole world of creations to be made out of leftover scraps of wallpaper
Decoration
Design ideas for fabric wallcoverings
It's difficult to convey just with visuals how luxurious a fabric-lined room can be. Whether you go for strong pattern or a crisp plain, these are our favourite rooms with tactile, beautiful fabric walls
Decoration
Design ideas for plaid and tartan fabrics
Plaid patterns, and their woven cousins in tartan, are perennially popular among designers across a range of budgets and scales – here are some of the best uses of them out there
Decoration
Roll models: a shoppable edit of wallpapers and wallcoverings
Rémy Mishon selects the latest wallcoverings and wallpaper borders.
Design Ideas
How to decorate with chintz
Chintz is back (as if it ever went away) and looking better than ever. Here are some classic ways to use it from our archive
Decoration
Octavia Dickinson on her enduring love of gathered fabric
Interior designer Octavia Dickinson employs a gathered fabric curtain door in many of her projects as a brilliant foil for softening a space
Decoration
A glimpse inside the fascinating Pierre Frey archives, full of ancient textile fragments
In an extract from their new book Pierre Frey: Textiles, Wallpapers, Carpets, and Furniture, Patrick Frey and Alain Stella reveal the history and significance of some of the company’s oldest, museum-worthy treasures, which continue to inspire their contemporary creations
Decoration
House & Garden goes on parade with the best of the new fabric collections for 2023
From florals to paisleys and stripes, Ruth Sleightholme upholds fabric standards with the latest collections
Fabric & Wallpaper
Where to find stylish wallpaper that won't break the bank
Wallpaper may not be the cheapest option for your walls, but there are ways to do it affordably, from timeless patterns to surprisingly stylish options from high street retailers
Decoration
Removable wallpapers: our verdict on the peel-and-stick revolution
There's a time and place for everything - even peel-and stick-wallpapers