Inside the June 2008 issue of Period Living magazine
DECORATING & INTERIORS
Shopping
Start building up your summer hamper with our selection of bright and cheery picnic accessories
Sourcebook
All the latest period decorating news and trends
Small budget solutions
Canny design ideas can create a beautiful home, whatever the size of your budget
Design details
Find the right kitchen worktops and patterned tiles for your home
Buyer’s guide
Our pick of the best console, side and coffee tables for every occasion
CLASSIC KITCHENS
Kitchens for families and friends
These two kitchens – one in a city apartment and the other in a family home – perfectly express their owners’ personalities
A fitting result
With bespoke painted cabinetry and a clever use of storage, the Peaks devised a functional family kitchen with a strong sense of style
OUTDOOR LIVING
Summer in the garden
Our essential guide to making the most of summer entertaining alfresco
Seamless addition
Shelia and Michael Brennan have added a garden room extension to their Victorian home
HOMES & GARDENS
Marriage of ideas
The sensitive restoration of Guy and Sarah Chenevix-Trench’s farmhouse is an ongoing passion
Playing house
Actress Karen Westwood and husband Jason Burrows’ graceful Georgian home
Hidden in the woods
Alison and Ron Wyatt have imaginatively restored this enchanting home, adding an inviting treehouse
Beside the seaside
Discover the relaxing coastal retreat that’s home to Sally and Chris Potts
The colour and the shape
This house in the Dordogne has been renovated by Miranda Banks
Patience rewarded
Tina Blackmore has developed a beautiful garden, drawing on 500 years of history
RENOVATION - Our 18 page guide to restoring your home
DIY: Updating a front door
Conservation: Tuck pointing
Marianne Suhr’s historic home project
Restoration: Oil paintings
Salvage special: The low-down on this year’s Salvo Fair
Readers’ diaries: Renovators share their ups and downs
Period features: Garden buildings
Ask the experts: Your questions answered
FEATURES
Things that go bump
PL columnist Laura James settles her nocturnal imaginings with a cup of cocoa and a paint chart
Collecting
Judith Miller on antique cricket memorabilia
Design icon
Ercol furniture
Behind the craft
We meet talented tile painter Maggie Mumford
NEWS, VIEWS & EVENTS
In the news
Courses on lampshade making and lighting – plus the latest eco-friendly updates
Letters
Write to us with your views
What’s on?
Events and activities for June
PROPERTY
Property news
The latest advice for period homeowners
Regional property
The Kent coast
Dream homes
Period houses for sale
SHOPPING & OFFERS
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Directory
Our classified pages
Stockists
Those essential phone numbers
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