Homes & Antiques is the magazine for people who love great design and beautiful objects from every era, providing a unique mix of the very best of the old with the very best of the new. That's why, as well as being the official magazine of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, every issue delivers an inspirational blend of heritage and lifestyle.

Editor’s Letter

3 PIECES THAT CAUGHT MY EYE

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS • (and their favourite Christmas tradition)

Home & Antiques

STAR LETTER

Letters • Send us a tweet, ask advice on Facebook, tag us on Instagram or write to the H&A team with good old pen and paper – we’d love to hear from you…

If Antiques Could Talk... • On a Knife Edge

DO YOU HAVE AN ANTIQUE WITH AN INTERESTING PAST?

THE MONTH DECEMBER • H&A’s pick of the month’s events: an exhibition and an auction you won’t want to miss, plus decorative platters to kickstart your collection

CANALETTO-INSPIRED PAINTING FETCHES £80,000

STYLE . NOW. • Our monthly guide to DECORATIVE accessories, unique ANTIQUES and beautiful textiles that will add CHARACTER and colour to your home

ANTIQUE MAPS • Buffy Parker of Parker Fine Art Auctions on why you should invest…

CHINESE EXPORT FURNITURE • Benedict Winter, Associate Specialist, Christie’s

In the Round • Spread a little cheer with a jolly wreath hanging on your door

CLOTH HOUSE STUDIO • Jay and Niki Harley have moved their fabulous textiles store back to its original neighbourhood in London’s Camden Town after more than 25 years in the West End

Trees for the tree

Send with Love • Cards to spread festive cheer

Enjoy 15% off a Create Academy course • Treat yourself to an online interior design or floristry course with Create Academy

Cabinet of Curiosities • Our columnist considers the compulsion to collect and shares his latest obsession

Mark West • Leading glass specialist who celebrates 50 years in the antiques trade

Monkey Business • Love it or loathe it, the Monkey Orchestra is among Meissen’s most enduringly popular series of porcelain figures, finds Janet Gleeson

HOME FOR Christmas • From small neighbourly gatherings to a cosy family celebration, it’s time to enjoy a little festive sparkle! Welcome to your most sylish Christmas yet…

Make pretty pomanders • In a nutshell, this is the scent of Christmas

Where to buy • Find all the information for everything in our Christmas shoot

All good gifts... • A joyful round up of Christmas treats for foodies, gardeners, creatives, globe trotters, animal lovers and little ones, by Charlie Lyon

LIVING WITH ANTIQUES • Four WELCOMING homes (from p62), FAUX Christmas trees (p103), collecting CUT GLASS (p114), plus an antiques-themed QUIZ (p109)

A fine balance • Introducing family heirlooms to a house with a different aesthetic can be a challenge, but designer and decorator Amynta Warde-Aldam has achieved this with aplomb in her Northumberland home

THE BIG squeeze • Downsizing throws up a raft of issues when a spacious house has allowed collecting to blossom and many items hold special memories

Soulful SCANDI • Cheery colours, bold patterns and quirky collections ensure that Carolina Hodanek’s 1930s railway cottage is big on character

VINTAGE CHARM • Recreate the feel of Carolina’s home with warm colours, patinated woods and nostalgic florals

natural Selection • Trevor Pickett, owner of the eponymous luxury leather company, proves that Christmas celebrations can be both decorative and sustainable in his Suffolk cottage

WINTER WONDERLAND • Create a cosy and inviting home with charming antiques and plenty of gleaming copper and...