Period Living is Britain’s best-selling period homes magazine, and each month is packed full of inspiring imagery of interiors and gardens along with decorating and shopping ideas, antiques and vintage, and advice on maintaining and improving a traditional home. If you appreciate the timeless qualities and classic style that a period home offers, but want to make it work for modern life, Period Living is the magazine for you.

Editor’s Letter

Period Living

Your Journal • Readers’ letters, projects and views on the magazine

Journal • Seasonal yet sustainable styling inspiration plus thoughtful gift ideas for a magical celebration

3 of the best festive hampers • These scrumptious foodie gifts are perfect for indulging loved ones you might not see this year - or why not treat yourself?

Made by hand • Give your tree a personal touch and support British artisans with a handcrafted decoration that will bring joy year after year

STYLE SECRETS • Interiors and gardens stylist Selina Lake shares her musthave item for styling the home this Christmas

I’m dreaming of a green Christmas • Make your seasonal celebrations more sustainable with these creative ideas

SEASONAL SPARKLE

A voyage of discovery

CHRISTMAS PAST • Bring old-fashioned charm to celebrations with seasonal icons, from red-breasted robins to majestic firs

FROSTY MORNING • Create a winter wonderland by mixing pieces in crisp white and silver with icy greenery and a dusting of festive sparkle for an effortlessly elegant scheme

JOYOUS JEWEL • Add richness and glamour to proceedings with these glistening decorations in gemstone colours

NATURAL NOEL • Capture the magic of an enchanted forest with a decorating scheme of rustic materials, woodland creatures and plenty of foraged foliage

Everlasting ADVENT • These beautifully illustrated keepsake calendars will help you count down to Christmas for years to come

CIRCLE OF LIFE • Foraging foliage and flowers along the country lanes near her home in East Yorkshire, Paula Duggan then weaves them into rustic, festive wreaths, passing on her skills to others in winter workshops

Merry & BRIGHT • Bring much-needed festive cheer to decorating this Christmas with a colourful, folksy scheme that pays homage to the handmade. Think quirky prints in spirit-lifting brights mixed with sustainable decorations and artisan pieces that will bring joy year after year

Thoughtful GIFTGUIDE • This Christmas treat loved ones with presents that will carry on giving, from personalised treasures handcrafted in Britain, to things to see, make and care for yourself and the planet

LESSONS IN STYLE • When Kim and Mark Dyke renovated their pretty Norfolk home, they had to find a way to create harmony between its timbered and thatched section and the high-ceilinged Victorian schoolrooms that had been added on

CAPTURING THE CASTLE • A love of travel set Steph Burgon and Simon Hunt on the path to their biggest adventure, and now they’re spending Christmas in a new home and a new country

THE PERFECT FIT • Buying a period home from like-minded owners who had restored it sympathetically, gave Gloria Stewart the chance to focus on other considerations, like making the most of the space available – something that becomes especially important at Christmas

A COLOURFUL CHRISTMAS • Lizzie Houghton’s passion for William Morris designs and all shades of green make for a cosy celebration at the family’s characterful Cornish home

Joys of the season • This year, Christmas may be a quieter affair, but there’s still plenty you can do to embrace the magic and start new traditions, both at home and out and about

Antiques Journal • News from the antiques and...