Lighting The Codie Rise & Fall pendant by Original BTC in polished aluminium is traditionally inspired, but has a modern twist and would be equally at home in a London or country-house kitchen.
£270 (020–7351 2130; www.originalbtc.com)
Copper in the kitchen Perfect for autumn, ‘warm’ metals are back. Each La Cornue stove is finished to order in the company’s Paris-based workshops. This Château 150 has an old-copper finish and polished-copper trim. From £24,000 (0870 789 5107; www.lacornue.com)
Dining chairs The Sable dining chair by Ochre is exquisitely simple in its design and could equally be at ease as a desk or side chair. It comes in a range of colours including ivy, mush- room and chilli. £1,308 (020–3582 1494; www.ochre.net)
Dog bed Faux-fur ultimate wraparound dog bed. From £169, Orvis (www.orvis. co.uk)
Blinds Ellingham by Linwood is a collection of Italian woven jacquards, checks and stripes. The blinds shown here are in the floral jacquard, which has been woven with a jute weft. From £59.90 per m (01425 461176; www.linwoodfabric.com)
Warm up For anyone looking for a wood-burner this winter, the Villager Esprit 8 Solo by Arada Stoves gives a satisfying view of the flames. From £1,029 (01297 35700; www.aradastoves.com)
Spashback tiles This six-tile cockerel panel is hand- painted to order in Marlborough, Wiltshire. £133.90 (01672 512422; www.marlboroughtiles.com)
Fireplace Jamb’s Compton chimneypiece has a con- trasting interplay of light and shadow created by the geometric design of finger flutes decorating the frieze and jambs on the white marble. £6,200 plus VAT (020–7730 2122; www.jamblimited.com)
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If the future of Ferrari is electric vehicles, then it is our future tooIt's widely believed that Ferrari will unveil its first electric car this year. It's the signal that the internal combustion era is coming to an end.
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Gaze over Cap Ferrat in this four-bedroom French villaIgnore the wind and the rain. Imagine yourself in this hillside home with some of the best views the Mediterranean can offer.
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How to create a serene, yet hard-working kitchenPlain English worked with antique dealer Robert Young to make this traditional kitchen with an effortlessly relaxing colour scheme that marries perfectly with the views over beautiful gardens.
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Why kitchens are going green — literallyGreen is the perfect colour for a kitchen, says Amelia Thorpe.
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A modern kitchen perfectly framed by the exquisite ancient beamsArtichoke designed a discreet and timeless kitchen to complement a converted granary. Amelia Thorpe takes a look.
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Yes, you can put a new kitchen in a Grade I-listed house — and this beautiful example shows howTraditional cabinetry was a key ingredient in the sympathetic restoration of a Grade I-listed Tudor house in Shropshire.
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A London townhouse kitchen transformed to be sociable, practical and charmingThe new owners of this London townhouse have reconfigured it to create a sociable space for cooking and entertaining.
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A beautiful new kitchen sympathetically created for a 16th century manor houseLimewash walls, a large island and plenty of open shelving combine to create a kitchen that’s sympathetic to this 16th-century manor house in Somerset.
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10 things I wish I'd known about doing up old houses before I started, by Country Life's interiors guru Giles KimeCountry Life’s executive editor and resident interiors expert Giles Kime shares the lessons he’s learnt from the experience of dragging a succession of houses into the 21st-century.
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Seven beautiful new looks in kitchens, from classic cabinetry to 80s revivalThe latest looks in the kitchen, selected by Amelia Thorpe.
