Country Life December 2 2015
Country Life takes a look at the humble labrador in our December 2 issue, plus brilliant recipes, properties and an interior design special
This week we take a look at just why we love our labradors so much, as Ben Fogle charts the complicated history of the world's favourite dog. Meanwhile, Matthew Dennison reveals the country houses where great authors found the inspiration to create classics, and our kitchen garden cook creates deliciously healthy recipes with kale.
In our interior design section, Arabella Youens discovers what’s new in the interiors world, we learn the secrets behind Janie Money’s designs and Rosie Paterson picks top-of-the-tree Christmas table settings.
In property we visit an elegant West Sussex rectory for sale, and take a trip to the sunshine in Barbados, where of course the weather is balmy at this time of year.
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Brockfield Hall, the great Yorkshire house that's gone from Regency mansion to modern family home
Brockfield Hall in North Yorkshire is the family home of Charlie Wood and Hatta Byng, editor of House & Garden, who have transformed it since they came here in 2020, winning multiple awards in the process. John Martin Robinson reports on the restoration project that revived this compact Regency house as a modern family home. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
By John Martin Robinson Published
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Barbour’s heritage jackets get a floral makeover courtesy of Erdem
Utilitarian outwear has taken the fashion world by storm and now Britain's world-famous wax jackets are getting in on the act, inspired by some of our greatest countryside icons.
By Amy de la Haye Published