House & Garden (july 2002)

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The July 2002 issue of House & Garden, Volume 57, Number 7 and Whole Number 612, presents an extensive survey of interiors, architecture, gardens, decoration, travel, food and contemporary lifestyle. The houses and flats section visits a light-filled Italian coastal apartment, the early-eighteenth-century Chicheley Hall, a tranquil Spanish house built upon an ancient stronghold and a rebuilt London townhouse enriched with painted decoration. Decoration features include folding wooden sun loungers, ideas for planning children’s rooms, summery floral fabrics and an eclectic interior scheme combining pieces from different periods. The gardens section continues Tania Compton’s series on essential plants and visits a restored Warwickshire garden whose design responds to its natural surroundings. Further articles cover exhibitions, the East India Company collections at the British Library, boathouse architecture, the International Rooms and the House & Garden Fair. Travel takes readers to the Maldives, Sardinia and Italy, while the food section offers seasonal recipes, make-ahead entertaining, summer drinks and food notes. A richly illustrated period issue of the renowned British magazine, particularly interesting for collectors and readers interested in early-2000s interior design, architecture, gardens, decorative arts and lifestyle.