Country Life 13 October 2021
Country Life 13 October 2021 looks at the finest interiors, mushrooms and museums.


MYSTERIES: Ever wondered about hair ice or witch’s broom? John Wright shines a light on rural mysteries.
SOPHIE CONRAN’S HOUSE: Sophie Conran has breathed energy into a classic house with dabs of colour.
NINA CAMPBELL’S TIPS: Renowned interior designer Nina Campbell shares 50 top tips gathered over her long career.
NEW LOOKS: Designers have been busy conjuring up exciting ideas for autumn.
MUSEUM OF THE HOME: Eleanor Doughty visits the revived museum.
COUNTRY LIFE INTERNATIONAL: Live like James Bond, a taste of Port, the grandest palaces, real pirates of the Caribbean and where to escape the cold.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Phillipa Lepley’s choice is an enchanting ballet scene.
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‘A VERY FAIRE HOUSE’: In the first of two articles, David Robinson explores St Fagans National Museum in Cardiff.
MUSHROOMS: Tom Parker Bowles goes foraging.
LUXURY: Hetty Lintell dons rich velvet.
TREES: A covetable collection of trees and shrubs fills The Place for Plants in Suffolk. Tilly Ware visits.
And much more
Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.
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Graham Norton's elegant East London home hits the market, and it's just as wonderful as you would expect
The four-bedroom home in Wapping should be studied for how well it uses two separate spaces to create a home of immense character and utility.
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Sign of the times: In the age of the selfie, what’s happening to the humble autograph?
When Ringo Starr announced that he was no longer going to sign anything, he kickstarted a celebrity movement that coincided with the advent of the camera phone and selfie. Rob Crossan asks whether, in today’s world, the selfie holds more clout than an autograph?