Gabby Deeming
After spending a year in France visiting 18th century chateaux, Gabby Deeming fell under the decoration spell and started her career at House & Garden shortly afterwards. She spent 18 years at House & Garden, filling the design pages with fresh and exciting ideas each month and now contributes to the magazine while focusing on painting designs for dresses made by her company Daydress. Gabby credits the exposure to textiles she had at House & Garden for inspiring her clothing line – and, indeed, for honing her personal taste.
Shopping
Our favourite wooden armchairs and accent chairs to buy now
An accent chair or wooden armchair with a dash of mid-century style can be just the thing to fill a seating gap, adding style to a space and eliminating the claustrophobia that too many soft seats can create.
Daydress founder Gabby Deeming on the magic of following your creative impulse
Two years after leaving her role as House & Garden's Decoration Director, Gabby Deeming reflects on her first journey to India and the beginnings of her block-printed clothing brand, Daydress
Decoration
Simple ideas for refreshing your house without buying anything new
Sometimes we all feel the urge to breathe new life into our interiors, without going all out on a renovation
The founders of London's Ducksoup on opening an osteria in Devon
Lockdown gave restaurateur Clare Lattin the push she needed to make a permanent move to Devon, where she has developed her interest in self-sufficiency and opened a small osteria with her chef business partner Tom Hill
Houses decorated for Christmas
A shoppable Christmas scheme filled with painted furniture and folk pattern
Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme create rustic, candlelit schemes in a Shropshire barn, featuring antique painted furniture, patterned textiles and evergreen foliage
Fabric & Wallpaper
The timeless textiles that haven't been out of use in centuries
Gabby Deeming explores the enduring appeal of certain fabrics that have stood the test of time
London Houses
Take a video tour of Zoë Zimmer's stylish, cleverly arranged Notting Hill flat
It took just three months for photographer and artist Zoë Zimmer to make her mark on this London flat, guided by her love of classic 20th-century design and atmospheric lighting
How to travel off the beaten track in Goa
Wondering whether this south west India could still have quiet corners untouched by tourism Gabby Deeming found her answer when she stayed at three hotels in idyllic coastal locations
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The power of a few well-chosen pieces: four elegant schemes to try at home
Gabby Deeming explores the pleasing elegance of a few well-chosen pieces to conjure up a mood of lazy late-summer days
Shoppable schemes created by our editors
Our editors bring rich florals to the home of architects Chan & Eayrs
Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme create inspiring schemes that combine chinoiserie-style florals with verdant shades for a fresh look
Shoppable schemes created by our editors
A shoppable scheme using the best hand-made pieces
Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme create inspiring schemes in a converted eighteenth-century brewery in Rochester, making the most of its light-filled spaces
Christmas Decorating
A shoppable Christmas scheme filled with seasonal foliage and jewel-toned fabrics
In the charming Stamford home of antique dealer Matthew Cox, Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme offset the pale walls and dark wooden floors with seasonal foliage, jewel-toned fabrics, glints of gold and flickering candlelight
Lighting
Smart and charming table lamps chosen by our editors
We shine a light on the best table lamps to brighten up your house.
Modern Country
A near-ruined house brought back to life with playful, dramatic decorative schemes
This country house in East Sussex was almost derelict when Richard Smith and Andrew Blackman fell in love with it. Together, they have breathed new life into the 17th-century property and made extensive use of Richard’s own playful fabric designs
Decoration
The modern way to do patchwork: 6 stylish interpretations of this textile tradition
Thanks to its inherent qualities of craft, economy and beauty, patchwork is enjoying a well-deserved resurgence in popularity. Gabby Deeming asked five designers to join her in coming up with stylish interpretations of this textile tradition
Traditional Country
The story behind The Newt in Somerset (and how to visit)
With its singular interiors and extensive gardens and orchards, Somerset's The Newt reflects the vision of its owners, the South African founders of Cape Dutch hotel and farm Babylonstoren
Design Ideas
How Gabby Deeming brought identity and permanence to her rental flat
With one eye firmly on the purse strings, House & Garden's Gabby Deeming explains how she brought style to her rented flat in Bloomsbury
Design Ideas
20 designs for canopy beds
Few things resonate with country house feeling quite like a canopied bed. Whether your ceilings are lofty or low, your tastes regal or modest, here are a multitude of ways to enjoy this most timeless of sleeping arrangements
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Shoppable schemes for sunny, colourful outdoor spaces
Introduce colour to your garden or terrace with a sunny palette of paint, furniture and fabrics chosen by Gabby Deeming
Shoppable schemes created by our editors
A shoppable scheme inspired by summer in an Italian villa
Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme create sunny schemes at Rocca delle Tre Contrade, brightening up the villa’s antique furniture with colourful patterned textiles and quirky accessories