Antiques don't have to be confined to stuffy period homes, and fine old furniture and textiles can look good in a modern setting.

"It is all a question of scale and harmony", according to style writer Caroline Clifton-Mogg, whose latest book, Inspired by Antiques - confidently combining the old and the new, shows you how to do it.

With page after page of lavish photographs in settings from London to Marrakesh, the book examines the work of well known interior designers and shows how they create that successful juxtaposition of old and new.

A colourful, well-informed book, it is full of clever ideas for every room in the house and it includes a section on conservatory and garden furniture. It is available from bookshops now and costs £30 sterling. The publishers are Ryland Peters & Small.