This Checkerboard Crochet Blanket is a fun and versatile project perfect for crocheters of all skill levels. Its simple ...

If you've been paying attention to design trends over the last couple of years, then you've probably noticed one familiar style has reemerged with a vengeance: the checkerboard pattern. While you may ...

From subtle upholstery to statement flooring, there are more ways to celebrate this season’s hottest pattern than you might think Sophie Robinson scatter cushions, €55, DFS Yard Barton check cushion, ...

This grid pattern looks difficult to make but all it entails is stacking strips of two different colours of shortbread dough together to form a checkerboard log. Make multiple logs ahead of time and ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Whether stamped on the vinyl floor of a 1950s diner, tessellating down a Victorian hallway, or stencilled atop ...