Max Rollitt on Interior Decorating, Sentimentality & the Home as Autobiography

Max Rollitt is a highly respected interior decorator and antiques dealer. Extraordinary pieces pass through his hands every day, yet most of the objects he chooses to live with at home have little monetary value. Instead, they are tokens of respect and love. The conversation begins with Max’s childhood in Winchester , where he struggled at school because he processed information in images – something we’d now recognise as dyslexia. It’s this visual approach that is the foundation for a ‘Max Rollitt’ interior: decorating a home the way an artist composes a painting. Nowhere is that sensibility clearer than in his family farmhouse in the South Downs . Every piece of furniture and object has a story to tell: artworks from his sons, photographs of his wife, and handmade gifts from his mentors. During our private home tour , some of these objects even moved Max to tears. We also talk about how to create a nurturing environment for creative children, the grounding effect of rural life and finding personal fulfilment through spirituality. This episode is about how the objects we surround ourselves with are more than aesthetic items – they are containers for people and experiences. This episode was recorded in person at Max’s farmhouse in the South Downs. – Matt An extended version of the tour is available to our Patreon community. Patreon: To hear more from us: YouTube:

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Max Rollitt on Interior Decorating, Sentimentality & the Home as Autobiography is an episode from The Modern House Podcast by Matt Gibberd.

This episode is 73:41 long.

This episode was published on Nov 27, 2025.

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