The Insider: How to plan interiors events this summer There are heaps of inspiring homes-y happenings on this summer, whether you want to invest, window shop or learn some new skills... Put the boot in The artist Gavin Turk returns with his annual Art Car Boot Sale, in east London on 27 May. Expect everything from ethically sourced taxidermy to a stall run by Tracey Emin and Turk's personally designed tea-towels. artcarbootfair.com Scot it all Exclusively Highlands is a series of summer craft fairs selling locally woven tartan, reclaimed wood from Skye, and tiny paintings of coastal highland houses, framed with bits of wrecked ship. Better still are the stunning, historic venues - castles, baronial halls and pavilions. From May: exclusivelyhighlands.co.uk Teak time The Midcentury Show, on 27 May in London, features an exhibit of furniture salvaged from a 1950s ocean liner. So plenty to see even if your overdraft won't stretch to that piece of Scandi teak. modernshows.com Take art The Affordable Art Fair hits Bristol, 18-20 May. Contemporary collectibles are all under £4,000, many significantly so, and there are also talks and workshops on art collecting and printmaking. affordableartfair.com Green, green class Tom Dixon's sleek bamboo, colourful Refab doorstops in 1970s fabrics, upcycling workshops: all this and more at the Eco Design Fair (ecodesignfair.co.uk), this year at the Vintage Festival, 13-15 July. vintagebyhemingway.co.uk Final craft Banish wails of "Mum, I'm BORED" at Devon's Contemporary Craft Fair (15-17 June), where, alongside a well-curated array of furniture, ceramics, art and more, there is a children's tent and workshops on flowerpot decorating and using a pegloom. craftsatboveytracey.co.uk