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Last year was all about watching my kitchen reno plans become a reality, and it’ll be some time until we have the money (or energy!) to tackle another big project. The garden – more like a mud pit after the building work – is next on the list but thi
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THIS MONTH’S Love it!
Enjoy a lie-in with this cosy bedding from designer Abigail Ahern at Freemans. Known for her eclectic style, Abigail’s latest line includes fringed cotton duvet covers, snug waffle throws and tufted cushions, and shaggy rugs for beside the bed. ■
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Best IN STORE
Mix neutrals and monochrome for a simple Scandi vibe Style a luxurious scheme with richly coloured textiles and woodland prints Team black, white and rust with natural textures and subtle details Create a playful scheme by combining bright hues and b
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Wild Wonder
Dulux has announced its Colour of the Year 2023, Wild Wonder. The soft, warm yellow has a calming effect and is the perfect base to build a colour scheme around, making it ideal for walls and upholstery. Team it with light brown-tinted neutrals like
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The New Look GLAM RETRO
Create an arty vibe by framing prints in striking black frames, then hanging your collection on the walls. And don’t just stop there, artwork propped on consoles gives a relaxed, artistic feel too. Use soft furnishings to add a burst of colour an
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THIS MONTH’S Make it
Use a rectangle of card as template, wrap yarn around it and snip end. Slide loops off. Lay flat and form loops into a tassel shape. Wind with yarn at the top to secure, and cut through loops at bottom. Add string to top for hanging.
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‘Our Home Is A SOCIABLE HUB’
I never dreamed when we bought this house that I’d be bathing my son in an old bucket in the garden at night,’ says Cassie, ‘but we didn’t have a boiler for a number of weeks, so during that time we’d fill the bucket with hot water from the kettle –
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Cassie’s choice: KITCHEN PLANNING
Kitchen islands have become the modern day equivalent of the farmhouse table, with work and family activity all centred around the middle of the room. Whether your kitchen is spacious or on the small side, sizing up the space is key. ‘Consider how y
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4 Ways With… BLACK DECOR
Soften the impact of black, without taking away any of its style credentials, by laying a rug or carpet that features it, but not in an overpowering way. This sophisticated striped design grounds a monochrome living room scheme where white is predomi
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‘We Added Value With Our DIY SKILLS’
Jordan and I were determined to get on the property ladder and decided the only realistic way of achieving this was for us both to stay living at home with our parents and saving,’ says Becca. ‘We spent nearly four years saving for a deposit so that
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4 Ways With… WALL MIRRORS
Welcome a touch of the outdoors into your living room by creating the illusion of a window with a windowpane mirror. This tricks the eye into thinking the room extends outside, when it’s simply a clever accessory to brighten up the walls. Place your
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Becca’s choice: A SMALL KITCHEN
Finding ways to work extra storage into a small kitchen can be a challenge, but using the space around, above and in between kitchen cabinets can be a savvy way of squeezing more in. With any size kitchen, there are often narrow gaps left between ca
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‘We Have Added An EXTRA FLOOR!’
ABOUT ME I’m Charlotte Fisher (@thehousethatcharlottebuilt), a lawyer and actor, and I live here with my husband Sam, an accountant, and Henry the Cavapoo. MY HOME A five-bedroom 1950s dormer bungalow in Ashtead, Surrey. WHEN I MOVED IN We bought
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Charlotte’s choice: WOOD FLOORING
Flooring can be an expensive outlay, so you’ll want to love it for a long time. Warm and welcoming, wood sets the scene beautifully in any room and comes in a wide variety of tones and timbers. Whether solid wood or engineered, reclaimed or wood-effe
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4 Ways With… WALLPAPER IDEAS
Think outside the box when it comes to creating a feature wall. For a quick bedroom update, you can make a boutique hotel-style design feature wall by hanging a couple of drops of a striking patterned wallpaper behind the bed. Make it roughly a foot
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New ways with GREY LIVING ROOMS
Create a restful, soothing scheme by partnering pale grey with soft tones of powder pink, blue and lilac * SOFTEN STEELY GREY Bringing in a few soft, chalky pastels is a lovely way of offsetting the seriousness of a grey colour scheme. Muted pinks a
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THIS MONTH’S Do it
Clear the clutter and make bathtime more zen. Style a shelf with toiletries to set the scene then, for more practical storage, fix a kitchen utensil rail to the wall. Use S-hooks to hang towels, loofahs and brushes so they’re within easy reach of the
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Bedroom STORAGE IDEAS
Turn a bookcase into a storage bench, to sit neatly at the end of the bed. Perfect for basketfuls of shoes or spare bedding. We added gold feet, made from door pull handles, for a pretty detail. Give it a twist Wallpaper the top and sides to match yo
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THIS MONTH’S Do it
Don’t have room for a separate WFH space? Try an easy Ikea hack using a slimline shelf that can be slotted neatly into an alcove. With room to sit at with a laptop, there are drawers underneath so any clutter can be hidden when the work day is done.
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Try A Speedy STYLE UPDATE
Give a shabby piece of furniture a new lease of life by repainting it a jazzy new colour and adding sparkly drawer pulls and a mirror. Find an old dressing table or wooden desk at a charity shop or online. Start off by lightly sanding to get rid of r
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SPLURGE versus STEAL
Blow the budget with these top picks Grab a style bargain with these budget buys
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‘It Now Has So MUCH SPACE’
ABOUT ME I’m Rachel Simpson, 33, and I live here with my husband Shaun, 33, a professional Motocross rider and team manager, and our children Angus, two-and-a-half, and Orla, 18 months. Our home is a three-bedroom bungalow in Fife, Scotland. Shaun bo
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Bright Ideas For SMALL BATHROOMS
Small bathrooms suffer when it comes to natural light. Often there’s no window – or only a tiny window. Counter this by ditching heavy blinds to let as much natural light in as possible. A pale-coloured or white scheme with light-reflective and gloss
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Rachel’s choice: A KITCHEN ISLAND
When it comes to working out how much a kitchen island will cost, design factors, such as size, shape, materials and special features all play a part in the overall price. Size is a big factor in the overall cost of a kitchen island. While adding a
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Living room STORAGE
Our living rooms are where we go to kick back and relax, but they can also be one of the busiest rooms in the house and home to an awful lot of ‘stuff’. Whether its books and games, media kit and music, or newspapers and magazines, keeping the clutte
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What To Do In Your WINTER GARDEN
Iris unguicularis are available now. Choose a sunny, sheltered site. The soil should be dry and well draining – they love poor soil! Plant 20cm apart and water well until they are established. Help garden birds survive through winter by putting plent
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What To Do THIS MONTH
Colder weather and long, dark days and evenings see us spending more time indoors over the winter months. But if home is starting to feel a little cluttered and crowded now that all the festivities are out of the way, the New Year can be the perfect
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THIS MONTH’S Do it
Give a plain wall some ‘wow’ by painting an arch in a contrast colour. Use decorator’s tape to create two straight edges. Attach a pencil to a length of string, pin at the mid-point and draw a semi-circle to form the top of the arch. Fill in with you
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Plant Up A WINTRY DISPLAY
During the winter months, our gardens are pretty short on colour, but there are plenty of ways to brighten up outdoor spaces that are easy to do and won’t cost a fortune. A cheery container makes a good starting point – use one from your own garden o
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Brighten up WOODEN POSTER HANGERS
A gallery of pictures and posters will add a splash of colour that’s guaranteed to brighten up any corner. For an alternative option to regular picture frames, these simple wooden poster hangers can be made at home and, with no glass required, artwor
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Buy The Best DUVET
SIZES Single, Double, King, Super King COVER MATERIAL 100% bamboo FILLING 50% bamboo, 50% Nano-Microfibre, made from recycled water bottles TOG RATING 10.5 CARE Machine washable at 40°C and air dry PRICE £129.95 for a double Light and fluffy, this d
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Something for THE WEEKEND
TAKES 1 HR 50 MINS, PLUS COOLING SERVES 10 FOR THE TOPPING * 50g dairy-free spread, straight from the fridge * 85g plain flour * 35g light brown soft sugar * 25g flaked almonds FOR THE CAKE * 250g plain flour * 2tsp baking powder * ½tsp bicarbonate
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What’s for DINNER TONIGHT?
TAKES 55 MINS SERVES 4 * 2tbsp sunflower oil * 1 red onion, cut into small wedges * 8 Cumberland sausages * 85g plain flour * 2tsp mustard powder * 2 eggs * 200ml semi-skimmed milk * 2tbsp mix of finely chopped thyme, rosemary and sage leaves, plus
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Cut Costs Using An ELECTRIC HEATER
With colder days here and energy prices rising, many of us have been turning to electric heaters as a way of warming up our rooms without cranking up the central heating thermostat. But are electric heaters really a cost-effective remedy or responsi
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THIS MONTH’S Do it
Tidy away hallway clutter in painted baskets, one for each family member. Tape a bin bag inside the basket to protect the inside. Give the basket 3-4 coats of spray paint. When dry, cut an initial letter out of card to use as a stencil, then spray us
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Talk To Your Kids ABOUT MONEY
Understanding money is an essential life skill, so much so, the kids can even earn a Scouts badge for it. But here’s the thing – money habits are actually set as young as age seven, according to research from University of Cambridge (2013), meaning p
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