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I have a crush on this beautiful kitchen!
There, I said it! I’m not about to start calculating our love compatability, putting it’s photo in my pencil case, and popping his name into dreamphone (god I sound past it) BUT I must admit I gave this stunning kitchen a similar double-take to when I saw Dominic West in Leicester Square the other month! [...]
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How to create a nature-inspired garden room
Check out this botanical beauty! I loved this fresh conservatory/garden room when I first saw it, and I couldn’t wait to quiz the Homes & Gardens decorating team on exactly how to get the look. Check out this video for inspirational ideas on how to create the perfect garden room, from elegant finishing touches to [...]
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Hallway ideas – make an eye-popping entrance
Looking to glam up your hallway? Those decorating gurus at Homes & Gardens have come up with some fantastic high-impact, low-effort ways to transform your hallway whether you update the walls or the floors! Check out this video for hallway decorating inspiration… brightcove.createExperiences();
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Bathroom inspiration – boutique chic!
Did I ever show you the beautiful bathroom I saw at this year’s Ideal Home Show? I’m not sure I could get away with it in my ‘the size of a pea’ bathroom, but I love how smart and sophisticated it is… one day! Here’s how to get the look… 1) Stick to classic monochrome [...]
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Garden ideas – New Victorian
I love Ideal Home‘s garden look of the month, ‘New Victorian’, putting a modern (and ambitiously sunny) spin on elegant Victorian style. Apparently it’s all about decorating your garden as if it was an outdoor room (that’ll be the rain talking again) with outdoor clocks, birdcgae lanterns and embroidered cushions. Choose ironwork furniture in cream [...]
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Bedroom wallpaper ideas
Want to know how to create the ultimate hotel-style bedroom? Why not find inspiration in a … boutique hotel! Ok, maybe it’s a little bit sneaky, but I love how glamorous this swanky Irish hotel room is – and it couldn’t be easier to recreate the look. 1) Go for a bold bedroom wallpaper. Dark [...]
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Step inside Sophie Conran’s swanky home!
Do you remember Linda Barker raving about designer Sophie Conran‘s sexy pink kitchen on our The Room I Envy series? I loved it then and I love it now – especially seeing it surrounded by the other beautiful rooms in her … MANSION! Oh the high life! brightcove.createExperiences();
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Friday’s fetish: Garden hammocks
Summer may be coming to an end (hence yesterday’s rant) but there are still loads of garden ideas to be had on Housetohome.co.uk. Best of all, the weather is (apparently) set to clear up for the bank holiday. So, rather than moan (I hang my head in shame), I thought I’d jump straight back on [...]
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Trend alert: Decorating with wood
Humph. It’s still raining and the forecast doesn’t look good for the bank holiday. So rather than witter on about summer decorating schemes and cute picnic spots, I decided to get real and embrace autumn/winter. Fortunately, it didn’t take long for me to adapt. The new trend for beautiful hardwoods and rich colours is perfect [...]
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Bank holiday lust: Ditsy florals
Thinking about redecorating over the bank holiday? Sweet small-scale flower designs are huge this season, so why not create a country look with pretty chintzy patterns? All you need is a little imagination (courtesy of Country Homes & Interiors), a sprinkling of 1950s florals and a hint of nostalgia… Mini-prints, pink 1950s florals and bright [...]
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