Ideal Home

Published by TI Media Limited Ideal Home is Britain's best-selling interiors magazine and has been empowering home-owners to make the most of their properties for over 80 years. The magazine covers every aspect of contemporary living, from a wide range of transformed houses, kitchens and bathrooms.

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Ideal Home

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High-street heroes THE DESIGN EDIT • Now and then, the high street comes up with something so utterly fabulous, it looks as if it’s come from a designer boutique. Here are some of our latest discoveries that will make your home look more expensive without the big spend…

20 UNDER £20 • You can’t beat a bargain – our deputy editor Ginevra has chosen her top buys for this month that are big on style, but light on price

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GLOBAL traveller • TRENDS COME AND GO, BUT HERE’S HOW TO GIVE THIS LOOK TIMELESS APPEAL

Chic summer buys • CREATE YOUR PERFECT OUTDOOR CHILL ZONE OR SOCIAL SPOT WITH OUR PICK OF STYLISH GARDEN FURNITURE AND ACCESSORIES

Weekend decorator • CLEVER TRICKS TO MINI DECOR PROJECTS… WE ROUND UP THE SIMPLEST, QUICKEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW

Linen • GO ‘AU NATUREL’ WITH YOUR SCHEME USING THIS BEAUTIFUL, ELEGANT OFF-WHITE

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Add colour to your bedroom with pretty prints and warming tones

Wow with wallpaper • MAKE AN IMPACT WITH A STANDOUT PATTERN YOU LOVE WITHOUT PAPERING ALL FOUR WALLS

Space-savvy home • MAKING THE MOST OF A SMALL LAYOUT CAN BE A CHALLENGE – OUR THREE EXPERTS SHARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO MAXIMISE ITS POTENTIAL

Pocket-sized patio • MAKE ANY SMALL OUTDOOR SPACE FEEL COSY AND INVITING… THESE ARE THE KEY INGREDIENTS YOU’LL NEED

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Get set for summer entertaining outdoors

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Country CASUAL • AMY AND CHRIS HAVE BROUGHT A HOMELY, RUSTIC FEEL TO THEIR NEWLY CONVERTED BARN NEAR YORK BY USING A WARM AND EARTHY PALETTE THROUGHOUT

Sea CHANGE • GEMMA AND DAN FOUND A PERIOD HOUSE ON THE SUSSEX COAST WHICH THEY REIMAGINED INTO A LIGHT AND BRIGHT FAMILY HOME

“MY STYLE IS rustic glam” • NIGEL TRANSFORMED A HUMBLE COTTAGE WITH A CLEVER NEW LAYOUT AND ELEGANT DETAILS – HE SHARES HIS STYLE SECRETS

A SENSE OF calm • FLORAL STYLIST KAREN FEELS NURTURED BY A CALM ENVIRONMENT SO HAS DECORATED WITH A PALETTE OF NATURAL SHADES AND AN ABUNDANCE OF FRESHLY CUT FLOWERS

Pretty as a picture • STRONG PASTELS, FLORAL WALLPAPER AND PLENTY OF WOOD HAVE GIVEN AMANDA THE WARM AND WELCOMING KITCHEN SHE HOPED FOR

Green and gold • MOVING THE BATHROOM INTO A FORMER BEDROOM MEANS HELEN AND CHRIS HAD PLENTY OF SPACE FOR THEIR LUXURIOUS NEW RETREAT

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Extending a bungalow • THINKING OF EXTENDING YOUR SINGLE-STOREY HOME? READ THIS GUIDE FIRST TO MAKE SURE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING COVERED

How to max a small kitchen extension • USE THESE CLEVER TACTICS TO GAIN MORE SPACE, OR MAKE WHAT YOU DO HAVE FEEL MUCH LARGER

BANQUETTES • THINKING OF INSTALLING ONE IN YOUR KITCHEN? WE’RE ALL FOR IT – WE (AND SEVERAL KITCHEN EXPERTS) EXPLAIN WHY…

FLOORING ESSENTIALS • UNLOCK THE SECRETS TO FLAWLESS BATHROOM FLOORING WITH THESE KEY RULES FROM DESIGNER PROS IN THE KNOW

WHAT TO DO THIS MONTH

HOW TO... • NO-NONSENSE SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY HASSLES

Save on your energy bills • IDEAL HOME’S COLUMNIST AND EDITOR OF MONEYWEEK.COM KALPANA FITZPATRICK SHARES HER FINANCIAL WISDOM

Twilight tech • DISCOVER HOW TO HELP YOUR AGEING FRIENDS AND FAMILY USE PHONES, COMPUTERS AND SMART DEVICES WITHOUT STRESS

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