Ideal Home

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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 EXPERTS

Ideal Home

now & new • INSPIRE | INFORM | DISCOVER

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 • Everyone loves a bargain – and our editor in chief Heather has hand-picked her fave buys for this month

Winning neutrals

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

“For a cleaner interior aesthetic, start with storage ” • PINTEREST’S HEAD OF HOME MATT SIBERRY EXPLAINS THE TOP TRENDS TO HELP YOU MASTER THE ART OF ORGANISATION

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Beautify your utility room by mixing practical storage and pretty lighting

Linen • THIS MONTH, OUR COLOUR EXPERTS PRESENT THIS OFF-WHITE SHADE AND SHARE HOW TO USE IT SUCCESSFULLY IN YOUR HOME

Room for an office • SIX STYLISH WAYS TO SEAMLESSLY INTEGRATE A WORK FROM HOME AREA INTO YOUR LIVING SPACE

The shortlist DESKS • Cool and colourful styles to blend beautifully into any living space

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

Entrance • CREATE THAT ALL-IMPORTANT FIRST IMPRESSION WITH HELP FROM OUR EXPERTS

The shortlist WALL HOOKS • Even this small detail deserves a little attention

Teenager's room • THESE SIMPLE DESIGN INGREDIENTS WILL HELP YOU CREATE A COOL BEDROOM FOR YOUR TEEN THAT’S PERFECT FOR BOTH CHILLING AND STUDYING

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Furnish your little one’s space with fun, decorative pieces

IDEAL HOME’S ULTIMATE LIVING ROOM EDIT 2023 • FROM SOFAS AND ARMCHAIRS TO SUSTAINABILITY AND STORAGE, THE BEST OF THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO ALL-THINGS LIVING ROOM HAS BEEN CHOSEN BY IDEAL HOME’S EXPERT JUDGES

Cocooning ceiling

LOFTY ambition • A NEW EAVES EXTENSION GAVE GEORGIE AND BEN GREEN THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF FLEXIBLE SPACE THEY NEEDED FOR THEIR GROWING FAMILY

DIFFERENT outlook • GETTING ON THEIR BIKES AND PUTTING NOTES THROUGH DOORS FINALLY BAGGED ALISON AND RUSS GEORGE A BEACHSIDE BUNGALOW THEY COULD TURN INTO THEIR DREAM HOME

SCANDI joy • IN THE ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE, SUE CALDWELL’S DREAM NEW-BUILD HOME IS AN ARCHITECTURAL OASIS WHERE SCANDINAVIAN STYLE TAKES CENTRE STAGE

LESS IS more • PIRKKO AND PASI ALANEN’S CAREFULLY CURATED HOME HAS A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING, PROVING MINIMALISM IS NOT INCOMPATIBLE WITH FAMILY LIFE

Pastel perfection

Bring the light in • WRAPAROUND GLAZING HAS MADE LOUISE AND MARK SMITH’S NORTH-FACING KITCHEN BRIGHT AND INVITING

Nature’s finest • WITH EARTHY TONES, PALE WOOD, BIG WINDOWS AND LOTS OF PLANTS, EMMA BURTON HAS LET THE OUTDOORS IN

Modern boho • ECLECTIC PRINTS AND ON-TREND TEXTURES HAVE ADDED CHARACTER TO ELLIE ROWLEY-CONWY’S BATHROOM

Mezzanines • NEED MORE SPACE? LOOK UPWARDS. A NEW LEVEL CAN ADD LIVING, SLEEPING OR WORKING AREAS TO YOUR HOME…

Sun room • KIERAN GAFFNEY OF KONISHI GAFFNEY ARCHITECTS REWORKED THIS DATED BUNGALOW TO BRING IN LIGHT AND CELEBRATE ITS OUTDOOR SPACE

Built-in solutions • WONDERING WHETHER BESPOKE JOINERY IS WORTH IT? OUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE REVEALS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW…

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