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

new & now • INSPIRE | INFORM | DISCOVER

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 • Need a quick (and affordable) gift? Our editor-in-chief Heather picks her fave festive buys

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

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Enhance your party tablescape with stripes, gold and garlands

“Rekindle the joy of hosting at home ” • PINTEREST’S HEAD OF HOME MATT SIBERRY SHARES THE TOP TRENDS FOR ENTERTAINING THAT PEOPLE ARE ‘PINNING’ THE MOST THIS SEASON

MIDI CABINETS • No space for a sideboard? Check out these flexible pieces

Violet blue • THIS MONTH, OUR COLOUR EXPERTS SHARE HOW TO USE THIS DREAMY YET DRAMATIC SHADE IN YOUR HOME

Wreaths • SIX SIMPLE IDEAS THAT WILL PUT A NEW TWIST ON YOUR CHRISTMAS DECOR

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Add a dash of colour to give your little one’s room a festive vibe

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

STATEMENT STEMWARE • Serve your favourite tipple in stylish new glasses

Christmas hallway • THESE SIMPLE DESIGN INGREDIENTS WILL GIVE YOU A HALLWAY THAT’S PRACTICAL, STYLISH AND GUARANTEED TO MAKE A GREAT FIRST IMPRESSION

A headboard that ‘hugs’

LINE OF beauty • INTERIOR DESIGNER JUSTIN COAKLEY TRANSFORMED A CHARACTERLESS 1930S HOUSE, CREATING A MORE SPACIOUS, WELCOMING HOME WITH A PARED-BACK AESTHETIC

TIME TO shine • LAURA BUTLER-MADDEN RESTORED HER PERIOD HOME TO ITS FORMER GLORY IN TIME FOR A COSY FAMILY CHRISTMAS WITH A TOUCH OF SPARKLE

" I LOVE RUSTIC scandi style" • AT CHRISTMAS, THE NEUTRAL MONOCHROMES OF TRACY HEAD’S MODERN HOME ARE SPRINKLED WITH TEXTURAL SEASONAL DETAILS FOR A LUXE FESTIVE LOOK

CENTURIES collide • BY SKILFULLY MODERNISING A 17TH-CENTURY MILL HOUSE AND BARN, LAURA AND MARK STUBBS HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR DREAM HOME

Bathroom basin lighting

Bigger, better, beautiful • NATALIE MANN HAS CREATED AN ELEGANT, FUNCTIONAL SPACE WHERE HER FAMILY CAN ALL COME TOGETHER

Warm welcome • NATURAL TONES AND TEXTURES AND LUXE TOUCHES MAKE THIS PREVIOUSLY DAMP BATHROOM COSY AND INVITING

Granny flats • THE ULTIMATE IN MULTI-GENERATIONAL LIVING, AN ANNEXE ENSURES THAT EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN SPACE

Electric vs gas boilers • THERE ARE SOME SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO, BUT WHICH ONE IS BEST FOR YOUR HOME? WE EXPLAIN ALL…

Slow cookers • COOK UP CURRIES, STEWS, SOUPS AND ALL THE COMFORT FOODS YOU CAN THINK OF WITH ONE OF THESE COUNTERTOP HEROES

Heated clothes airers • SPEED UP INDOOR DRYING TIMES DURING COLD OR WET WEATHER WITH ONE OF THESE INGENIOUS LAUNDRY-DAY MUST-HAVES

LIFE ADMIN • NO-NONSENSE SOLUTIONS TO EVERYDAY HASSLES

Make cleaning a breeze • VOWED TO MAKE THIS YOUR TIDIEST YEAR YET? OUR CALENDAR WILL HELP YOU TICK OFF ONE BIG CLEANING JOB A MONTH

TECH SOLUTIONS VIDEO CALLING • Tis the season… for catching up with friends and family. We explain the best ways to do it when you can’t meet up in person

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