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.

Finding ways to be greener at home...

IDEAL HOME EXPERTS

Ideal Home

new & now • STYLE FOR A SUSTAINABLE HOME

20 UNDER £20 • Everyone loves a bargain – and our editor Heather has hand-picked her fave savvy buys for this month

High street heroes THE DESIGN EDIT

Art as colour inspiration

INTO THE woods • THE PLOT HAD BEEN PURCHASED, BUT IT TOOK FIVE MORE YEARS BEFORE RUTGER THEUNEN AND NICO MOLLEMAN STARTED BUILDING THEIR FABULOUS FOREST HOME

" I DIDN’T RUSH to buy new " • BESPOKE FURNITURE COMBINES WITH WARM NEUTRALS TO CREATE A MODERN SEASIDE ABODE FOR LYNNE HUITSON IN THE DREAM HOME SHE BUILT ON THE KENTISH COAST

HEAD & heart • ARCHITECT KATIE ROBINSON TOOK A MINDFUL APPROACH WHEN IT CAME TO CREATING A FAMILY HOME WITH A PASSIVE CARBON FOOTPRINT

ON THE beach • BUILDING A NEW HOME ON THE COAST GAVE DEBRA AND JOHN EGAN BOTH AMAZING VIEWS AND THE CHANCE TO CREATE THEIR DREAM SUSTAINABLE HOME

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Mixing patterns

MID-CENTURY modern • TRENDS COME AND GO, BUT HERE’S HOW TO GIVE THIS LOOK TIMELESS APPEAL

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Update your living room with a contemporary global feel

“Eco innovation means it’s easy to be green ” • PINTEREST’S HEAD OF HOME MATT SIBERRY SHARES THE PLANET-SAVING IDEAS THAT PEOPLE ARE ‘PINNING’ THE MOST THIS SEASON

Yellow • THIS MONTH, OUR COLOUR EXPERTS PRESENT A MODERN TAKE ON THIS HAPPY SHADE AND SHARE HOW TO USE IT IN YOUR HOME

Take a spice rack... • SIX CLEVER HACKS TO TRANSFORM A BUDGET SPICE RACK INTO A STYLISH STORAGE SOLUTION

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Create a playful feel with colour in your little one’s bedroom

Feelgood home • CREATE YOUR OWN SANCTUARY WITH HELP FROM OUR EXPERTS

COFFEE TABLES • Refresh your space with a new spot for your cuppa

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

The shortlist LAUNDRY BASKETS • Hide away your washing in style with one of these snazzy designs

Pivot doors

Room to grow • A DATED, CRAMPED KITCHEN HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED TO BECOME THE SUNNY SOCIAL HEART OF THIS BUSY FAMILY HOME

IDEAL HOME’S ULTIMATE KITCHEN EDIT 2023 • FROM SURFACES TO SMALL APPLIANCES, STORAGE TO TAPS, IDEAL HOME’S PANEL OF EXPERT JUDGES HAS PICKED THE BEST OF THE BEST WHEN IT COMES TO ALL THINGS KITCHEN

Wow factor • WITH A CLEVER REJIG OF THE LAYOUT AND EYE-CATCHING KEY PIECES, KIRTI AND VIRAL MEHTA HAVE CREATED A STUNNING YET PRACTICAL FAMILY SPACE

Green house • MATTHEW WITHERS, DIRECTOR OF STYLUS ARCHITECTS, EXPLAINS HOW REMODELLING HAS CREATED A SUSTAINABLE FAMILY HOME

How to create a sustainable garden • WHETHER YOU HAVE A BALCONY OR A SPRAWLING GARDEN, THESE ECO-FRIENDLY CHANGES WILL MAKE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE (AND THE PLANET) A HAPPIER PLACE

“What is the benefit of a multi-generation home? ” • IDEAL HOME’S RESIDENT ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNER CHARLIE LUXTON SHARES HIS DESIGN KNOW-HOW

Outdoor furniture • GET YOUR GARDEN PREPPED FOR WARMER DAYS WITH THIS ESSENTIAL GUIDE FROM THE EXPERTS

Pizza ovens • DISCOVER THE JOY OF CREATING YOUR OWN SLICE OF HEAVEN AT HOME THIS SEASON. WE EXPLAIN WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING THE IDEAL OVEN

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