The Humble Chopping Board Might Just Be the Most Important Piece of Your Kitchen Decor – These Beautiful Designs Belong on Display
It's a guaranteed way to add character and layers to your kitchen without creating unnecessary clutter. For some, it's a decorative fruit bowl, or perhaps a shelf stacked with patterned ceramics. But one kitchen item…
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5 Vegetables You Can Still Sow in October – for Fresh Harvests When the Garden Is Quiet
However, this need not be the case, as there are vegetables you can still sow in October to give you a quick crop or to overwinter for a harvest in spring. Over my nearly 20-year horticultural career managing kitchen…
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Olivia Newton-John’s Living Room Serves as a Blueprint for Classic Chintz, Sculptural Wicker, and Neo-Traditional Warmth
Photographed at her Malibu home in the 1980s, the room still feels inspiring, with quilted botanical seating, white paneling, and woven accents that give the space a coastal feel (that even carries into fall and winter).…
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Bye Bye Plastic Pumpkins, I’m Choosing These $7 Paper Decorations From Aldi – They Make My Seasonal Displays Look So Much Chicer
While my outside Halloween decor display sees me through from mid-September to Thanksgiving, the pumpkins in the house always start to look a bit sad come October. And I am not about to switch to plastic. Instead, this…
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The Best Antique and Vintage Fairs to Add to Your October Calendar
It's cooler, but not so cold that you need 1,000 layers, it's a fresh season for decorating, so you feel inspired by a new list of what to look for, and it's all made more joyful with a cup of something hot and delicious…
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'Burrowcore' is taking over from 'Cottagecore' as autumn's cosiest decor trend – how to layer your lighting for a fairytale glow
At its very core, Burrowcore is a home decor trend centred on making your home look and feel like a scene from a childhood storybook - think Beatrix Potter. Essentially, you want to create an environment where you can…
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The zero-bills home: how one family is beating the energy price hikes
This year, she won't have to worry as she is guaranteed not to receive a bill. While millions of British households face the highest energy charges in three years from today after a 4% rise in the price cap , and…
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Designers Always Invest in These 3 Things for an Expensive-Looking Living Room – and Save on Almost Everything Else
They spend loudly on the things you notice and save quietly on the things you don’t. Knowing where the money matters, really, is half the art. We understand this instinctively with clothes. A $40 pair of pants might read…
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IKEA’s Clever Houseplant Stand Is Perfect for Small Spaces – And It Doubles as a Potting Bench
A plant stand is one of my favorite solutions, utilizing vertical space and doubling the capacity of my indoor garden. But, I haven't seen an indoor plant stand as clever as the IKEA ALPVIDE plant stand . Its two trays…
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Robert Downey Jr.'s Mushroom Lamps are a Masterclass in 2027's Chicest Lighting Trend – From Forest Floor to Living Room
From a dramatic chandelier, to a brass pendant, to a marble lamp, each style creates a different ambiance in the space. In 2027, our lighting is moving in a biophilic direction. However, this style isn't completely new…
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