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Shopping: Rich berry shades returns for home decor

CHILL winds and storms may be nature’s signs that winter’s arrived but in our homes the first sign is the return of the rich, berry shades to the decor palette.Read

Home from home

IF YOUR child has managed to pull off a place at university or college – quite a feat with the shortage of vacancies this year – there’s no room for complacency.Read

Timeless luxury

WHILE the rest of us agonise endlessly over redecorating our homes, puzzling over paint charts and getting frazzled about fabrics, designer Kelly Hoppen has no truck with such dithering and delay.Read

A Dash of Colour

AT ONE time we couldn’t wait to get out of the kitchen and escape the slavery of toiling over a hot stove.Read

Neat ideas to sort out small spaces

IF YOU’RE starting to feel that a pet rabbit has more room in a hutch than you do in your ‘des res’, then you’re probably right.Read

Breathe new life into your interiors

IF the thought of using colour or, even worse, turning your hand to DIY makes you turn a whiter shade of pale, then Abigail Ahern’s home might scare you.Read

Go crazy for cool Britannia

IF YOU want to celebrate all things British then it might be an idea to head down to Birmingham’s newest homeware store HomeSense.Read

Cook up a sale winner

IF YOU want to make a home buyer’s eyes light up as they enter your property, you’ll present him with something sleek, glossy, and with curves in all the right places.Read

Memories of those holidays in the sun

EVEN if you’ve chosen a ‘staycation’ this summer, there’s no need to miss out on the faraway feeling.Read

It's all in the detail

WHY DO well-dressed people stand out from the crowd?Read

Shed heaven

MANY of us long for a romantic retreat, a tranquil sanctuary or just somewhere to work uninterrupted. Yet we become resigned to the fact that it’s just a hopeless dream, especially in these cash-strapped times.Read

Feathering your nest

HOME sweet home rules these days, as we’ve all decided to stay put instead of selling.Read

Nautical, but nice!

IF THERE’S one interior style that can help us sail calmly through these stormy times it’s a seafaring one.Read

Summer sanctuary

SUMMER’S almost here and it’s time to make sure you’re ready for the challenge, both indoors and outdoors.Read

We're all better off out than in this year

If ever there was a time to make the most of your outdoor space, it’s this year.Read

Splash it all over!

BLUES rule this summer and with good reason as they are bright, breezy and remind us that clear skies and sunshine are on the way.Read

Design comes to high street

WE ALL love creating our own look for our rooms, relying on our taste and imagination to guide us.Read

Room with a view

IT’S SPRING and we’re all enjoying a new romance – with our homes.Read

My grand desire to banish ‘beige’

KEVIN McCloud is most commonly seen picking his way through building sites in a hard hat, appraising the efforts of people building their dream home.Read

Do it yourself: How to get it just white

While home experts are currently proclaiming the virtues of colour, it’s easy to forget the most versatile shade of them all.Read