I thought I’d share what my daughter and granddaughter achieved during lockdown. Olivia, who’s nine, chose this vibrant tropical wallpaper and helped her mum to paper her bedroom wall. She decorated the lampshade with cut-out birds and painted the le

For £60, you can attend one of Shilpa Reddy Flower Design’s wonderful virtual workshops. The classes have been made super easy to take part in, as everything you need will be posted to your home then you can log on to Zoom on the day of your workshop

My partner and I recently purchased our first home and we’re in the process of decorating the house to our taste. I’ve adopted one of the spare bedrooms and turned it into a dressing room for myself. We painted the walls white and replaced the old br

Give your home a spruce-up without lifting a finger! Refresh your existing décor the purse-friendly way with a few on-trend key pieces – we’ve tracked down the most stylish must-haves for every room, and all for £30 and under.

Have you just finished decorating your home? If so, we’d love to see your photos – and, who knows, it may even be featured in a future issue. You can share them on instagram using #YHlovemyhome and #YourHomemagazine, or email yourhome@immediate.co.uk

Circulaire fan This type of fan can reduce cooking time by up to 20 per cent. The consistent circulation means you can cook different things at the same time without a crossover of flavours. Conventional heating This kind of oven has two heating elem

When Emily and Sam Waddington started to decorate and furnish their new home near Harrogate, it was Sam who spent hours browsing interiors shops and studying paint colours to find shades that would work in their new home. ‘I took a graphic design cou

A cooker should last for years to come, so it needs to be durable, high-quality and suited to you to ensure it’s a worthy investment. But before you go ahead and splash the cash, check out our must-read advice on what to consider before you buy. Firs

WE ARE Emily Waddington, who works for a kitchen company, husband, Sam, a manager with British Gas, and children Isabella, five, and Frankie, two. OUR HOME IS A four-bedroom Victorian terraced house in Harrogate. I LEARNT THAT You have to be organi

We’re all used to watching the pennies, but never more so than at the start of a new year. As well as budgeting, cutting back on nonessentials and reducing food waste, there are other ways to plough the pounds back into your pocket. We take a look at

Create a spacious, minimalist bathroom with Matki’s range of contemporary bath screens. Forget old-fashioned, soggy shower curtains, bath screens are a practical and aesthetically pleasing way of keeping shower spray to a minimum. Matki’s bath screen

Try adding a kitchen island unit in a bold colour that’s different to the units to create a statement feature in the centre of the room. Emily and Sam turned the old fireplace into a focal point by stacking it with clean-cut logs. Half shutters in

‘For those looking to do up a property and then sell it on within the next few years, setting a realistic budget is incredibly important. Owners must consider the ceiling value, particularly if it is a smaller home or a new build. Often these works c

After a turbulent 2020, people are becoming more and more drawn towards textures and materials that provide cosiness and comfort – and there couldn’t be a better fit than bouclé. This looped textile was at its height of popularity in 1948, when Ameri

For bedroom storage with a sleek finish, go for a modern bedside table in fresh white Create a chic shelving display with monochrome accessories Complete an industrial-look dining area with retro metal dining chairs One of Emily and Sam’s favou

• Source an approved builder to do the work at fmb.org.uk • Check out hoa.org.uk for useful advice on value-adding improvements and selling your home • Visit lease-advice.org for detailed information on extending a lease • Search NAEA Propertymark’s

WHO LIVES HERE? Lisa Barton, a Consultant Headteacher, lives here with her husband Gerry, Director of timber company chilterntimber.co.uk. The house is a five-bed built in the nineties in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT

Hildah Jiah’s passion for all things vintage began with childhood keepsakes from her native Zimbabwe. A frequent shopper at local vintage fairs, car boots, antique emporiums and charity shops, she has created a colourful, quirky interior at her Hertf

Hannah Adams and her husband, Tom, bought their three-bed semi-detached house in Hove in 2017 with the intention of improving it to make a profit. Although it was in reasonable condition and close to the station and seafront, it didn’t spark joy. ‘It