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How to choose the best reclaimed wood flooring
Want to lay salvaged wood flooring in your home? Use our expert guide to choose the very best reclaimed wood floor for your home
By Jo Atkinson •
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How to choose the best wood flooring
Wood flooring provides a hardwearing, practical surface that will age gracefully – choose solid, engineered, or laminate boards to add characterful appeal to your home
By Paula Woods •
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Romantic cottage garden planting is the real star of this year's Chelsea Flower Show
Forget the celebs and the cutting-edge design trends, it's the wild and wonderful cottage garden planting that is turning heads at Chelsea Flower Show 2018
By Melanie Griffiths •
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Houseplants in your home office make you more creative and productive
Extend the interiors trend for bringing the outdoors in to your home office environment and reap the health and work benefits
By Rachel Crow •
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Hand-crafted British design at its best: deVOL's latest kitchen is unveiled
Love Mid-century style? Then the Haberdasher's kitchen is for you (so start saving up)
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Why contemporary art isn't beyond your budget
Striking limited edition prints by top illustrators and designers are coming to a wall near you – at a price EVERYONE can afford
By Karen Darlow •
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18 ways to make a period home energy efficient
Make your period property warmer and cut down on the cost of energy bills with these effective solutions, from quick and easy ideas to long-term investments
By Melanie Griffiths •
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Georgian and Victorian style kitchens
Whether humble and informal or elaborate with an air of grandeur, the best kitchens in Georgian and Victorian homes share key design elements that simply exude period charm
By Linda Clayton •
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A lovingly restored Yorkshire cottage with classic country interiors
Once damp and dated, this Grade II-listed cottage on the North Yorkshire Moors is now brimming with quintessential English charm
By Heather Dixon •
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6 gorgeous garden gates
Your garden gate isn't just the first point of entry into your property, it frames the view and sets the scene for the garden beyond, too. Here's how to choose the best garden gate for your home
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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15 beautiful garden rooms
From a lakeside summerhouse to a botanical-themed potting shed, these stunning outdoor garden rooms make perfect spaces for work or play
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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How to extend a Victorian house
Do you live in a terraced or semi-detached Victorian house? Want to create more living space? Find out how with this essential guide to extending your home
By Ian Rock •
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Liberty launched a nationwide search for design talent… and here are the winners
Its Open Call event invited artisans to enter via Instagram for the chance to be sold in the iconic London department store
By Melanie Griffiths •
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How to renovate a house: an expert guide
Planning a home renovation project for the first time – or after a long gap? Follow these practical steps before starting your renovation project to ensure it runs safely, smoothly and to budget
By Lindsey Davis •
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14 charming cottages
Explore Britain's hidden cottage gems from humble worker's homes to romantic country thatches
By Karen Darlow •
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How to paint kitchen cabinets
Painted kitchens cabinets remain to be a popular choice in our homes and painting the cupboards yourself is an affordable way to update old units. We show you how with this step-by-step guide
By Melanie Griffiths •
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Channel your inner Notting Hill with Graham & Green's summer collection
Renowned for its quirky style, the lifestyle brand has unveiled its latest range, which is packed with must-have pieces
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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The cost of renovating: how to work out how much your renovation will cost
Want to plan your home renovation budget and trim costs at the same time? Here’s how to tackle ten key projects, and stick what you can afford
By Liz Walker •
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You may have a kitchen garden - but what about a garden kitchen?
With a new splashback collection, you could give your kitchen the feel of a greenhouse
By Rachel Crow •
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Essential guide to listed buildings
Treasures of Britain's architectural landscape, listed properties are both a joy and responsibility to own. Discover what's really involved in caring for and improving a home with special status
By Roger Hunt •
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Why growing your own is good for your health… and your bank balance
The cost of fresh fruit and vegetables looks likely to rise after Brexit, and the solution is in your backyard
By Karen Darlow •
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12 garden fencing ideas
From sturdy panels to traditional trellising, there’s a range of garden fencing and screening designs to suit any home. Period Living magazine's team pick a few of their favourites
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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Expert guide to traditional plaster mouldings
If you want to restore the period charm, understanding which mouldings and plasterwork to choose to suit your home’s era of origin is essential. Clive Fewins explains the details and materials to look out for
By Claire Lloyd •
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How to repair plaster: fix cracks, bulges, loose plaster and damp
Old plastered walls bring so much character to a period home, but to keep them in good condition it’s essential to be on the look out for early signs of damage
By Roger Hunt •
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How to patch and repair plaster in an old home
Making alterations to an old house always requires some patching up afterwards. Helaine Clare shows how to remedy a niggling area of damaged plasterwork in eight simple steps. Plus a full list of the tools and equipment you will need for the job
By Helaine Clare •
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Expert guide to plaster in old homes
Understanding and maintaining old plasterwork is an important aspect of caring for a period home. Discover how to identify which type you have, how to go about repairing, and what it costs
By Roger Hunt •
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How to plan a kitchen garden
Join the ‘grow your own’ revolution with our guide to creating a kitchen garden brimming with wholesome vegetables, herbs, salad and fruit that you can pick fresh for the table
By Leigh Clapp •
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16 beautiful outdoor dining spaces
Find inspiration for creating the perfect outdoor dining area, from lunch in a pretty cottage courtyard, to stylish alfresco suppers on the veranda
By Pippa Blenkinsop •
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How to create a cottage garden
You can achieve a romantic English cottage garden style wherever you live. Find out how with this advice on planning your plot, to old fashioned favourites to include in the planting scheme
By Leigh Clapp •
