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Gin cocktails recipes: 6 easy gin-based ideas ideal for Christmas Eve
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How to make a Christmas wreath: 5 easy ways using natural greenery and foliage
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DIY Christmas decorations: 10 quick ideas for a homemade Christmas
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FREE Sophie Allport apron, teatowel and recipe book when you subscribe to PL
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30 Christmas dinner ideas for a festive feast like no other
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Enjoy traditional Family Christmas past-times with these Victorian parlour games
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10 beautiful period homes at Christmas
Be inspired by our selection of the very best Christmas homes, chosen by the team at Period Living magazine
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Have you got the new issue of Period Living?
Packed with beautiful homes, decorating inspiration, expert advice and more, the January issue is now on sale. Here's a sneak peek...
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Real Home: a rare Grade I listed Tudor home gets a beautiful farmhouse kitchen
Alice Acton has refurbished her farmhouse kitchen to make it as classically English as her beautiful Grade I listed home
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Tile patterns: 15 smart designs to add style to every room
The right tile patterns can add colour and pattern to any space, so we have rounded up of fave looks to get you inspired...
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Herb garden: planting ideas and advice on how to grow herbs
From how to grow herbs to companion planting and even indoor herb garden ideas, this is how to make the most of these aromatic plants
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Flower bulbs: how and when to start planting bulbs
Planting bulbs in pots or borders is a great way to add colour and interest to your garden or courtyard year round. Follow our expert advice on how and when to plant bulbs
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Real home transformation: a 1920s semi becomes a unique and colourful family home
The Shaw family stamped their modern vintage style on a Surrey home, taking care to preserve its period features
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Real garden: a colourful autumn garden
This autumn garden is glorious with its sweeps of prairie-style planting and vibrant colour combinations
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14 winter plants to add interest to your garden
Choose winter plants to bring life to your garden through the colder months. From structural plants with colourful stems to winter flowers and berries
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Victorian homes: 16 of our favourites
Take a look at our selection of the most iconic Victorian homes that we've featured over the years, there's everything from elegant Victorian villas to spacious townhouses
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How to plan a winter garden – from planting to maintenance and wildlife
Our winter garden advice will help bring life to your outside space in the dormant season. This is how to plan and create a beautiful display in winter
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When to prune hydrangeas – and how to do it right
Find out when to prune hydrangeas and how to do it to get them looking their best with this expert pruning advice
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Autumn plants: 18 best plants to add colour to your autumn garden
Choose the right autumn plants that really pack a colourful autumnal punch - with fiery foliage of deep reds to yellows, a jewel box of berries, plus vibrant flowers
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11 storage ideas for a period home
Period homes can be a challenge to furnish, so we've looked back at our readers' homes and rounded up creative storage to make the most of your space
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Real home: explore this William Morris-inspired canalside home
When narrowboat owners Jane and Julian Souter had the chance to own a house right on the canal they didn’t take much convincing to make it their new home, even though there was a lot of work to be done first
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Garden gates: 11 garden gate ideas and tips for a stylish exterior
A great garden starts with great garden gate ideas. Take a look at these beautiful entrances – including Monty Don's gorgeous garden gate
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Bake Off is back! And here's what Bake Off finalists want in their dream kitchen
As Bake Off returns to our screens, we reveal the key ingredients to turn your kitchen into a showstopper, with tips from the series’ stars
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15 traditional fireplaces – design ideas to inspire your renovation
These are our favourite traditional fireplace ideas – from cast iron fireplaces to Victorian fireplace ideas – for adding character to your home
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Real home: a Grade II listed cottage renovation
Taking a bit of a risk, Judy and Stuart Meeke bought a listed cottage without knowing if they would be able to alter it to make it lighter and brighter. The results speak for themselves
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Real homes: take a tour around this characterful Cotswold home
Revisiting design ideas first imagined more than two decades ago, Joolz and Jonathan Abbs-Woodd have transformed their Oxfordshire family home
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How to choose a greenhouse
Want to grow your own vegetables and plants from seed? Learn how to create a protected growing environment with our essential guide to buying a greenhouse
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Real home: a quirky and colourful Cotswold rectory
Passed down through the generations, this picturesque corner of the Cotswolds is the perfect place for Lucy and David Abel Smith to indulge and share their love of collecting
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Instagram insiders: Lisa Loves Vintage's 7 favourite home buys
Shop – and furnish your home – like an interiors Instagrammer with these top buys from Lisa Loves Vintage
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Real garden: be inspired by this cottage garden in the Cotswolds
Combining her skills of stone carving with a naturally artistic planting style, Bee Eastman has created colourful, fragrance-filled rooms within the garden of her pretty Cotswold home
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Real home: be inspired by this beautiful Grade II-listed Welsh longhouse
Christine and Neville Brown’s cottage in Wales has a long and fascinating history that has shaped the character of their unusual period home
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Obsessed with cottagecore? Check out these adorable UK holiday properties
Get your cottagecore hit with these gorgeous Sykes stays...
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9 wonderful English country gardens
Explore these 9 stunning English country gardens, from the colourful bulb displays around a 16th-century mill house to the natural beauty of a woodland bluebell garden
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Inspired by Downton Abbey, Silentnight launches the Highclere mattress
Sleep like the lord and/or lady of the manor on one of these new Silentnight mattresses
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20 eco-friendly ways to makeover your period home
Looking for eco-friendly solutions for your home? We've rounded up the best ways to make sure your home is kind to the planet
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