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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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Real home: an idyllic – and unusual – writing retreat in the garden
Helen Moore’s favourite room is not actually part of her home, it’s a shepherd’s hut, where whitewashed interiors and pretty vignettes create the perfect writing retreat with views of fields and woodland
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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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Garden maintenance checklist
Use our garden maintenance checklist to keep the outdoor areas and features of your garden in good repair
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10 new country decorating ideas
These new country decorating ideas will bring timeless charm to a period home by mirroring the natural materials, rustic patinas and mellow hues of rural Britain
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Inside Downton Abbey: the movie's director tells all in our exclusive interview
As the Downton Abbey movie opens, director Michael Engler explains why its characters and stories still appeal… and what it's like working with the inimitable Maggie Smith
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Homemade candles: how to turn your tins into gorgeous decorations
Create your own homemade candles with these easy to follow steps...
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How to lay a gravel path
Laying a gravel path is easy and inexpensive. DIY expert Helaine Clare shows how to lay out and edge a new gravel path with professional looking results
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How to clean terracotta floor tiles
Find out how to clean terracotta floor tiles and restore them to their former glory. Follow DIY expert Helaine Clare’s step-by-step guide
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Real homes: a restored Victorian villa filled with floral textiles and upcycled vintage furniture
Neutral paints, floral textiles and upcycled vintage furniture have turned this restored Victorian villa into a light and welcoming family home
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Real home: an elegant Georgian townhouse decorated in bold shades
Melanie and Russell Lissack have updated an elegant Georgian townhouse with clever design ideas, simple DIY projects and heritage colours, to create a stylish family home
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How to restore and clean encaustic floor tiles
Discover how to restore and clean encaustic floor tiles in Victorian and Edwardian hallways with this step-by-step guide
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Real home: a pretty thatched house in Devon gets an update
This charming home on the edge of an unspoilt village won over Alison and Steve Chipperfield, even though they had vowed never to buy another thatched property
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Real Home: Bake Off's Helena shows us round her Victorian villa
Bake Off star Helena Garcia's pretty Victorian home started life as a convent building, but there’s little trace of that to be found in its sumptuous French boudoir-style décor
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Painting metal garden furniture
DIY expert Helaine Clare shows how painting metal garden furniture can transform its look
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Garden centre preferred to shopping online – discover the best garden centres in the UK
Visit your nearest garden centre or nursery this weekend to discover a wealth of plant inspiration, homeware, good food and more. We've rounded up the very best
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Real Homes: artist's Swedish home is a living work of art
Ceramicist and textile designer Charlotta Unger has transformed her home into the perfect canvas to showcase her work
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Afternoon tea: 11 of the best places to take tea
Fancy afternoon tea? We've scoured the country to find the very best tea, scones and finger sandwiches and rounded up the best
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Subsidence: how to deal with structural movement
Subsidence is one of the scariest words that can appear on a survey. Discover the signs and solutions
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How to open up a fireplace
Want to know how to open up a fireplace? If, like many renovators, you've been lucky enough to uncover an original fireplace in the process of working on your home, you'll need our tops tips to reopen it successfully
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How old is my house?: working out the age of your home
If you are wondering 'how old is my house?' we are here to help you discover its hidden history. Emma Lawrence, head of casework at the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (SPAB), explains how to work out which era a property belongs to
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13 Arts & Crafts ideas
Use these Arts & Crafts ideas to create a beautiful interior that celebrates nature and nostalgia with archive prints
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Real garden: a cottage summer garden
In this beautiful summer garden both flowers and edibles grow in an effervescent abundance of colour and form
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Real home: a former mill keeper’s house is given an elegant update
Belinda and Hamish Alexander’s unusual approach to househunting has served them well. They found a former mill keeper’s home and set about transforming it and filling it with family treasures
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Save the bees: how to help grow their numbers
Find out how you can do your bit to help bees with Period Living’s Save the Bees campaign – and get busy planting and bee-spotting
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Real home: a tiny thatched cottage full of light and space
Fringed with a heavy thatch and with a walled garden full of country flowers, this peaceful cottage is the perfect place for Sam Pullen-Campbell and her family to spend their free time
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Tudor home guide: how to maintain a medieval or Tudor house
Medieval and Tudor homes are some of our oldest surviving houses, filled with fascinating details and exuding character. Conservation and heritage expert Lee Bilson explains what features to look for when renovating or maintaining
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How to paint metal railings: cleaning and repairing railings and gates
Old metal railings and other exterior metalwork needs regular care and attention to prevent decay, so spot the signs of wear and tear and know what action to take with this practical, step-by-step guide
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Real home: a 17th-century flint-and-brick granary barn is given a new lease of life
Battling storms and high water, Caroline Comber gave her draughty old granary barn by the sea a cosy update that enhances its original features and natural textures
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Real garden: a small, hilltop garden is brought to life
Having initially been attracted to this small garden because it was low maintenance, the owners soon found themselves planting in earnest and it is now overflowing with blooms
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