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Best Fourth of July sales from Wayfair, Best Buy, Purple Mattress and more
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How to make a stock tank pool for under $500
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5 ways to create a smart playroom at home (one involves a climbing wall)
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Best outdoor projector 2020: 7 top buys for a backyard theater
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Best fan 2020: 6 top picks for keeping cool this summer
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15 black interior design influencers dishing out major inspo on Instagram
Buying Guides
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Best essential oil diffuser: 7 top buys for perfectly scented air
The best essential oil diffuser will scent your home with the natural fragrance of essential oils and humidify and purify the air around you
By Anna Cottrell •
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Best landline phones: 6 top cordless phones for easy use
Discover the best landline phones currently available. These cordless phones are easy to use and make it easy to stay in contact with friends and family
By Annie Collyer •
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Best dumbbells: 6 best free weights for effective home workouts
The best dumbbells will dramatically increase the intensity of your home workouts – stay in shape without leaving the house
By Annie Collyer •
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Best key safe: 8 buys that ensure secure access to your home
Having the best key safe is essential if you host Airbnb guests, have builders working on your home or have a forgetful family
By Annie Collyer •
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Best white paint: 10 best colours and stylish ways to use them
Looking for the best white paint? It can be surprisingly tricky, so we have rounded up a few of our faves...
By Hebe Hatton •
Advice
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DIY bird feeder: a fun weekend project to encourage wildlife
Find out how to make a DIY bird feeder using materials you already have at home and watch the birds feast all summer long
By Anna Cottrell •
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How to build a fire pit
Learn how to build a fire pit: a perfect, easy DIY project for the garden
By Anna Cottrell •
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How to grow peppers
Learn how to grow peppers of all kinds in your garden or in containers indoors
By Anna Cottrell •
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Egg recipes: including our favourite egg breakfasts
These are the simplest egg recipes you'll find: from poached and boiled to scrambled... here's how to cook eggs
By Anna Cottrell •
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Best documentaries on Netflix: 20 eye-openers for July 2020
These are the best documentaries on Netflix for July 2020. From Tiger King to 13th and Planet Earth
By Amelia Smith •
Completed Projects
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Real home: a 17th-century, Grade II-listed manor farmhouse gets an inspiring makeover
Jeannie and Ross Aldridge were determined to find their perfect period house, but never dreamed it would turn out to be the one they’d been living in all along
By Caroline Foster •
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Real home: an old school is given a colourful renovation
Being bold with colour and pattern has given Nicola and Jonathan Ash’s former school house the personality injection it needed
By Karen Wilson •
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Real garden: explore this cottage garden with its colourful planting
With profuse planting offering a richness of colour and texture, Tessa Sale’s cottage garden in Kent is the culmination of nearly three decades of work
By Leigh Clapp •
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Real garden: explore this colourful, peaceful town garden
Creating a calm and lush garden oasis in the centre of a busy town has been a labour of love for Eithne Hudson over the past 30 years
By Leigh Clapp •
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Real home: step inside this ceramicist's restored Regency townhouse
Avril Leigh opens the door to the pretty Grade II* listed villa she shares with her husband Colin, and a host of ceramics and work by local artists, all on show for a local art trail
By Karen Darlow •
Period Living
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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
By Leigh Clapp •
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How to choose the best gravel for your garden
Choosing the right gravel for your garden will make all the difference to a garden path or patio
By Jacob Ingram •
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Mediterranean gardens: design ideas and planting tips
Drought resistant and low maintenance, Mediterranean gardens offer many benefits in the face of climate change. Discover the region's most beautiful plants and design options that will work in your garden
By Leigh Clapp •
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Shade gardens: 10 planting ideas and design tips for success
Discover how to plant a shade garden with lush foliage and beautiful flowers, adding colour and interest year round
By Leigh Clapp •
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Real home: a 17th-century, Grade II-listed manor farmhouse gets an inspiring makeover
Jeannie and Ross Aldridge were determined to find their perfect period house, but never dreamed it would turn out to be the one they’d been living in all along
By Caroline Foster •
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Real garden: explore this cottage garden with its colourful planting
With profuse planting offering a richness of colour and texture, Tessa Sale’s cottage garden in Kent is the culmination of nearly three decades of work
By Leigh Clapp •