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We believe in making a home — and a life — that embraces great design and personal style. We're here to unlock the world of interiors and make it accessible to all. Our insider interviews, color guides, trend reports, curated shopping, and lifestyle stories let you in on the best in modern homes. Design should be fun — playful self expression starts here.
On Interiors
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5 'Anti-Trend' Color Combos That I Think Will Always Feel Timeless — And How to Make Them Contemporary as Well as Future-Proof
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Two Former Bandmates Reunited to Transform a New-Build Italian Apartment Into a Personality-Filled Home That Feels Like It's 'Underwater'
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Sheer Roman Blinds Might Be the Simplest, Most Elegant, and Cost-Effective Way to Make Rooms More Private Without Blocking Out Spring Sunshine
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"I Like an Element of Surprise" — How Sophie Ashby Uses Color, Texture, and Antiques for Her Instantly Recognizable Schemes
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I'll Say It, Knocking Down Walls Is Sometimes a Lazy Renovation — Here's How to Embrace Your Home's Existing Layout
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These Are the Best Rooms Decorated in Farrow & Ball This Year — According to the Paint and Wallpaper Brand's New Design Competition
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The How
CLEANING
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Your go-to guide to making cleaning (and laundry) feel effortless
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5 Spring Cleaning Mistakes Experts Say You Need to Avoid — These Pitfalls Will Cost You Precious Time and Reverse Your Efforts
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I Used the Japanese Art of Oosouji to Deep Clean My Apartment — This Is How to Do It, and How It Worked Brilliantly for Me
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This Scandi Trick for Beating Your Rugs, Duvets, or Pillows Outside in Winter Is Wildly Underrated — Everyone Should Add It Into Their Deep Clean Routine
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4 Types of Handmade Cleaning Tools That Are Still Surprisingly Effective and Look Way More Aesthetic Than Cheap, Unsustainable Plastic
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Decluttering
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Because style starts with streamlined spaces
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5 Spring Cleaning Mistakes Experts Say You Need to Avoid — These Pitfalls Will Cost You Precious Time and Reverse Your Efforts
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I Believe in the 'Anti-Minimalist' Approach to Spring Cleaning Your House — Because You Really Don't Need to Purge Everything
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5 Closet Decluttering Tricks That Professional Organizers Actually Say Aren't All That Useful
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This 'Color Spring Clean' Is the Genius Idea for Making Your Home Feel Way Less Chaotic, While Editing Down Your Belongings
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DIY
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Hacks worth bragging about
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This Seriously Low-Cost, Seriously Low-Effort Hack Using an IKEA Tabletop Ends Up as the Most Stunning Magazine Display — I Will Be Trying This
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Don't Throw Out Your Leftover Wallpaper Scraps — Here's How to Use It to Set Your Next Dinner Party Table, Instead
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I've Been Inspired by This IKEA Hack to Put a Medicine Cabinet in My Living Room — It Makes So Much for Hosting Once You've Seen It
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This Simple Trick Is the Easiest Way to Elevate the Humble Paper Chain Into Something Seriously High-End This Christmas
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Outdoor Living
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Bringing big design energy to every outdoor inch
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Habitat's Good Garden Furniture Always Sells Out, so This London-Cool Green Dining Table Will Be Gone, Fast — And It's Got £100 Off Right Now
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I Always Pick These 3 Easy-to-Care-for Plants for My Mediterranean Garden to Make Pots and Raised Planters Feel More Natural and Less 'Upright'
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Tiny Outdoor Area? No Problem — IKEA's Folding Table Is the Ultimate Small Garden Flex That Saves Space, Neatly Stores Chairs, and Has a Display Shelf for Your Plants
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I've Just Found a Three-Piece Freestanding Outdoor Kitchen You Can Build Yourself — It's Stylish, Made of Hardy Spruce, and Currently on Sale
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Design Trails
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Why Are All the Coolest Bars Painted Red Right Now? Design Notes From These "Intimate and Transportive" Spaces You'll Want to Bring Home
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Red, Green, and Pink Never Looked Cooler Together Than in This New Boutique Hotel in Berlin — It's the Unexpected Palette You'll Want to Steal
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Do Your Kitchen Knives Pass the Chef Check? 2210 by NattyCanCook's Nathaniel Mortley on the 7 'Essential' Blades That'll Bring Your Food to the Next Level
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London's Hottest Reservation, Martino's, Is a Masterclass in Old-School Glamour — These 3 Style Tricks From the Hit Eatery Make for Dining Rooms Beaming With Drama
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All the Comforts of Staying Home with the Design Drama of a Hotel? Edinburgh's House at The Hoxton Feels Like the Next Big Thing in City Breaks
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There's Life Beyond Soho House — How London's New Private Members' Clubs Are Re-Imagining What Luxury Looks Like, By Risking It All for Out-of-the-Box Design
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KITCHENS
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Serving inspiration hotter than your morning coffee
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I Just Realized I Bought the Wrong Kitchen Organizer — IKEA’s New NÅLBLECKA Storage Is Far More Practical, and It’s Way Cheaper Than What I Paid
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5 Kitchen Cabinet Colors That Will Actually Make Your Room Feel Bigger — And How to Use Them in Your Layout
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5 Design Tricks That'll Make Your Kitchen Feel Calmer, Less Hectic, and More Like a Retreat at Home
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5 Kitchen Colors That Are Criminally Overlooked — I'd Love to See Way More People Embrace Them, and Designers Agree
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Bathrooms
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From sleek sinks to luxe tiles – your bathroom style manual
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Features10 Bathroom Trends for 2026 That Take the Design of This Space Everywhere but to a Boring White Box
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Yes, They're Better Looking, But These 3 Problems With Wall-Hung Toilets Need to Be Talked About More
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This Bathroom Renovation Turned 'Dated' Into Modern Luxury in This Mid-Century Family Home in LA — It's a "Natural Extension of Both the Home and the Outdoors"
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5 Expensive-Looking Dark Bathrooms That Feel Like Spas and Will Make You Never Consider Boring White Spaces Again
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Living Rooms
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From lighting to layouts – your ultimate lounging playbook
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4 Styling Tricks That Instantly Elevate Any Living Room — The Difference Between Flat and Thoughtfully Designed Spaces
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A Client Just Asked Me for an Industrial Style Living Room — Here's Some of the Decor I Recommended for This Underrated Style Choice
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How to Style the 'Traditional' Trend for Your Living Room — 24 Pieces That Feel Classy and Classic
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3 Outdated Living Room Colors That Feel a Bit 'Meh' in 2026 — And What Designers Say You Should Use Instead
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Latest
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Some other new stuff you might have missed
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Behind the Curtain of West End Girl — How Interior Design Sets the Scene for Lily Allen’s (and Pop Music’s) Most Vulnerable Work
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5 'Anti-Trend' Color Combos That I Think Will Always Feel Timeless — And How to Make Them Contemporary as Well as Future-Proof
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Two Former Bandmates Reunited to Transform a New-Build Italian Apartment Into a Personality-Filled Home That Feels Like It's 'Underwater'
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Sheer Roman Blinds Might Be the Simplest, Most Elegant, and Cost-Effective Way to Make Rooms More Private Without Blocking Out Spring Sunshine
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