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Welcome in SPRING • Accessorise all areas with a living room spruce up packed with natural touch-me texture, from tufted cushions and rugs to on-trend rattan lighting…
Revamp your UTILITY ROOM • Fancy getting stuck into some bank-holiday DIY? Transform the hardest-working space in your home with these stylish hacks…
Happy EASTER • Make your celebration eggstra special this year with one of two contemporary tablescapes – super stylish for the grown-ups, or a riot of colour for the kids…
5 minutes with… LAURA BURNETT, BUYER AT FEATHER & BLACK
10 under £50 • On-trend buys to update your space
Colour trend… LILAC • ‘Using lilac in a living area? Avoid it feeling too bedroom-like by choosing a blue rather than pink-based tone’
Modern global • Take an adventurous approach to your decorating schemes with tactile materials, exotic furniture and playful patterns from around the world, curated in a fresh, contemporary way
Simple pleasures… Dress a spring table • Keep your dining scheme cohesive with colour-palette connections – shown here with mustard-yellow napkins, a statement vase and a larger accent piece such as this versatile bistro chair. Go wild with single-stem blooms like peonies, foxgloves and roses from the garden or local market, which will add both a seasonal scent and visual impact to this laidback look.
Win a brand-new Sky Glass TV! • Transform your space with a smarter-than-smart design by entering this competition
How to… STYLE A DISPLAY • From shelfies to curated corners, the way you showcase accessories can turn an unused area into the perfect platform for treasured pieces or finishing touches. Read on for inspo to help create a scheme that’s unique to you
Head to… goodhomesmagazine.com • for the latest decorating updates, savvy shopping buys and essential buyer’s guides
‘We sacrificed some bedrooms to create a luxurious home’ • Prioritising family life led Laura and Jamie Smith to reconfigure and extend their house, using a warm Scandi décor throughout
SLEEK SIDEBOARDS • Mirror Laura’s dining-room scheme with a standout, retro-inspired design
‘It’s wonderful to live in our historic house’ • Restoring a neglected old cottage was a learning curve for Gayle Scott, but also the perfect opportunity to indulge her creative passion
PERIOD-STYLE WALL LIGHTS • Be inspired by Gayle’s traditional look with a contemporary take on a classic
‘I love to mix designer with vintage’ • Teaming upcycled finds with newer pieces has given Carley Kyle’s Edinburgh terrace a homely, eclectic feel
ACCENT CHAIRS • Complement a corner like Carley has with one of these shapely models
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EASTER RECIPE special • Elevate your Sunday roast and celebrate spring flavours with these simple, vibrant one-tray wonders…
Don’t move, improve… • • KITCHEN & BATHROOM MAKEOVERS • A MUST-SEE RENOVATION • WORKTOPS & SPLASHBACKS • BEST BUYS
‘We’ve finally figured out a sociable layout • Going bespoke helped Sarah and Mark Richardson transform their troublesome kitchen-diner
7 of the best FOOD PREP GADGETS •...