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House Beautiful is your one-stop shop for classic decorating looks, with regular and comprehensive colour-scheming pages and a wide range of shopping suggestions for those special details that make a difference. With real reader homes from around the UK - ranging from comfortable country style to the chic city look – House Beautiful provides inspiration and practical advice whatever your decorating tastes. Plus, expert advice on everything from choosing the right mortgage to finding your perfect property.

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Get involved • Find out what’s going on at House Beautiful online this month – and get in touch

Lemon and rose • Get a happy hit for spring with this sweet and stylish colour duo

now & next • THE 10 NEW THINGS WE THINK YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT

Style • Dreamy inspiration, how-tos and brilliant buys

the new BLUES • There’s a new crop of blues springing up and their beauty is in their versatility (and the fact they look nice). So this season, we’re saying goodbye to bog standard navy and welcoming smart greyish blues, soft powdery blues and restful greeny blues. Whether you go full-on from ceiling to floor, team with woods for warmth or add touches of white to make it all pop, there’s never been a better time to feel a little bit blue

Make blue hues work for you • Inspired by our feature? Here are our favourite buys guaranteed to up the cool rating in any interior

THE EASY WAY TO DO BROKEN PLAN • Open, airy rooms are the dream, but as our homes have to work harder than ever these days, sometimes we need to carve out a separate area for working or relaxing, or bring a little emphasis to a space to give it its own identity. So, whether you want to go full ‘broken plan’ with clever pieces of furniture and dividers, or just highlight a feature and make it the star of the show, you’ll find plenty of ideas here for creating a little separation…

PERSONAL TOUCHES • Doctor and digital creator Sophia Brennan on creating a vibrant, colourful jungle for her family of four in Stockport, Greater Manchester

HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THE smallest spaces • Struggling with square footage? Can’t cope with compact? We spoke to interiors industry experts to get their smartest space-making tips…

RUGS & RUNNERS • Want to add some luxury underfoot? Then you need a new rug. Whether you go bold and colourful or muted and cosy, you’ll be floored by our standout selection…

WELL CRAFTED • Macramé, crochet, woven finishes… the catwalks can’t get enough of handcrafted looks this season – proof, if it were needed, that crafting is cool. Bring a bit of that artisan feel into your home with touchable, tufted and nubbly textiles, rattan furniture and seagrass storage; it’s all about textures you’ll want to feel

Kartell storage unit • Each month, the HB team pick a design classic we think you’ll love for ever. This time, our style and interiors editor James Cunningham gets organised

THE BIG NEW TRENDS (and why it’s totally okay to not follow them) • Our columnist Sophie Robinson knows what’s hot in interiors, but here she shares some surprise advice: ignore the trends and mix up nostalgic touches with pieces that’ll make you happy in the long term

Homes • Beautiful houses and clever renovations that maximise every inch of space

A reinvented Parisian pied-à-terre • With its fabulous location and charming rooftop views, this apartment had it all – except space. But thanks to some clever design and smart styling, the compact home has been transformed into a modern gem

MEDITERRANEAN STYLE IN A CITY APARTMENT • An earthy palette of soothing neutrals, wood tones and charcoal details – plus a few clever interior design tricks – have transformed...