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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Your style guide • The latest updates, shopping and trends for your interiors
Crafting a small-space kitchen that works • Africa Daley-Clarke explains how prioritising real life over ‘showroom logic’ can lead to the most transformative makeovers
The breakfast club • Wake up your home with these sunny-side-up pieces
Bertola Home Studio • Former primary school teacher Poppy Bertola traded in weekly lesson plans for crafting beautifully ruffled and lacquered frames. Now, the brand she started on maternity leave from her attic is stocked by retailers such as Anthropologie
The Rose • As quirky as it is colourful, this seaside boutique hotel in Deal teams its artistic palette with luxurious, plush furnishings and romantic details
Hillarys x Jonathan Adler • The legendary interior designer on teaming up with Hillarys to bring his iconic prints from the US to British blinds and curtains
Coffee tablescaping • Browse our trios of tables, trays and accessories to create a masterpiece in your living room
Decorate • FRESH LOOKS & BRIGHT IDEAS
LOVE STORY • Sometimes it takes two colours to bring out the best in a room. Here are some perfect couples that add depth, warmth and personality to your home
Two’s company • Our columnist Sophie Robinson reveals how honing your palette allows just two colours to do the heavy lifting
SMALL SPACES THAT LIVE LARGE • Seven interior experts reveal how design that thinks big matters more than square footage
Below stairs • From sociable snugs to cocktail-ready bars, here’s how the smallest corners can deliver on style – and usefulness
Homes • SMALL-SPACE SPECIAL: REAL HOMES WITH HEART
A place for EVERYTHING • With three people sharing a small flat, a radical rethink was essential. One transformation later, clever storage and smart design ideas have given everyone their space, while a rich palette has added warmth and character
HOW TO Create personality with paint • Millie has embraced a warm palette to decorate her small flat. Here, experts explain how to go beyond white for your interiors, no matter how petite they are
A petite Parisian hideaway • Tucked under the eaves of a historic building, a series of servants’ rooms has been transformed into a stylish and contemporary art-filled apartment
Graphic designs • Despite its tight floorplan, Olivia’s apartment feels airy thanks to furniture and accessories with impactful but unfussy geometric lines
MADE to MEASURE • A furniture designer has deftly tailored an apartment’s compact footprint to maximise calm, comfort and creativity
HOW TO Get the look • Take inspiration from Soroush’s thoughtful approach to decorating with clever furniture and handcrafted accessories
‘This apartment feels so much bigger than it is’ • With every square inch put to work, this serene Norwegian home shows how tiny spaces can be both stylish and functional
HOW TO Have fun with minimalism • Therese’s airy home is full of characterful touches. Here, three experts advise how to bring personality to pared-back rooms
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