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Below, the designer, who is internationally renowned for creating glamorous interiors in luxe hotels and high-end private homes, offers her take on the best winter living room ideas. Kelly Wearstler’s tips for styling winter living rooms Many of the items shown below are on sale at Kelly Wearstler (opens in new tab), or of course, you can use what you already have at home. 1. Use an autumnal color palette The first step to perfectly styling a living room for winter?...

‘A fully neutral room can still be inspiring and have depth,’ she says, talking exclusively to H&G. Below, Kelly reveals how she uses neutrals in her interior design projects. So, if you are looking for neutral room ideas – or simply advice on decorating with neutrals, taking these expert tips on board will ensure a professional level of success. 1. Consider texture first Whether you are looking for neutral living room ideas or for inspiration in transitional spaces, ‘It’s really important that you consider the texture, whether it’s a pattern, such as a jacquard weave in a fabric, or through mixing textures, like a matte wall but a high gloss paint on the ceiling,’ says Kelly Wearstler....

The garden guru who is best-known for presenting BBC’s Gardener’s World has shared that now, in particular, is the time to gather leaves for leafmold – which produces soil conditioner that will benefit your flowers long into 2022. Discussing these fall garden ideas on his blog (opens in new tab), Monty revealed how your actions now will lead to healthy soil – and how to use this natural tool for free....

See: Garden patio ideas – for a welcoming outdoor living space Exclusively shot at various regional landmarks, Berkus’s greenhouse-inspired space (opens in new tab)– located in New York City’s Flatiron Plaza – is not only stunning but a complete blueprint for anyone lacking inspiration this spring season. See: Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent reveal their secrets to designing a cozy bedroom sanctuary The interior designer’s space highlights a checkerboard flooring made of outdoor pavers mixed with turf – based on a traditional 18th-century French pattern....

1. Joe Perkins While studying English Literature 20 years ago, Joe Perkins worked in garden maintenance to make ends meet, and discovered he wanted a career creating gardens. After many years in landscape construction in London, Madrid and France, and working at firms like Hillier Landscapes and The Outdoor Room, he studied Residential Design at Oxford College of Garden Design before receiving his Masters in Landscape Architecture at Greenwich University. Having set up his own practice as a garden designer, his major highlight has been winning a Gold medal as well as the Best in Category and Best Construction Awards for his RHS Chelsea Facebook show garden in 2019....

Of course, to get on top of laundry tasks, it helps to have a dedicated space, especially if it’s one you can close the door on. And when planned with care, this is one asset you’ll never want to be without. The pursuit of the best laundry room organization tips may seem like a never-ending mission, but keeping your utility and laundry room organized is vital to achieving a functional yet stylish space....

Since the early aughts, he has called for diversity and inclusion within the fashion industry – most recently penning an op-ed for CNN earlier this month regarding the anti-Asian sentiment happening across the United States. Now, he has teamed up with Etsy to release a home decor line, tapping into the secret sauce of advocacy and design to co-create one-of-a-kind pieces from a global group of sellers. ‘Our world is stronger when it’s colorful – literally and metaphorically,’ says Gurung, and every piece in this line is representative of that....

Gwyneth’s kitchen is elegantly understated, with traditional white cabinetry, eye-catching hexagonal black floor tiles, a large black painted kitchen island and – at the far end – a large round marble table which has doubled as a second office for her during lockdown. The general feeling is classic and sophisticated, but with a sense that it’s definitely the heart of the home, where her and her family gather to cook and catch up....

‘The rose pruning philosophy can be summed up as “treat them mean, keep them keen”’ says gardener and floral expert Sarah Raven. ‘If you put every stem of a rose plant under pressure, bending and stressing it, the rose will flower more prolifically.’ Read on to discover a clever rose pruning trick from the professionals at Sissinghurst, and all your friends will be asking for your rose growing secrets come the summer....

Creating a space that the family could lay down roots meant hiring an interior designer that they could rely on to turn this house into a dream home. They hired interior designer Jessica Bennett of Alice Lane Interior Design, who would go on to completely transform the property – from top to bottom – which meant that the house is now unrecognisable to what it was before. See some of the world’s best homes – beautiful properties from around the globe...

1. BOOK INTO A DINING EXPERIENCE Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Dinner with the original Greek spirit Metaxa at London’s finest purveyor of organic and specialty Greek artisan products Oliveology, on the 14th February. Nestled in the heart of Bermondsey, celebrate the most romantic day of the year sipping on a delicious Metaxa Mediterranean Highball cocktail, whilst tucking into a five course menu created by Oliveology chef and anthropologist Lida Pappamatthiaki. Focusing on traditional Greek flavours and the five senses, and inspired by Lida’s home of Crete and Metaxa’s unique tastes of Samos Muscat wines, aged wine distillates and Mediterranean botanicals - this is guaranteed to bring the perfect touch of sweet and spice to your Valentine’s Day....

Well, there are a few reasons. Stylish looks, non-reliance on electricity. Keeping hot water warmer for longer. All these reasons and more, are perfectly acceptable. In a world where we’re rushing around and hoarding tech and gadgets for the sake of convenience, it can be nice to do things the old-fashioned way, opting for style and design, over the fast and cheap. With all that in mind, and as with most products, not all stovetop kettles are made equal....

This also means that we need to be prepared, and the new Jonathan Adler bar ensures your home will be the most stylish venue in town. See: Christmas dining room ideas - dress your dining table for success this holiday season Not only can you serve up a killer cocktail or delicious eggnog, you’ll also be serving up graphic gravitas this party season with the super-cool new Op Art bar....

Whether you’re quite the green fingers or not, house plants are a popular way to beautify your home, and what do we do with beautiful things? We Instagram them. See: The top 10 house plants – that all interior design lovers should know about The world’s most instagrammed house plants We wanted to know which house plants people are Instagramming the most, so the team at Flowercard (opens in new tab) did a little research to find out which are the world’s most Instagrammed house plants....

Staging a house well often makes the crucial difference when you want to sell quickly and at the best possible price. We’ve asked experienced realtors, home staging professionals and interior designers to give their top tips for making bathrooms sale-ready. Here’s what they told us. Staging a bathroom – top tips from real estate experts The bathroom ideas that make a real difference to selling a home are often simple and don’t require any significant remodeling or expensive additions....

Gloria knows more than most about moving house. She moved from England to France, made multiple moves over there, and then returned to England. In 2018 she traded country living in Kent for a house in the nearby town. Making an appointment to view an early 18th-century house for sale on the town’s tree-lined high street was an obvious move for someone as well informed on period buildings and interiors as Gloria....

See: World’s best homes – step inside the globe’s most beautiful houses Margot picked up the property in 2017 after starring in The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad, and I, Tonya. Then, whilst living in the stylish LA home, Margot climbed to the top of Hollywood throughout her roles in Bombshell, Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey, and Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood. Reports (opens in new tab) suggest the actress is selling the home for $750,000 more than the price tag she paid approximately four years ago....

Ten years after acquiring the Old Rectory, a Georgian house in an Oxfordshire village, their home is a delight to behold. Completed in a series of steady phases, it’s proof that patience really does pay off. The attention to detail and the quality of the finish in this renovated period property truly make it one of the world’s best homes. It was the garden that first attracted the homeowners to the property and one of the first things they did was repair the tennis court and swimming pool for the family to enjoy....

Annie regularly shares how you can become color confident with a range of paint ideas and techniques that will revive anything in the home, from furniture, walls and floors, to cabinetry, lampshades and doors. Here, she shares some of her favorite paint tricks to bring color into your home. 1. Paint scallop edging to add architectural detail Looking for living room paint ideas that make your room’s architecture more interesting?...

This household staple is known and rightly valued for its ability to tackle dirt around the home – from your kitchen floor to your bathroom sink – and beyond. The list of things you can clean with baking soda is seemingly endless – whether you’re using baking soda to clean windows or as a way to tackle pests (such as using baking soda to kill ant infestations) but for all its versatility – there are some items to avoid using baking soda on....