Ideal Home

Published by TI Media Limited Ideal Home is Britain's best-selling interiors magazine and has been empowering home-owners to make the most of their properties for over 80 years. The magazine covers every aspect of contemporary living, from a wide range of transformed houses, kitchens and bathrooms.

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Ideal Home

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High-street heroes THE DESIGN EDIT • Now and then, the high street comes up with something so utterly fabulous, it looks as if it’s come from a designer boutique. Here are some of our latest discoveries that will make your home look more expensive without the big spend…

20 UNDER £20 • Everyone loves a bargain and our editor-in-chief Heather has hand-picked her fave stocking fillers for this month

Paper ball garland

Festive FOLK • TRENDS COME AND GO, BUT HERE’S HOW TO GIVE THIS LOOK TIMELESS APPEAL

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Warm rust plus gold and soft velvets make for a festive living space

Eucalyptus • CREATE A GROUNDING AND PEACEFUL ROOM SCHEME WITH THIS SOOTHING SHADE

Dress up your door • TRY ONE OF THESE JOYFUL STYLING TRICKS TO GET YOUR HOME’S ENTRYWAY READY TO MEET AND GREET LOVED ONES

Home trends for 2026 • WHAT’S HOT FOR HOMES AND HOW DO YOU CREATE A SPACE THAT REFLECTS YOU AS WELL AS FEELING NEW AND EXCITING? WE ASKED THE EXPERTS…

Dining room collections • CREATE A STUNNING TABLESCAPE WITH SOME SHOWSTOPPING PIECES AND UPDATED ESSENTIALS

IDEAL vs GREAT DEAL • Bring glamour to the table for a dining area that’s ready to celebrate

New Year's Eve dining room • START THE YEAR WITH THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS TO ENSURE A SPACE THAT’S SET FOR CELEBRATING

Weekend decorator • CLEVER TRICKS TO MINI DECOR PROJECTS… WE ROUND UP THE SIMPLEST, QUICKEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW

Something for everyone

UNDERSTATED luxe • ALEX AND CHELSEA BUILT THEIR OWN HOME TO REFLECT THEIR PARED-BACK STYLE – AND FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON THEY ELEVATE IT WITH FORAGED TWIGS, FIR CONES AND CANDLELIGHT

“IT’S FULL OF rustic warmth” • RACHEL SHARES THE SECRET TO CREATING A COSY RETREAT BY BLENDING VINTAGE CHARM WITH SOFT HUES AND ABUNDANT NATURAL WOOD FOR A WARM AND TIMELESS FEEL

Building THE dream • BUYING A RUN-DOWN BUNGALOW ON A LARGE PLOT ENABLED KATE AND ROSS TO BUILD THEIR DREAM HOME IN THE GARDEN AND EDGE CLOSER TO BEING MORTGAGE FREE

SPACE TO celebrate • REBECCA AND SIMON HAVE TRANSFORMED A PLAIN NEW BUILD WITH A SELF-BUILT EXTENSION AND IT’S ESPECIALLY MAGICAL AT CHRISTMAS

From chaos to calm • WHEN THEY MOVED IN, NATALIE AND TIM’S KITCHEN WAS DAMP AND UNUSABLE, BUT NOW IT’S THE HEART OF THEIR HOME

Top floor takeover • SIMON AND CLEMMIE TRANSFORMED A TRICKY SPACE INTO A FUN, FUNCTIONAL BATHROOM FOR THEIR FOUR DAUGHTERS

Fit glazed fire doors • If renovations mean your property is three or more storeys tall, fire doors are required. Glazed ones allow light to flood the stairwell.

BASEMENT CONVERSIONS • BASEMENT CONVERSIONS ADD A WHOLE HOUSE FOOTPRINT OF SPACE TO A HOME, BUT THE COST AND UPHEAVAL CAN BE DAUNTING. OUR GUIDE EXPLAINS EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

Log burners • THINKING OF INVESTING IN A NEW WOOD-BURNING STOVE THIS YEAR? OUR GUIDE WILL HELP YOU CHOOSE THE RIGHT ONE FOR YOUR HOME…

SELLING YOUR OLD KITCHEN • IF YOU’RE UPGRADING YOUR KITCHEN, CONSIDER SELLING YOUR OLD ONE, AND SWERVE A TRIP TO THE TIP IN FAVOUR OF EXTRA CASH

FLOORING FOR COMPACT SPACES • THINK YOU NEED TO STICK TO PLAIN AND NEUTRAL FLOORING IN YOUR SMALL BATHROOM TO AVOID OVERWHELMING IT? THINK AGAIN…

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