House & Garden • 22 July 2026

The best outdoor paint colours to elevate porches, pergolas, outbuildings and trims

When you're thinking about freshening up your garden for entertaining, choosing outdoor paint colours might not be the first thing that springs to mind, but adding a new hue to your exterior trims and structures can transform the space just as effectively as planting and landscaping.‘Nothing brightens up the outdoors quite like a fresh coat of paint,’ explains Ruth Mottershead, creative director of Little Greene. 'As the seasons change, it's the perfect opportunity to refresh exterior woodwork,...

House & Garden • 16 July 2026

Princess Margaret's former West Sussex country estate is for sale

Once the country residence of Princess Margaret and Lord Snowdon, Old House – which dates back as far as 1481 – is on the market for £3,950,000.In the village of Staplefield in West Sussex, between Horsham and Haywards Heath, and just a ten minute drive to the picturesque South Downs, Old House is a country retreat imbued with a richly layered history and boasting a mix of Tudor and Georgian architecture .Part of the Nymans Estate, which was purchased by Lord Snowdon's great grandfather, Ludwig...

House & Garden • 14 July 2026

A quietly characterful Norfolk home with interiors inspired by its bucolic surroundings

From the moment interior designer Rebecca Hughes set foot inside this Norfolk home, an impressive six-bedroom, six-bathroom Georgian country property set on a sprawling estate, she was struck by an innate sense of calm. ‘The whole place, the house and the surrounding landscape, exudes peace,’ she says. 'It's a very, very calming place to be.'The estate was purchased by an entrepreneurial couple – avid hosts with two young children with a dream of creating their own slice of pastoral life. Infuse...

Homes & Gardens • 2 July 2026

16 Chic Garden Party Ideas to Help You Style Your Next Gathering Like a Professional Host

Part of the beauty of summertime is the natural ease that it brings to hosting. Invitations are more likely to be spontaneous, gatherings relaxed and lingering, and food and decor simple, seasonal, and abundant. Think bountiful bouquets of fresh garden flowers in mismatched vessels, casual and comfortable seating, self-serve buffet and drinks stations, layered linens and strings of twinkling lights adorning the trees in whimsical abandon.We've turned to top event designers, caterers, and enterta...

Homes & Gardens • 1 July 2026

Tiny Patio? No Problem – Designers Share 9 Ways to Create a Beautiful Outdoor Entertaining Space

The best outdoor gatherings aren't always about lavish decor in grand settings; some of the most memorable occasions take place in the smallest spaces, which create intimacy, warmth, and conviviality.However small your outdoor entertaining area – whether a tiny terrace, a bijou balcony or a petite patio – there are plenty of clever styling and hosting tricks that you can try to transform it into a wonderfully inviting and transportive al fresco entertaining space.We've asked designers to share t...

Homes & Gardens • 24 June 2026

The Ultimate Guide to Outdoor Entertaining for a Perfect Summer Gathering

While the best outdoor gatherings look and feel effortless, the best hosts know that the key is in the preparation. Putting in the legwork early means that your summer get-togethers will involve far less stress ahead of the event, making for a happier and more relaxed host on the day.We've asked the experts for their top outdoor entertaining tips, from setup to cleanup – think seating layouts, shade and lighting, tableware, decor and drinks stations – for the most seamless and stylish patio host...

Homes & Gardens • 10 June 2026

12 Elegant and Effortlessly Livable Back Porch Ideas That Will Raise Your Outdoor Entertaining Game This Season

Whether it's a designated entertaining space or a spot that you love to linger and enjoy a mindful moment to yourself in the fresh air, your back porch can be an incredibly versatile space that deserves as much attention as your front porch.Think of it as an outdoor extension of your indoor space, which can either reflect your interior style, frame your outdoor space, or offer a chance to be braver with furniture styles, paint colors, and whimsical or seasonal touches.To inspire you to make the...

Homes & Gardens • 10 June 2026

An Outdoor Drinks Station Is the Secret to Stress-Free Summer Hosting – Here's How to Create a Stylish Setup Guests Will Love

With entertaining season ramping up and 4th of July celebrations on the horizon, now is the perfect time to think about ways to level up your hosting. The key is stylish, yet effortless solutions that will impress your guests while allowing you – the host – to be present and as relaxed as possible at your party.Encouraging interaction through self-service is one of the easiest ways to do this, and these outdoor drinks station ideas are sure to get your guests talking and keep things stress-free...

Homes & Gardens • 7 June 2026

Outdoor Living Room Ideas – 19 Beautiful, Design-Led Ways to Bring the Comfort and Style of the Indoors Out

The desire for beautiful and functional outdoor living rooms is just as strong as it is for interior spaces these days, reflecting how we want to exist inside and out, in a fluid and transitional way. This is easier to achieve than you might expect, thanks to modern high performance, yet elevated furniture, made from durable materials and waterproof, bleach-resistant fabrics, as well as lighting and accessories that would look just as chic in an indoor setting as outside.If you want to know how...

Homes & Gardens • 5 June 2026

12 Charming Cottage Porch Ideas to Make the Most of Lingering Summer Days

A porch might be a functional add-on to your home's entrance or act as a transitional space between your indoor living areas and your backyard – somewhere to take off your shoes or leave your gardening gloves as you move between indoors and out during the warmer months. But there's plenty of potential to be more creative when it comes to cottage porch ideas.By tapping into the existing rustic aesthetic of your home and adding elements such as collected pieces and soft furnishings, you can find n...

Homes & Gardens • 26 May 2026

The eufy Omni E25 Robot Vacuum Slashed My Manual Floor Cleaning by 80% – and Never Wraps with Hair

When offered the chance to review the eufy Omni E25, I was delighted to oblige. Anything that can help keep the constantly-building layer of dust and hair at bay and leave my kitchen and bathroom floors sparkling is an excellent floorcare upgrade for a busy home such as mine.As I live in a cottage with wonky floorboards and nooks and crannies that collect all manner of hair and debris that comes from a busy life as a family of four, including two young children, I'd always imagined that even the...

Homes & Gardens • 21 May 2026

The 3-Zone Hosting Secret You Need to Know for Memorial Day Weekend – It’s the Simple Formula for Dining, Lounging, and Late Nights

As the weather brings longer, warmer days that stretch late into the evenings, our way of living naturally becomes more transitional between indoors and out. But, far more than just a backyard, or a single-use patio, our outdoor spaces can be transformed into multi-functional extensions of our homes, where we can dine, entertain, and relax with friends and loved ones.The key to achieving this successfully lies in creating intentional outdoor hosting zones. From outdoor living room ideas to outdo...

Homes & Gardens • 13 April 2026

Joanna Gaines’ Stunning Waco Flower Garden Is Proof You Don’t Need a Massive Backyard to Grow Your Own Beautiful, Professional-Style Bouquets

We love taking inspiration from Joanna Gaines' floral arrangements, and they add such a beautifully natural touch to her interior schemes. But what makes them even more special is the fact that most of them come from her own home-grown, seasonal cut-flower garden.The great news is that you don't need tonnes of space or to be an expert grower to plan a cut flower garden like Joanna. A small yard, some slightly raised beds, and keeping on top of a seasonal sowing calendar are enough to provide ple...

Homes & Gardens • 5 April 2026

Quiet Luxury Is So 2020 – Jenna Lyons’ Chic Soho Loft Embraces the New Aesthetic That’s on Every Designer’s Lips Right Now

During her 26-year career at J Crew – including nearly a decade as Creative Director – Jenna Lyons honed a signature look that was effortlessly wearable, but instantly polished, and unmistakably chic. It's no surprise then that the looks she's created in her homes over the years have reflected that modern twist on understated glamor that she brought to her fashion collections.Take, for example, her SoHo loft. Jenna has enriched the space with a statement Chinese-style screen, tan leather chairs,...

Homes & Gardens • 30 March 2026

Alicia Keys' Living Room Might be Compact, But it's Bursting With Warmth and Character – It's a Soulful Small Space Masterclass

Creating a styled and layered look in a petite space, without it looking overcrowded, isn't always easy, but Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean) have absolutely mastered it at their California mansion, in La Jolla, near San Diego.The musical couple's small living room, situated on a glass mezzanine, captures the essence of the property's entire interior scheme, which was styled by interior designer Kelly Behune. The warm, textural interiors starkly contrast the ultra-modern facade...

Homes & Gardens • 29 March 2026

Designers Say Kylie Jenner's Indoor-Outdoor Space is a Blueprint for Living in the 'In-Between' – it's so Seamless You can Hardly Tell Which is Which

Indoor-outdoor living spaces really come into their own as the weather starts to improve, with the promise of longer, lighter evenings to spend in the backyard, with the doors flung open to the world. And Kylie Jenner's boundary-blurring space is the perfect way to embrace the best of both.At first glance, the space in the below post appears to show off a part-covered outdoor seating area, but on closer inspection, you'll notice that it features upholstered furniture, wood flooring, and even a s...

Homes & Gardens • 26 March 2026

Hannah Montana Turns 20: A Tour Through Miley Cyrus’ Iconic Real Estate Evolution – From a Tennessee Farmhouse to a Malibu Mansion

It's sometimes easy to forget that the pop superstar Miley Cyrus was first propelled into the spotlight at the tender age of 13 as the lead in the Disney show, Hannah Montana. As the show celebrates its 20th anniversary, we take a look at the property portfolio that Miley Cyrus – goddaughter of Dolly Parton and daughter of singer/songwriter Billy Ray and Interior designer Tish Cyrus – has acquired over the two decades during which she forged her hugely successful career.From her most recent purc...

Homes & Gardens • 16 March 2026

Gothic Glamor Interiors Are Trending Thanks to This Oscar-Winning Movie Starring Jacob Elordi – Designers Love the Dramatic Look

The modern-day twist on Frankenstein has captivated movie theater audiences, not only for the acting prowess of Jacob Elordi and Oscar Isaac, but for its style, with three gleaming Oscars to show for it: Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Makeup and Hair Styling. It's captured a moment we're all obsessed with – gothic glamor.Gothic interior design may not be new, but it's certainly seeing a revival in the movie world, thanks to recent releases, including Frankenstein, The Bride...

Homes & Gardens • 13 March 2026

How Many Hours a Day Should Your Heating be on in Spring? The 'Goldilocks' Number That Will Keep Your Home Feeling Just Right in March

While there are signs of the green shoots of spring – trees are in bud and those rays of sun are starting to break through the clouds – there is still a bit of a chill in the air and, I for one, am not quite ready to keep my heating off all day yet. But how long should we really have our heating on in March to ensure that we hit that sweet spot of feeling warm enough and not throwing hundreds of dollars away on unnecessary heating?If you've been following a winter heating schedule, the new seaso...

Homes & Gardens • 12 March 2026

Move Over Black and White – This is the New High-Contrast Color Pairing to Watch, and it Gives Jennifer Aniston's Dark Living Room a Vibrant Twist

We often shy away from using bright colors at home for fear they might look garish or clash with our chic interior schemes. But in Jennifer Aniston's former Beverley Hills home, designed by Stephen Shadley, being brave with brights really pays off. The pairing of orange and blue brings a wonderful energy to her rich and cozy living room.While it might seem like an unexpected color combination, orange and blue sit directly opposite each other on the color wheel, meaning they naturally complement...

Homes & Gardens • 3 March 2026

Got Minimalism Fatigue? Dita Von Teese’s Theatrical Living Room is the Perfect Antidote – it’s a Wild, Maximalist Dream

If there's anyone who personifies maximalism it's Dita Von Teese, and it's no surprise that the glamorous performer brings just as much theater to her home decor as she does to the stage. Her bold and dramatic living room is no exception, packed with color, print, and curiosities.We've seen the maximalist decor trend come and go over the years, but if you're craving something more characterful and bold, as an antidote to minimalist schemes, it's a surefire way to inject plenty of personality int...

Homes & Gardens • 23 February 2026

Catherine, Princess of Wales' Ethereal BAFTAs Dress Triggered a Home Decor Lightbulb Moment – it's the Unexpected Shade I've Been Looking For

The Princess of Wales is such a sartorial icon, leaning into elegant silhouettes, beautifully sculpted suits, and classic tailoring for her usual public appearances. However, for the 2026 BAFTA Awards, her stunning Gucci gown took a far more ethereal turn. With layers of flowing chiffon in an ombre palette of soft mauve, and a deep plum velvet bandeau around the waist to echo the Prince of Wales' tuxedo jacket, she looked so chic and effortlessly stylish.The way she wore this unexpected and 80s-...

Homes & Gardens • 16 February 2026

Why People Open Their Windows and Doors on Lunar New Year – and How It Brings Positive Energy

As we prepare to welcome in the Lunar New Year – 2026 marks the year of the fire horse – experts recommend following certain traditions to bring health, happiness, and good fortune for the months ahead. One such tradition involves opening your windows and doors at midnight as the New Year arrives, to release stagnant energy and welcome in good luck.Opening your windows and doors at midnight is one of the many ways to use Feng Shui in the home in the Year of the Horse, which also include rolling...

Homes & Gardens • 12 February 2026

I Learned How to Stay Cozy Without Power, and You Can Too: 5 Low-Tech Tricks to Keep You Comfortable if Heating Fails

With these freezing temperatures showing no sign of letting up any time soon, keeping warm is top of the agenda, but what happens if your central heating fails and you're left in the cold?It's probably not something that you think about when everything is working as it should, but given the fact that these conditions make it more common for heating systems to break down, it's a good idea to be prepared for the worst to ensure you and your family know how stay cozy until it's fixed.I asked the ex...