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The Room Makeover That Still Works in Year Three
Lena Hartley
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One Bold Piece: How to Put a Strong Colour in Your Living Room Without Regret
A pink sofa, a green armchair, a properly red cabinet. Here's how to choose a statement piece you'll still love in three years — and where to put it so the rest of the room agrees.
Lena Hartley•
Colour Drenching a Small Room: Why One Deep Shade Can Make It Feel Bigger
Painting walls, woodwork and ceiling in a single deep colour sounds like a way to shrink a room. Done properly, it does the opposite — here's how to choose the shade and get the finish right.
Lena Hartley•
Garden Lighting for Dark Evenings: How to Make a Small Balcony Feel Like a Room
The evenings are closing in, which is exactly when most of us abandon the balcony until spring. A few well-placed lights can buy you two more months outside.
Lena Hartley•
Cosy Season Without Buying Anything: Seven Swaps You Can Do in One Afternoon
The internet will tell you autumn arrives in a shopping basket. It mostly arrives in lighting, textiles and where the chairs are pointing.
Lena Hartley•
Build a Coffee Corner That Actually Earns Its Counter Space
The beautifully styled coffee station doing the rounds online is easy to copy and easy to resent by week three. Here's how to build one that survives a real weekday morning.
Sofia Marlowe•