Decorating Advice
Flooring
Beata Heuman loves lino and maybe you should too
Practical and affordable, linoleum flooring is a secret weapon for top interior designers, from Beata Heuman to Max Rollitt
Decoration
Everything you need to know about buying antique rugs
Antique and vintage rugs and carpets are an easy way to enhance your interior instantly. And as Ticky Hedley-Dent discovers from talking to the experts, choose carefully and you could enjoy a beautiful design that will also hold its value
Decoration
How to bring colour into a room without painting it
From curtains to floorboards, artwork to book shelves, how can you ensure your home is full of colour whilst maintaining a bright white wall?
Decoration
16 design ideas for antique mirror panels
Inspirational and imaginative ways to decorate using antique mirror panels
Decoration
17 Instagram accounts to follow for affordable decorating ideas
You don’t need a huge budget to transform the look of your home and these inspiring accounts prove that anything is possible.
Affordable decorating
How to add value to your home
How to add value to your home: from quick fixes to investments that are guaranteed to pay off
Decoration
Interior designer Emma Burns on decorating in the country
Legendary decorator Emma Burns discusses the differences between her country life and city when it comes to decorating
Decoration
Introducing Sarah Peake's new column on her very own house renovation
The founder of Studio Peake has been renovating her own house in Fulham from top to bottom, and is sharing her insights and secret sources with House & Garden readers. Here, she introduces the project and explains why she is her own worst client
Decoration
Is there such a thing as a ‘flattering’ paint colour? If so, what is it?
Can your walls flatter your furniture and your face? Decorating experts say so
Decoration
How to make any room feel considered using symmetry
When it comes to symmetry, sometimes less is more - we dive deep on how to best employ the pairing technique (and tell you when to stop placing objects in pairs)
Decoration
The complete guide to floor plans and furniture placement
The rules (and when to break them) for maximising comfort and functionality of every room – and why we should keep experimenting
Decoration
Is midimalism a valid decorating philosophy?
If you’re not a minimalist or a maximalist, is that a whole other aesthetic in its own right?
Decoration
How to maximise the appeal of your bed with canopies and hangings
Fiona McKenzie Johnston gives us the rules of the road for canopies: bed hangings, half testers, corona drapes and more
Decoration
Imaginative paint effects, how to do them (and when to call in the professionals)
We all want our homes to look as interesting as possible and paint effects are a great way to do that. But what are the most popular ones, and can they be done without calling in a professional? We investigate…
Decoration
The design world's love affair with leopard print–and how to do it well
With TikTok (and Gen Z's) new found love of leopard print and the ‘mob wife’ aesthetic at the forefront of our minds, we've delved into the House & Garden archives to find the most stylish uses of the controversial print. From full blown fitted carpets to the tiniest accents, here is the House & Garden leopard print handbook
Decoration
How one hour with an interior designer can transform your house
As Nicola Harding launches an hourly consultation service, we tried it out to see just how much you can get done in an hour… as it turns out, quite a lot
Decoration
Hacks to make your home look more expensive
Decorating on a budget? Here are some tips to make your home look like you spent a lot more money than you actually did
Decoration
What quiet luxury really means in an interior
Carolyn Asome explores the much-vaunted concept of ‘quiet luxury’, and why it means more than cashmere-soft fabrics and soothing hues
Decoration
Should you decorate according to your star sign?
Are Virgos really tidier than Aries, are Libras more prone to treasure-collecting than Pisces, and do Saggitarians make the best interior designers?
Decoration
Can minimalists become maximalists, and vice versa?
Are there times when it would be beneficial to experiment with the other discipline – or can you even be both? Fiona McKenzie Johnston weighs up the arguments