Affordable decorating

If you’ve got a rug that needs a new home, it’s time to think above and beyond its usual purpose

A big chunk of metal affixed to the wall would rarely be high up on any designer’s wish list – so how to incorporate a radiator into an interior with taste and panache?

You’ll be surprised by just how achievable his layered, opulent look can be

How to tap into the creativity that will enable japanning, marble-effect painting, the production of Impressionist pictures, and more

As Patrick O'Donnell launches his own interiors consultancy service, we put the decorator through his paces to see what he can come up with in an hour virtual consultancy for our Features Editor's challenging kitchen-dining room at her cottage in Sussex. It turns out he's a miracle-worker.

However tight your budget, we recommend indulging in a few key pieces to bring a sense of luxury to your everyday life

Gardening doesn’t have to be expensive, as long as you know what you’re doing and plan ahead

Thought you couldn't turn your rental house into a charming place to live? Think again

Smaller changes can make a surprisingly big difference. Here’s how to make improvements without blowing the budget or calling in the professionals

Don't want to commit to an expensive kitchen renovation? There's a whole world of affordable tweaks you can make to make your kitchen more stylish and more efficient to work in

There are some aspects of a renovation you can take on yourself, and some you really can't

Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers a common renovating problem – how to cope when you have run out of money before the decoration even starts

Looking for curtains but low on budget? Katherine Ormerod shares her tips of low cost window dressing solutions

Interior designers Katie Glaister of K&H Design, Jessica Buckley, Anna Haines and Joshua Hale give their recommendations on where to splash out and where to budget when designing each room of the house