Decorating Advice

Sofa beds might suffer from a bad reputation but they can be incredibly useful furnishings in houses both small and large. Here, we consult top interior designers to discover what it takes to take the furnishing from functional to luxurious.

Interior designers are often called upon to create clever solutions for small spaces, and these are our favourites that you can copy at home with easy to buy pieces

Should we aspire to it? How do we achieve it? And do we ever need to make our beds again?

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

Often narrow and lacking in any natural light, these spaces (in between the ‘front room’ and the kitchen at the back), have fallen foul of our love of extensions. We asked designers how to ensure they can still be useful and beautiful to boot

Due to their lack of natural light, these spaces can cause many a decorative conundrum. It is crucial to get the colour right, so we have canvassed the industry to discover the best paint colours for north facing sitting rooms.

From lighting to storage – here are the inside tricks to designing a bathroom that actually works

Interior designer Tamsin Saunders of Home & Found reflects on how the nature outside your house should inform what is within

The interior designer and founder of Studio Hollond offers her indispensable advice for creating spaces that thrill as much as they function

A little bit of creative thinking can go a long way towards giving an old house a new lease of life

There's one thing that makes interiors stand out – and it's not what you might think.

From the colours making a comeback to the must-have accessories for your house, these are the interior design trends we're excited about for the new year

Next year’s palette is an appealing blend of warm, earthy shades and bold, expressive colours that will encourage us all to get creative

Our resident columnist Brandon Schubert questions how to express your own taste through decorative decisions

Brown is dominating interiors, so is cool-toned grey out of favour in 2025, or does it still work? In short, yes, but it’s all about finding the right shade

With a seemingly endless array of choice, how do you find the right designer or architect for your project? Serena Fokschaner investigates

Harry Eagle of Made by Harry Eagle is an expert when it comes to displaying artwork. He offers his top tips for framing to make sure your art always looks its best

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?

This lighting system is ubiquitous in houses decorated by interior designers…. why don't we all use it?