House Beautiful UK

House Beautiful is your one-stop shop for classic decorating looks, with regular and comprehensive colour-scheming pages and a wide range of shopping suggestions for those special details that make a difference. With real reader homes from around the UK - ranging from comfortable country style to the chic city look – House Beautiful provides inspiration and practical advice whatever your decorating tastes. Plus, expert advice on everything from choosing the right mortgage to finding your perfect property.

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Your style guide • The latest updates, shopping and trends for your interiors

Imperfect Interiors x Pilgrim House • This painted furniture collection brings together Beth Dadswell of Imperfect Interiors and Pilgrim House furniture maker Paul Staden

Baked earth • Slipware ceramics, rust-hued textiles and sun-soaked styles… these finds channel the glow of fired clay

Rooms that change with the seasons • Africa Daley-Clarke shares how to introduce small shifts that can make a big difference to your home in summertime

Maison la Minervetta • Bedecked in coastal stripes and accessories inspired by the sea, this clifftop boutique hotel in Sorrento makes graphic look gorgeous

Tessa Layzelle • From her home studio in York, this fine art graduate uses traditional hand-stitching techniques – and a painter’s eye – to create her abstract appliqué quilts

Garden upgrades • Create the perfect outdoor moment with our groupings of seating, parasols and accessories

Decorate • FRESH LOOKS & BRIGHT IDEAS

Into the pale • Decorating takes an easy turn this summer with natural materials and wafting linens adding texture and soul to a wash of white

How to decorate with Mediterranean whites • Sophie Robinson on bringing those summer vibes indoors

Sleep easy • From breezy textures to light-washed tones, these are the styling tricks, with shopping inspiration, that will help you drift off in style

Golden hour • We’re celebrating the sunny nooks that turn overlooked corners of your home into the spots you want to linger on a long summer day

Homes • REAL HOMES WITH HEART

WATER’S EDGE • Drawn back to the Irish coast, this homeowner transformed a modest cottage into a place that connects sea, family life and a dual cultural identity

Graphic pattern • Claire has cleverly mixed a range of motifs that reflect her whole family’s heritage

The HOUSE that SUMMER built • This 1970s holiday home glows with a thoughtful redesign that brought in more light, the best views and a beautifully relaxed atmosphere for an architect and her family

Create visual contrast • Anna’s interiors, with their stylish blend of punchy brights and natural materials, have nailed that elusive layered look. It’s as simple as mixing and matching, say our experts

FINDERS KEEPERS • This stylish, warm-hearted home is a playful mix of colour and calm, gloss and patina – and the owners’ characterful vintage finds

Get the look • Ella’s finely honed design instinct gives her period home an artistic, curated feel

A perfect match • A well-timed meeting of people and place led to the transformation of a tired east London terrace into a bright and functional family home

Sunset shades • Terracotta, ochre and raspberry hues are the key to emulating Tess’s richly layered home

SIGHT LINES • Reimagined with an instinctive sense of flow, this bungalow frames sweeping views of the landscape beyond, creating a serene space that works perfectly for the family

Design for a sense of flow • Thanks to careful planning and a considered...