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Welcome to your magazine

We’re so excited to bring you the second issue of

Enclosing a note got us our dream flat

I’m Lisa Comfort and I live with my boyfriend Matt,

The whole house was a big beige canvas

I’m Elizabeth, I live here with my other half James

I created a home that is my own world

I’m Karen Proctor and I live with my daughter Lilly

You can’t judge a homejudge a home from the outside

Hi, I’m Amalia Booker and I live here with my

Smart ideas for bathrooms

• Consider drainage If you want to move a toilet

We spent less than £3,600 on the whole kitchen!

The stainless steel and white scheme bounces light around Lizzie’s

I added an extra room – in my garden!

I’m Kirsty Patrick and I live with my fiancé Jon

I wanted Lily to have a glamorous bedroom

Hi, I’m Lily Hart. I live with my Mum, Karen,

Easy living

This issue I’ve searched out the products that help save

Shop the high street

For a fun, animated home, opt for perky pops of

Bedside Cabinets

• Find a unit with a surface that isn’t likely

Rainbow Rugs

• Choose a rug that suits your lifestyle. If you

Floral Wallpaper

•Tape a small sample of your preferred paper onto the

Kitchen Clocks

• Position your clock very carefully. Bear in mind that

Kitchen Dressers

• There’s no skirting around the fact that kitchen dressers

Stylish Chairs

• Upholstered chairs can be a pain to clean if

Wall Mirrors

• Before hanging your mirror, think about the lighting in

Fab finds under £5

Love grabbing a sneaky bargain?

The wish list...

Double duvet set, £29.99; scatter cushions, from £2.99; moss-knit blanket,

Bag a kitchen for under £5k

Rachel Ogden reveals how cut-price kitchens can be just as

Save money in minutes!

D o you ever check your monthly household spending and

3 looks for EATING SPACES

For a calm and tranquil setting, opt for soft pastel

Vintage lampshade

Make Lisa Comfort Photo Brent Darby Styling Charlotte Coward-Williams Instructions

Create a display wall

⁕ Drill, 6mm screws, 7mm rawplugs (or appropriate alternative for

Paint a tile-effect floor

For a perfect stencilled motif, start from the edges inwards,

Make the look... Create a no-sew blind

⁎ Fabric, width of window +3cm by height of window

Project makeover

When faced with a bedraggled set of drawers or a

Simple midweek meals in under 25 minutes!

⁎ ¼ cucumber ⁎ 200ml low fat Greek yoghurt ⁎

It’s picnic time!

⁎ 180g unsalted butter ⁎ 200g plain flour ⁎ 1

Food News

Now’s the time we start upping sticks (or should that

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