Good Homes

Good Homes offers its readers the ultimate toolkit of decorating ideas and shopping inspiration to update their homes. From the latest on-trend styles, colours, patterns and wallpaper to the best high-street and online buys, gorgeous reader homes and clever makeovers, each issue comprises the ideal mix of practical tips, expert advice and real-life inspiration. A subscription to Good Homes will give you hundreds of simple solutions and easy ideas, plus free tickets to great days out at our live events.

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Welcome

Ease into AUTUMN • Give your living space a new-season refresh with warm olive walls, bobbin-detailed furniture and a deep-seated velvet sofa that hugs you at the end of a long day…

Eco-up your BATHROOM • Make a splash in the style stakes while helping the environment with these simple steps…

Happy HALLOWEEN • Focus on the fireplace this 31 October, dressing it with tactile fabric pumpkins and dried grasses in stoneware vases for a scarily stylish, candlelit display that’ll last all autumn long…

5 minutes with… • JO PLANT, HEAD OF DESIGN AT POOKY LIGHTING

10 under £40 • On-trend buys to update your space

Colour trend… NAVY BLUE

Woodland walk • As summer fades, take inspiration from nature’s earthy autumnal palette to enrich your interior schemes

‘We have created a space that suits us perfectly’ • Esme and Alex Seymour wanted their coastal home to have a relaxed, modern flow

EYE-CATCHING BEDSIDE TABLES • Instantly inject character into a scheme with a design like Esme’s

‘We risked a bold design for our 70s townhouse’ • Double-height glass and a mezzanine level brought the dingy ground floor of their much-loved London townhouse back into play for Suyin Du Bois and her husband André

CHIC DISPLAY UNITS • Create a practical design feature like Suyin has with some streamlined shelving

‘Buying next door gave us more space’ • When their neighbours decided to sell up, Julia and Steffan James took the opportunity to create their dream home, filled with clever design touches

LEATHER SOFAS • Get Julia’s living room look with our pick of timeless styles

Head to… goodhomesmagazine.com • for the latest decorating updates, savvy shopping buys and essential buyer’s guides

How to… FIND THE PERFECT FLOORING • Looking for a long-lasting yet stylish material underfoot but not sure where to start? Whether you're investing in classic carpet, practical tiling or warming wood, read on for expert advice on the best designs to suit your space, plus plenty of inspiration to create the scheme of dreams…

Don’t move, improve…

‘It’s a space designed for family life’ • Claire and Steven Sanderson completely changed their existing layout to create a kitchen-diner that’s both practical and beautiful

7 of the best VACUUM CLEANERS • Give your floors and fabrics the deep-clean treatment with one of the latest high-tech models

Smart kitchens • From Wi-Fi-enabled ovens to voice-controlled washing machines, discover how the latest gadgets can make daily tasks a breeze

‘The tiles create a fluid effect’ • Annemarie Goodchild took the opportunity to knock through two rooms, transforming the new space with a statement wall-to-floor tiling scheme

7 of the best STYLISH BASINS • Update your bathroom, cloakroom or en suite with a sleek new design to suit your scheme

Where to buy • YOUR SHOPPING GUIDE FOR EVERYTHING IN THIS ISSUE

SOURCEBOOK • Find everything to create your dream home in our interiors directory

3 accounts to follow on…INSTAGRAM • FIND CHARACTERFUL COLOUR, REACTIVE GLAZES & PUNCHY PRINTS