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

Good morning SPRING… • Update a neutral bedroom with a seasonal refresh of oversized bloom-print bedlinen in a plaster pink, lemon and sage green palette, finished with wood, rattan and raffia accessories…

Let’s get CRAFTING • Be inspired by the great outdoors with these simple projects from some brilliant new gardening books released this month…

Head OUTSIDE • If you’re getting busy in the garden over this month’s bank holiday, take a break from pottering by dining al fresco with a pretty bistro set that’s perfect for any size or style of space. Then dress the table with colourful glassware and admire your handiwork…

5 minutes with… • DEBBIE DRAKE, HEAD OF DESIGN AT DUNELM

Style spotter Scalloped detail

10 under £20 • On-trend buys to update your space £6 love!

Colour palette Fresh lavender • Both playful and gentle, this pleasing purple shade is a spring must-have

GLOBAL luxe • From handmade artisan finds to warm and inviting colour palettes, discover this travel-inspired trend and harness your inner wanderlust

Win £1,000 to spend at Garden Trading • Enter this amazing competition for a chance to update your outdoor space for summer

SUBSCRIBE TODAY! • Receive your monthly copy of GoodHomes

‘The view from here is like a painting’ • When they stumbled across a beautiful house on the Bristol Channel, Samantha and Tony Steadman knew they had found their forever home

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

‘We visualised how it could work for us’ • Creative thinking helped Charlotte and Luke Burley transform a 1960s bungalow into an open-plan family home

Win stylish bathroom panels from Showerwall • Enter now for the chance to makeover your space with wow-factor wall designs

‘I took a bold approach’ • Discovering her decorating mojo, Victoria McDonald’s energy and enthusiasm has influenced the interiors of this colourful home

GoodHomes COMING NEXT MONTH • Your latest decorating and home interiors inspiration…

5 simple steps to… offices Home

Renovate a guest room • Whatever the size or shape, a spare room can give you the office space you need

Utilise unused space • Whether it’s under the stairs, a bay window or an alcove, you can find a spot for a desk in any size of property…

Opt for an outbuilding • Avoid distractions and shut the door on the working day with a stylish garden room

DON'T MOVE, IMPROVE…

‘OUR SCHEME IS TIMELESS AND FUN’ • Knocking two rooms into one gave Emily and Lloyd Robson the space to get creative

Win a Flex boiling-water tap from Quooker • Enter our competition to be in with a chance to refresh your kitchen in more ways than one

7 of the best KITCHEN SINKS • Whether updating or starting from scratch, choose a design that stands out from the crowd

mixed materials • Playing with eye-catching surfaces and textures is the practical yet stylish trend taking over our kitchens – here’s how to shake up your scheme…

Easy does it • If you love simple, delicious home cooking, Chris Baber shares some speedy yet...