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10 AUTUMN HOMEWARE MUST-HAVES

FROM RECYCLED VELVET FABRIC TO STATEMENT SIDE SEATS, HERE'S THE ITEMS MAKING THE TOP OF OUR WISH LIST THIS SEASON

FIND YOUR SANCTUARY

With the temperatures dropping and the days getting shorter, here’s how to create your own personal sanctuary to retreat, relax and revive

VANIA SOUCY

The designer behind our cover project tells us about running her refashioned clothing business and the seamstresses that inspired her

FRESH START

VINTAGE TO VOGUE! UPCYCLE A CHARITY SHOP TEA TOWEL INTO THIS COLOURFUL TOP

MAKE IT YOURS… DRIED HYDRANGEAS

Add a rustic focal point to any room with a swathe of naturally dried hydrangeas from the garden

TOO GOOD TO WASTE

MAUDE SMITH IS INSPIRED BY NATURE, THE HOMES OF ARTISTS AND A WASTE-NOT-WANT- NOT ETHOS PASSED DOWN THE GENERATIONS

SWEET DREAMS

TRANSFORM THAT CHARITY SHOP DUVET FIND INTO A GORGEOUSLY COMFORTABLE PAIR OF PYJAMAS WITH LINDA MAFUBA'S TUTORIAL

USED for GOOD

If your home is cluttered and you’re always spending money on purchases you don’t really love or need, remember that ‘trash’ can very readily be ‘treasure’

STRAWBERRY RIPPLE ICE CREAM

CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY OF BERRIES BY WHIPPING UP MARLENE HALEY AND AMELIA RYAN’S ULTIMATE SUMMER ICE CREAM

AND, BREATHE....

TREAT YOURSELF TO ONE OF THESE MOOD-BOOSTING GIFTS AND A FEW HOURS OF UNINTERRUPTED ME-TIME

SEPTEMBER

With the start of a new school year, Atia is finishing up some projects and redecorating the new craft space in her house

CHINA IN YOUR HANDS

Repair cracked or broken ceramics with the ancient craft of kintsugi – a decorative technique using urushi (lacquer), rice glue and metal powder

MY HOME VIBES

CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY WITH DIY TABLEWARE HERE. WE'VE ROUNDED UP OUR FAVOURITE ACCOUNTS WITH BRIGHT IDEAS FOR AL FRESCO DECOR.

KIDS' PARTY BROWNIES

LOADED WITH BISCUITS, SWEETS AND SPRINKLES, LUCY BURTON'S TRAYBAKE BROWNIES ARE A PERFECT PARTY TREAT AND SO SIMPLE TO MAKE

MENDING A CRUSHED STRAW HAT

Discover the joy of turning tired into treasured, with Nina Dyer's steps to reviving an old straw hat – this simple steaming technique works for other hats and creased straw items, too

THE SURPRISINGLY SIMPLE Science of Happiness

Looking to find your happy? Turns out that elusive pot of gold at the end of the rainbow is closer than you think

Playing it cool

TURN AN OLD SUNDRESS INTO KIDS' SUMMER SHORTS, WITH MELANIE WASHINGTON'S UPCYCLE

BACK TO NATURE

ELEVATE BUDGET GLASSWARE TO NEW HEIGHTS WITH BEAUTIFUL RATTAN PATTERNS

WHAT'S HOT THIS SUMMER

FROM WALL MURALS TO MED-INSPIRED TABLESCAPES, HERE ARE THE LATEST LOOKS TO GET ON BOARD WITH...

Totes adorable

ADD SUMMER STYLE TO ANY OUTFIT WITH THIS EASY CROCHET BAG IN MULTICOLOURED RAFFIA STRIPES

Pastel celebration

CHARLOTTE COLEMAN'S WILTSHIRE COTTAGE IS A BEAUTIFUL MASHUP OF COLOURFUL CURIOSITIES

Hot off the PRESS

ADD SOME PETAL POWER TO YOUR SUMMER CRAFTING WITH BECKI CLARK'S BEAUTIFUL PRESSED-FLOWER MAKES

LETTING THE COLOUR IN

BOLD, VIBRANT COLOURS ARE A TREND WIN THIS SEASON, BUT WHERE SHOULD COLOUR-CURIOUS CRAFTERS BEGIN - AND WHY? LOTTIE STOREY DISCOVERS THE SECRETS OF USING VIBRANT HUES TO LIFT YOUR CREATIVE MOOD.

MADE IN Monochrome

Add a new craft technique to your repertoire this spring with Nerrisa Pratt's bargello-detail tote bag

WILD HORSES

This colourful train of Dala-inspired horses by Christine Leech will brighten up a little one's bedroom

Pep talk

Find inspiration in Lucy Peltier's motivational embroidered banner

VIBRANT COLOUR AND BOLD PATTERN FILL GERI SAMMUT-ALESSI'S BEAUTIFUL HOME

Geri Sammut-Alessi describes her Milton Keynes home as a 'land of magnolia' when she and husband Andrew first bought it nine years ago. The five-bedroom, new-build house in Milton Keynes was just two years old, and "very uninspiring," Geri says. "It was such a challenge to decorate but we are incredibly proud of the personality and character we've added."

UPCYCLE INSPO

Lucy Djevdet's granny square denim jacket is a fun way to inject some colour into your wardrobe

DO IT UP

Connie Mabbott's simple button embroidery upgrade will revive your favourite wardrobe pieces

COLOURFUL PALETTE

Blooming brights, contrast and oversized patterns are what we are craving this season. We've been inspired by lots of little ways to inject a bit more colour into our every day and make the most of the mood boost.