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Ad Feature Tips from an expert: What to consider when lighting your home

Yesterday, 13:54 Abigail Brown

In a multi-use space, everyone requires very different lighting, and no-one should have to compromise. Picture: iD interiors

With careful consideration lighting can be used to create just the right ambience or to make a room feel brighter, cosier, more relaxing and interesting.

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Hampshire homes: Remote Odd Ways in the New Forest

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Well off the beaten track and surrounded by the New Forest, Ari likens staying in Odways to being on safari

Odd Ways is so far out in the New Forest it is like being on safari, Emma Caulton is delighted | Words: Emma Caulton - Photos: Harriet Bailey

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Ad Feature How to create ‘Japandi’ style in your home: an interior designer’s guide

Monday, September 28, 2020 Lauren Knight

Embrace simplicity in interior design. Picture: martingardner.com

This year is fueling a growing trend for nature-inspired design; earthy paint colours, natural materials and fibres and homewares made by skilled craftsmen are all gaining increasing popularity.

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Hampshire’s prettiest homes: Old Portsmouth townhouse that may have witnessed sinking of the Mary Rose

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

The Crow�s Nest roof terrace, as Richard calls it, is the perfect place to have a sundowner while enjoying the spectacular skyscapes and panoramic views over the Solent to the Isle of Wight

From the Armada to the blitz, interior designer Richard Dewhurst’s Old Portsmouth home has seen a lot of life over the centuries, as he explains to EMMA CAULTON | Photos: Richard Dewhurst

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Property: Peek inside this unusual art inspired New Forest home

Wednesday, July 29, 2020 Emma Caulton, photos Jonathan Gooch

Newer sections of the house are clad in beautifully aged cedar, complementing the original red brick building

Little Burn in Sway is a rare find influenced by the owner’s love of music and art

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Hampshire homes: Remote Odd Ways in the New Forest

Thursday, October 15, 2020

Odd Ways is so far out in the New Forest it is like being on safari, Emma Caulton is delighted | Words: Emma Caulton - Photos: Harriet Bailey

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Property: This Southampton house is the ultimate party pad

Sunday, October 4, 2020 Emma Caulton

Bar stools with an industrial aesthetic, copper pendants and rustic refectory table add character to the sociable kitchen-dining room

Owner Sue McCarthy mixes cool London style with Hamptons’ beach vibes in this Georgian home

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Hampshire’s prettiest homes: Old Portsmouth townhouse that may have witnessed sinking of the Mary Rose

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

From the Armada to the blitz, interior designer Richard Dewhurst’s Old Portsmouth home has seen a lot of life over the centuries, as he explains to EMMA CAULTON | Photos: Richard Dewhurst

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Why you should move to Alton

Wednesday, August 19, 2020 Emma Caulton

Lined with trees and many Georgian properties, Alton’'s High Street presents an attractive streetscape credit Emma Caulton

Jane Austen, steam trains and countryside that makes you go ‘ahhhhh’, there’s a lot for the home hunter to enjoy in Alton

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Why you should move to Andover

Tuesday, July 21, 2020 Emma Caulton

Amport is a much sought-after village to the south-west of Andover, home to the Hawk Conservancy Trust and the Hawk Inn

Redevelopment of this market town centre heralds a new era; now is the time to buy into Andover suggests EMMA CAULTON

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Celebrate 125 years of autumn colour at the National Trust

Monday, September 7, 2020 Words and photographs: Leigh Clapp

Hinton Ampner (c) grassrootsgroundswell, Flickr (CC BY 2.0)

As the National Trust celebrates 125 years of protecting the UK’s heritage, enjoy the autumn colours at two of Hampshire’s notorious properties

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Gardens to visit: Bere Mill

Tuesday, September 1, 2020

The characterful house has been restored

Enjoy water meadows and unique views on a tour around one of Hampshire’s most exclusive gardens | Words and Photographs by Leigh Clapp

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How to prepare your garden for dry spells in weather

Wednesday, July 8, 2020 Words & photos: Leigh Clapp

Raised beds in Jane's garden aid drainage and are easier to maintain

Work with nature to create glorious gardens that will withstand our Great British weather

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Video Take a tour around the garden in Miranda Hart’s family home in Hamsphire

Thursday, June 11, 2020

Hambledon House has been a popular mainstay of the National Garden Scheme for over 30 years.

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Ideas for creating vignettes in your own garden from some of Hampshire’s top gardeners

Monday, May 25, 2020 Words and pictures: Leigh Clapp

The pretty outdoor sitting room at Spindles Photo: Leigh Clapp

With our spending extra time in the garden during the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve had the opportunity to really assess each area of our own backyards. It’s unknown at the time of writing whether we will be able to resume garden visiting, however here is some inspiration for creating charming little vignettes in your own garden to enjoy from both outside and inside.

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