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Ad Feature Top tips on designing your home from a Hampshire-based interior design studio and workshop

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Are you planning a house redecoration, renovation or room redesign? We caught up with Otterbourne-based Neat House Interiors to find out some top tips from designers Wesley and Laura

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14 stunning lights and lampshades for your home

Monday, March 12, 2018 Kate Houghton

It could be argued that lighting design is one of the most crucial elements of your home décor – and there are options to suit every need and all tastes

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5 tips to prepare your home for the winter months

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Take steps to create a cosy home this winter

Rural energy provider, Calor, gives some top tips for homeowners wanting to make their houses cosy and warm in time for the colder months.

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4 ways to keep your home cosy this Autumn

Thursday, January 25, 2018

Keep your home warm and cost this Autumn

As we head into Autumn, the change in season is all around us. From the leaves on the trees turning burnt orange and fiery red, to dark mornings and nights bookending our days. As we put the clocks back an hour to battle the darkness, here’s some top tips on how you can keep your home warm and costs down this Autumn.

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The unique story of Hampshire-based Seat Threads

Monday, August 7, 2017

From furniture to handbags, Seat Threads has a growing reputation

Interiors editor Carol Burns is always looking for show pieces that offer up the wow factor – and have their own unique story. Enter Hampshire’s Seat Threads

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Property Market

Here's what it's like to live in the Meon Valley

Wednesday, April 10, 2019 Emma Caulton

Green and pleasant land - looking towards the sea from Old Winchester Hill

For countryside living, those in the know head to Hampshire’s quieter chalk stream valley

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We find out what it's like to live in Romsey

Monday, March 11, 2019 Emma Caulton

Romsey Abbey was originally built in the 10th century and is the largest parish church in the county

Community, character, charm, and concerns about overdevelopment, we reflect on Romsey

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What it's like to live in Portsmouth

Monday, February 11, 2019 Emma Caulton

Views of Spinnaker Tower and Portsmouth Harbour from No1 Gunwharf Quays

Fancy a life on the ocean wave? The island city of Portsmouth could be the next best thing

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Finding out what it's like to live in Stockbridge and surrounding villages

Tuesday, January 8, 2019 Emma Caulton

Stockbridge has become a destination for lunch as well as country pursuits

Whether you consider the countryside around Stockbridge classic or chichi, lifestyles in this stretch of the Test Valley are certainly covetable

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Here's what it's like to live in Fareham

Monday, November 12, 2018 Emma Caulton

Shopping and sculpture create a lively streetscape in Fareham town centre

A town that is conventional and convenient yet with secrets and surprises

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Gardens

Spring colour: 5 flowers that will bloom in March

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 Tamsin Westhorpe

No March garden would be complete without daffodils

Add colour to your garden now with the top flowers of March and this season will be all the brighter

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How to look after houseplants

Wednesday, January 24, 2018 Toby Buckland

Houseplants are a hot interior trend at the moment and can completely transform a room - but they have their downsides! Gardener and broadcaster Toby Buckland delivers his expert advice

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Hampshire women who weaved their passion for flowers into their daily lives

Thursday, June 29, 2017

Sweet smell of success: Roses galore at the Real Flower Company

Natalie French speaks to three women who have weaved their passion for beautiful flowers into their daily lives, from the rise of the floral crown to scented roses and wild flower meadows

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2 stunning Upper Farringdon gardens you can visit under the National Gardens Scheme

Monday, May 8, 2017

Leigh Clapp visits two neighbouring gardens in Upper Farringdon, lovingly created by their owners and billowing with abundant planting, both open to visitors under the National Gardens Scheme

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Groundbreaking report confirms the health benefits of gardening

Friday, January 27, 2017

We’ve always known that being outside in the garden makes us feel good. Now, the health benefits of gardening have been confirmed in a groundbreaking report. Words and pictures by Leigh Clapp

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