Indholdsfortegnelse for November 2022 i HomeStyle

I cannot get over how many budget-busting tips and tricks from real homeowners we have for you this issue! While costs might be going up, you can still have a home that's as stylish as ever with the expert advice we're bringing you this month. Take our coverstar - the rental-style influencer Medina Grillo. Her kitchen makeover (p94) is bursting with savvy knowhow, like how to make your own knife rack from an old chopping board, or ways to fix lights to the wall without losing your security deposit. And you must see Vaida Cegle's glam home on page 22. You would think this all-white scheme is full of high-end designer finds, but in fact it is a real masterclass in the art of luxe for less! With the nights…

STYLE SWITCH Mix to match Rewrite the rules of table etiquette by mismatching your dining chairs. The secret to creating a look that feels varied, but not untidy, is to keep one of the style details consistent. For example, in this scheme by Barker & Stonehouse, all the chairs have woven elements. You might want to try it by painting a collection of salvaged chairs in the same colour or, by picking up a range of mid-century designs with spindle backs. Your chairs are like guests around a table they'll all get along as long as they have something in common. QUICK WIN Great Dane When Meik Wiking released The Little Book of Hygge in 2016 we were all inspired to hunker down and embrace the cosy months. Now he's…

Style ideaShine bright by pairing metallics with matt white pieces…

A BIT ABOUT ME I'm Mel Hamblett, 33, and I work as a communications officer. I live with my husband, James, 40, our son, Max, six, and our cats, Sulley, Marshall and Gus. WHERE WE LIVE Our home is a semi-detached, four-bedroom townhouse in Gloucester. We moved here in December 2014 as the first owners. I share our renovation journey on my Instagram page @awholenewbuild. WHAT I WANTED TO CHANGE This is the first home we've owned so I really wanted to add our personality as a happy, fun family to the magnolia interior. However, having rented for years, I initially struggled to know how to do it – I just knew it needed to involve colour and pattern. HOW I MADE IT MY OWN I realised that to make…

ECLECTIC KITCHEN We live in an Edwardian property and I feel that it's important to ensure that the space doesn't feel overly modern or contemporary. There's so much more charm when things aren't completely perfect! Our kitchen is fairly neutral, so I have used our reclaimed scaffold shelves to add a bit of texture and warmth. They're also perfect for showing off my favourite cookbooks and pottery. I particularly love a rug in the kitchen as it feels more like a living space than being purely practical. @bell_abode WILDEST DREAM As a new-build homeowner, I'm constantly looking for ways to inject some personality into my space. I love experimenting with different types of panelling and wallpaper to create the perfect scheme. My daughter's nursery features a bold, patterned wallpaper paired…

We've painted the living room, which opens to the dining space, white to give us a blank canvas and bought a sofa in a colour we like, but we haven't done anything more. The current floor is an engineered pine that looks like laminate and has been horribly scuffed, both before we moved in and by our baby gates since then. I'm not scared of colour but now we've committed to the pink sofa, I'm not sure what other colours would work with it. Look One PLAYFUL GLAMOUR MEET THE STYLIST Lisa Moses is an interiors stylist living in Bristol. She loves working with homeowners to showcase their spaces in interiors magazines. Find Lisa on Instagram @lisamoses.creative. WHY IT WORKS Raspberry pinks and emerald greens will complement Katherine's sofa and…

SIZING UP Measurements are stated as H × W × D 01 20L dehumidifer, £149.99, VonHaus With a simple LED display, this model is easy to control and boasts a 24-hour timer as well as a signal light to let you know when the tank is full. It helps to protect your home from damp and mould, drawing out excess moisture from the air into its four-litre tank. Its compact size - 57 × 35 × 23.5cm - makes it discreet and ideal for smaller rooms. We love: The clever drainage hose that extracts moisture from the air continually. 02 Bora smart dehumidifer £299.99, Duux This dehumidifier aims to create the ideal climate in every room. A high-tech option measuring 51 × 33.5 × 24.5cm, it can extract up to 20 litres…

Autumn festivals WARMING COMFORT FOOD WITH A CAPITAL 'C' Roasted pumpkin fondue with crispy sage PREPARATION TIME 30 minutes COOKING TIME 1 hour SERVES 6 INGREDIENTS • 1 × 1.75kg pumpkin or potimarron • 1 tbsp olive oil • 2 garlic cloves, bashed • 1 rosemary sprig, bashed • 2 tbsp dry white wine • 2 tsp cornflour • 150g Cheddar, grated f 150g Gruyére or Emmental, grated • 75g creme fraîche • a little freshly-grated nutmeg • 30g butter • a small handful of small sage leaves • salt and freshly ground black pepper • griddled bread, to serve METHOD Preheattheovento180°C/160°C Fan/Gas Mark 4 and then line a roasting pan with baking paper. Slicethepumpkinandscoop out and discard the seeds. Drizzle the inside of the pumpkin with oil and…

'I'm inspired by the wooden textures and airy, light-filled rooms of traditional Japanese interiors. They feel very Zen.' 'I love how the Swedes use clever lighting, soft layering and colours to create homes that are cosy but still full of light.' 'J'aime les intérieurs Français! As with fashion, the French take an effortlessly chic approach, by blending vintage with modern.' 'I'm a fan of vibrant tableware from Portugal. Hand-painted ceramics are an easy way to add character to any space.'…

ALL AGLOW We can't get enough of Abigail Ahern's latest collaboration with Freemans for Autumn/ Winter 22. Applying her distinctive boho style to a range of everyday homeware essentials, such as cushions, lamps and storage, Abigail has got us covered for cosy nights in. The collection features a neutral colour palette too, making it ideal for modern Scandi homes, laid-back Japandi interiors, or for incorporating calming accents in colourful spaces. We especially love the filament bulb lamp and open-display shelving unit. Available to buy now at freemans.com. CUTE AND COSY CUSHION ALERT! Lust Home, one of our favourite wallpaper brands, has released a sumptuous range of cushions just as we head into cosy season! The brand doesn't shy away from bold prints and its cushion collection is no exception. The…

TOP TIP Paint your new storage in a pale colour for a fresh look, or go dark to highlight the texture YOU WILL NEED A4 drawer storage box wooden-legged stool, or chair with broken seat or back wood adhesive white gloss finish paint 1 m length of 20 × 4mm wooden timber edging half circle dowel rods gold semicircle drawer pull INSTRUCTIONS 1 Prepare the legs for your table. If you're using a broken chair, saw off the back support and remove the seat insert to reveal the wooden frame. Then give it a quick sand all over. 2 Attach the storage box to the legs with a strong wood adhesive. Avoid using screws or nails as these could poke into the drawer itself. 3 Cut two lengths of timber…

A BIT ABOUT ME I'm Clare Moorhead, a secondary school art and photography teacher. I live with my husband, Alan, an engineer, and our children, Aria, three, and Emmie, two. WHERE I LIVE Our home is a three-bedroom detached 1980s house in Seghill, Tyne & Wear, which we bought in 2018. You can see more of our renovation journey on Instagram @33interiorstyling. WHAT I WANTED TO CHANGE The plastic ceiling in the living room had to go, I hated the lilac walls in the master bedroom and there were far too many random plug sockets positioned everywhere. HOW I MADE IT MY OWN We've zoned the open-plan space and given the kitchen and bathroom a mini makeover, but it's the styling that makes it for me. MY FAVOURITE PART The…

'Eating together is one of the most joyous aspects of food. Autumn festivals are full of fun and now is the time to share and celebrate' An apple a day Cider producer Hawkes runs its annual Apple Donors campaign this autumn, asking the UK to donate unloved, wonky or surplus apples in return for free cider. Hawkes saved 130,000 'waste'apples in 2021 and is hoping to collect even more this year. Visit wearehawkes.com to get involved. STIR-UP SUNDAY No, this is not a day to spread rumours or start a row with your nearest and dearest, but rather the day on which you prepare your Christmas pudding, mincemeat and Christmas cake, a tradition that dates back to Victorian times. We also reckon it's the official watershed after which you are…

And here are a few of the people we couldn't have made this issue without… Interiors writer Lisa Hibberd rounds Up five of the best hdme-teeh options on page 119. 'I enjpy'Sgandinavian styles - the perfect blend of beauty and functionality with its clean.line and copy textures. I love hunkering down in my hygge bubble.' We speak to interior designer and Changing Rooms personality Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on page 130… 'Narnia. I love a nation in perpetual winter with no Christmas tun by an icy snow witch how. could you not love that?' Homes journalist Abbi Henderson shows us a chic bathroom makeover on page 106… 'I'm inspired by styles from all corners of the world, but I have a real appreciation for the tones, textures and patterns of Moroccan interiors.'…

The trend towards scalloped edges is evolving into something less uniform, more unexpected, more… wiggly! Look out for irregular shapes and unusual colours to give your schemes a touch of personality. Frills are easy to add to existing soft furnishings, just sew on strips of gathered fabric for instant waves.…

Inspiring homes A BIT ABOUT ME I'm Vaida Cegle, a marketing director and interior designer @homebyvaida. I live with my husband, Gytis, and our son, Matas, who is five. WHERE I LIVE My home is a four-bed maisonette in Mill Hill, London. We use two of the loft bedrooms as a work room for Gytis and office and dressing room for myself. We moved here in June 2020. WHAT I WANTED TO CHANGE This is the first home we've owned, so I wanted to finally fulfil my vision of creating a bright, light family home using an all-white colour palette. First, we had to get rid of the stained carpets and dull magnolia walls, which made the whole house feel unloved. HOW I MADE IT MY OWN After a full…

Brighten up gloomy days with a statement light, just like Mel - try a simple shape first and work up to your fave quotes TOP TIP When using a heat gun, place your light on a heat-proof surface to avoid scorching and burns YOU WILL NEED • neon light EL wire with battery pack • clear acrylic sheet • 5mm diameter heat-shrink tubing • heat gun • jigsaw fitted with a Bosch T101A jigsaw blade (optional) • drill • wipeable marker pen INSTRUCTIONS…

Style idea Pick out a pattern from a key piece in your room to tie the whole look together TOP TIP Avoid burning MDF or laminates as these can release nasty fumes YOU WILL NEED • wooden plank • pencil • door knobs • wood burning pen or soldering iron • drill INSTRUCTIONS 1 Before you begin, smooth off any rough edges on your wooden plank using sandpaper. 2 Sketch out your pyrography design using a pencil. Create 9 sections by lightly drawing straight lines from the top to the bottom of your plank. Make each section slightly different widths for a more organic look to your finished design. 3 Add simple repeating patterns to each section. Try to avoid letting your patterns touch the lines that split the sections…

Style advice Pick from four shades Multi-fuel stoves FOR FLEXIBLE FUEL OPTIONS Multi-fuel stoves, as the name suggests, can burn more than just wood. As well as logs, they can take a variety of other materials, including peat or turf briquettes, coal, anthracite and other smokeless fuels. Be aware, however, that many of these have a big carbon footprint. These stoves produce real flames, which give off more heat than electric or gas models, but will still need professional installation and an annual visit from the chimney sweep as they can get quite dirty. Wood-burning stoves FOR ROARING FLAMES When you think of a toasty fire on a cold winter's day, a traditional wood-burner with flickering flames usually springs to mind. Today's models can be more effective than any other…

Monday GREEN BAKED EGGS PREP TIME 10 minutes COOK TIME 15 minutes SERVES 4 INGREDIENTS • 1 tbsp olive oil • 10g unsalted butter • 1 leek, halved lengthways and finely sliced • ½ small Savoy cabbage (300g), core discarded and finely shredded • 125g frozen peas • 5 tbsp Yeo Valley organic double free-range cream • 25g finely grated vegetarian Italian hard cheese • ½ unwaxed lemon zest • 4 British blacktail free range medium eggs METHOD COOK'S TIP Shred the remaining cabbage and add it into pasta sauces or soups to avoid food wastage and give these dishes extra green goodness. Thousands of recipes can be found at waitrose.com/recipes Tuesday BUILD YOUR OWN TACO TUESDAY PREP TIME 15 minutes COOK TIME 20 minutes SERVES 8 INGREDIENTS • 1…