Real Homes

Real Homes magazine brings you all the home improvement ideas and advice you'll need for your own project. Every issue is filled with expert tips and amazing before and after images of real home transformations, giving you plenty of inspiration for your own extension, renovation or redecoration project. Whether you're looking for the latest on-trend buys for every room in your home, practical advice about project planning and budgets, or in-depth case studies detailing everything from kitchen extensions to loft conversions, Real Homes magazine provides you with everything you need to make your dream home a reality.

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INSIDE track • Get the scoop on new design ideas, must-have products and looks you’ll love…

CUDDLE UP • Have a love-in on a bijou love seat – designed for getting cosy with a companion, the dog or a warm drink

URBAN COTTAGE • Hankering after some escapism and homely comforts? Embrace country-inspired chic to help feel a connection to a slower, more rustic kind of life

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PROJECT NEWS • FOR YOUR HOME IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THE LATEST IDEAS, TRENDS AND ESSENTIAL BUYS

Lead the car charge • Mandy Simpson, brand director at Anderson EV (andersen-ev. com), reveals how to switch on to charging your electric car.

THE BIG DEBATE IS A UTILITY A MUST HAVE? • Should the washing machine have its own room or are you happy to keep it in the kitchen? Two readers reveal all

STYLE MATHS • Multiply your kitchen’s style for less than £300 with our edit of the latest schemes and how to create them on a budget

MODERN REVIVAL • Take inspiration from the ‘70s with this sophisticated take on the fun-loving era. Choose shades of cinnamon and terracotta together with neutrals to create a scheme that’s a perfectly balanced throwback

CARAMEL SMOOTH

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT • Support independent businesses and meet the creatives making waves in the interiors world. This month: woodworkers

Branch out • Inject a bit of nature into your home with two more creative woodsmiths

CREATE A SNUG (THAT’S SMUG-WORTHY) • Thought only posh types had snugs? Think again. It’s the must-have living room coming to normal homes across the nation. We’ve got the low-down on how to make yours super cosy, useful and, above all, well-used

FIVE THINGS... • you’ll realise when you own a snug

BEX BOYLE

JAMILA ALHASSAN

STAIRCASES • Give your wooden staircase a fun and vibrant makeover with our edit of the best statement ideas of the moment

TOP TIP

HOW TO PAINT YOUR STAIRS

MY FAVOURITE CORNER • Caroline Briggs, a BBC journalist and photographer (@edwardian_seaside_ home), lives in a four-bed Edwardian terraced house in Whitley Bay, Tyne & Wear, with her husband, an accountant, and their two children

TIME TO GROW • By taking the time to let her interiors style naturally evolve, Jessica Clark has crafted a colourful and quirky family home that fosters positivity. Deputy style editor Amelia Smith takes the tour

Permitted development • Find out if you can cut through the red tape by using permitted development rights on your home-improvement project

UP & OUT • Angus and Jessica McWhinney transformed a Victorian terraced house for their growing family under permitted development

NEW OPENING • Polly Jones used permitted development rights to extend the downstairs of her terraced north London home and create a small sanctuary away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life

A WELCOME CHANGE • Richard and Kirsty’s bright new extension made room for the open-plan layout the couple longed...