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Setting up an enclosed seating area around an outdoor fireplace is a tried-and-tested way of adding the cozy factor to your backyard ideas. As well as warmth, fireplace ideas will add extra light and can be used for seasonal treats, such as toasting marshmallows or warming mulled cider. Offering the comfort and ease of an indoor living space with the buzz of cooking in the open air, incorporating outdoor kitchen ideas into your outdoor living room ideas in the form of an outdoor fireplace design will upgrade your al fresco eating experience....

Fiery Fleming lit up the screen in hit films like Spellbound, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. With the advent of color film, her red-haired, green-eyed beauty earned her the title Queen of Technicolor. Fleming’s co-stars included Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Glenn Ford, Burt Lancaster, Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, Rock Hudson and Ronald Reagan, with whom she made four films....

Working with designers every day, however, has allowed me to pick up quite a few tips and home decor ideas that I could start to add or alter to suit my rented space. After sitting down to make a moodboard and have an open conversation with my landlord about what he would and would not allow I finally had a vision for the space. So, here are eight tips I used to decorate my rental house that make it feel like my own home....

Read on to discover how to emulate the coveted transitional kitchen style in your home – for an everlasting appearance you will love for years to come. See: Kitchen ideas – decor and decorating ideas for all kitchens Transitional kitchen ideas Transitional kitchen ideas Here’s how to create a transitional kitchen that you will love for years to come. 1. Adopt a neutral color scheme throughout 1. Adopt a neutral color scheme throughout...

A fountain or cascade can be energizing and create drama, while the still, reflective surface of a pond, or gentle flow of water in a rill or stream, can provide a meditative and soothing experience. Water features offer the opportunity to add an interesting array of aquatic and marginal plants and increase the biodiversity for wildlife. Water feature ideas can also act as a central focal point around which other backyard ideas, planting schemes and design features emanate....

Of course, there are plenty of obvious ways to make your home smell nice, including lighting the best candles and adding reed diffusers. However, these only provide the finishing touches – you must first look for ways to target bad odors, before adding new fragrances. Below, experts share their top tips for eradicating odors and perfuming your home. 9 ways to make your home smell nice 9 ways to make your home smell nice...

We all want to know how to make a lawn green and thick, but this becomes increasingly difficult if you try to mow wet grass. You will get a superior cut if you wait for the grass to dry before you attempt to mow it, and this in turn will reward you with a more luscious lawn. Instead of mowing wet grass, why not use the bad weather as an opportunity to give your lawn mower an overhaul?...

Mudrooms are a staple feature of a country home, a place to remove muddy boots, store outdoor clothing and keep the outside from covering the rest of the home. A mudroom is the perfect spot to shake off the waterproof jacket – and also to dry off the dog after a bracing country walk. A mudroom is also the ideal place to store necessities that you don’t want to keep in the main kitchen, and can be the perfect place for your washer dryer, too....

It is a well-known fact that the royal residences hold great significance to many members of the royal family. The senior royals live in historic homes across the country, with Prince William recently moving into Adelaide Cottage in Windsor close to Windsor Castle with his family as he takes up his new position as the Prince of Wales. But The New Royals, written by Katie Nicholl, reveals that Harry and Meghan were not given the residence they initially requested and that the home has been an issue of contention ever since....

Around the world, countries have endured record-breaking temperatures throughout the season – but none more recently than in the US – where Californian residents are currently battling a heat dome. This Labor Day weekend, two Bay Area cities recorded the highest-ever temperature in the region – and a severe weather warning remains in place for another two days. Whether you live on the West Coast or you’re looking for ways to accelerate your best fan’s power elsewhere, these five tips will make the instant difference you desire....

The good news is that you can hang curtains and skip drilling in a variety of ways that all are super simple to achieve. The best method? That will depend on where you’re hanging the curtains and how heavy they are. Our guide has a selection of methods for hanging curtains without drilling so you can pick the solution that suits your curtain ideas. How to hang curtains without drilling How to hang curtains without drilling...

Jessica, the Academy Award winner best known for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, Molly’s Game, and (most recently) The Good Nurse, stayed in the luxury Bel Air home before Kyle sold it through her husband Mauricio Umansky’s real-estate company, The Agency. Before selling, Kyle also allowed her co-star, socialite Sutton Stracke to live in the property. Appearing on Watch What Happens Live (as seen below), Jessica revealed: ‘I don’t even think anyone knows, so I’m going to say this for the first time....

When it comes to kids’ room ideas, you can be as playful as you like, and that means bright colors, bold patterns and even dramatic murals are all on the cards. There are a variety of paint ideas you can you use in a kids’ room to create a joyful space that reflects their character and personality. That doesn’t, however, mean that you should throw the whole swatch book at the walls – it takes even more careful planning than usual to make a carefree color palette look good....