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The tide is in for sea based interior design.

How to decorate with sea colours

Want to create the calming ambiance of the ocean in your home without leaving the tap on for three days? Here's a few tips.

Redecorating in pink. Perhaps not for everyone. Image:Thinkstock

Top ten tips: Redecorating in colour

Redecorating your home? Here's ten tips on how to go about choosing your colour scheme, provided by Abacus Estates.

DIY in the garden

Bank holiday DIY ideas and tips

Take advantage of the bank holiday to tackle the home improvement jobs you've been putting off. Here are some ideas to get you started.

Arguing couple

Couples with decor disputes wanted for TV show

Do you and your beloved bicker about home improvement? This is your chance to settle the score once and for all – on primetime TV.

Woman hanging wallpaper

Review: Chix and Mortar women's DIY course

AboutProperty goes on a girly home improvement course with one hope: to master the art of wallpapering once and for all...

Rubber duck

Personalised bathrooms increasingly popular

Home improvement is becoming a "little bit more daring", with more bathroom DIY projects featuring bold colour and novelty items.

Lobster Quadrille wallpaper

New wallpaper prints from Georgia Horton

This just in: a gorgeous new range of designs from the British fine artist, hand-printed in England.

Woman laying floorboards

DIY course for women: improve your home yourself

Chix and Mortar is running its next girls' DIY course in February - and we've got an exclusive discount code you can use when booking.

wallpaper

How to remove wallpaper: DIY guide

Wallpaper-stripping requires preparation, tools and lots of time and patience - but it is do-able when you know how!

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Q&A: Paint for condensation-prone walls

An industry expert advises this week's reader on the best paint to use in steamy, damp rooms.

Contemplating a colour scheme

My decorating disasters: A true story

AboutProperty's editor hasn't always been queen of the paintbrush. Here, she reveals her most terrible decorating faux pas.

Dulux's forest green range in action

Forest green: spring 2011's big interiors trend

Forest green is set to be SS11's most fashionable interiors colour. Here, we look at how to make such a bold colour work in your home.

Bedroom designed by Charlotte Crosland

Online interior design: a cheaper alternative

If your budget or location rules out hiring an in-person interior designer, a web-only service could be music to your eyes...

Laying flooring

More people doing home improvement themselves

Brits are more likely to attempt DIY now than five years ago, a survey has revealed - but we still leave some areas to the experts...

Painting a wall

Home improvement skills 'being lost over time'

DIY is being abandoned by the younger generation in favour of leaving it to the experts, a report has said.

I spy with my little eye...

I spy with my little eye... a lovely pair of bookends

Ele Cooper peeks inside her neighbours' front rooms - all in the name of research, of course.

DIY adding value to UK homes

Recession 'encouraged DIY improvements'

Homeowners are looking to improve their property's value in the recession.

Add value to your home with our re-design tips

New Year New Décor for homeowners

With property purchases at a record all time low, the advice from those in the know is not to rush into selling up, but to consider investing some time and money into your current home.

Design tribes with Hannah Sandling

Design tribes with Hannah Sandling

Home improvement is a growing trend, with more and more Brits considering their home their most important style statement.

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Alaris

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Alaris specialise in quality Bathrooms and Kitchens along with many other unique products for your home. The range of kitchens, kitchen worktops and bathrooms is extensive and the highest quality so you are sure to find what you want. New bathroom furniture, bathroom suites, taps, showers and cabinets are added regularly.

Bathrooms365

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Bathroom365 supply all areas of your new bathroom - leading-edge designed bathroom suites, stylish bathroom taps and showers, all styles and forms of shower enclosures and a vast collection of bathroom furniture.

Fitmykitchen

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Fitmykitchen are specialist suppliers of kitchen appliances, sink taps, waste bins and furniture. So whatever you want from kitchen sink taps to waste bins look no further than fitmykitchen, UK, the specialist suppliers of kitchen appliances, stainless steel sink taps, waste bins and kitchen furniture.

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We help people buying property all over the UK to minimise Stamp Duty Land Tax on residential and commercial property. If you are looking at purchasing a new home or business premises over £500,000, contact us today by completing the form on the right

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For hardwood furniture, including Solid Oak, Mango, Mahogany, Sheesham, Acacia, Ash and Birch, look no further than Oak Furniture Land.

Rated People

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Whatever type of home improvement or garden remodelling project you have, Rated People can help you to identify the right tradesmen for the job in a way that is quick, easy, convenient and, as it is based on real-life recommendations, trustworthy.

Residential Land

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If you are looking for short or long term rentals in Central London, Residential Land have a portfolio of over 1200 flats and houses in the best postcodes across the Capital.

Simply Bedrooms

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Simply Bedrooms, a part of Sleepwell Bedrooms Ltd, supplying quality beds, wardrobes, sliding door wardrobes and bedroom furniture at low prices and great service, London and Home Counties Specialists.

Door Handles UK

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Door Handles UK is the UK's largest online range of Door Handle accessories, Door Hinges, Locks and Latches and so much more and all at genuine internet prices. We have a wide range of Chrome, Brass and Glass Crystal Mortice door knobs in both traditional and contemporary designs, whatever your taste and budget you will find a design to suit.

Woodlands Furniture

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We are an established family business situated in rural Herefordshire specialising in beautiful handcrafted classic reproduction furniture. Our comprehensive ranges are readily available from stock.

WowBBQ

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Welcome to the World of Weber. We are the largest independent online Weber BBQ retailer in the United Kingdom. WOWbbq.co.uk is a Weber Partner Store and can give you the best advice for all your Weber BBQ needs.

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A guide to finding the right kitchen sink

When redesigning a kitchen or giving the room a makeover, it is important not to forget about the less obvious aspects of the space. Kitchen sinks are an essential fitting, but often overlooked, despite the fact there is a wide choice of styles available.

Useful tips to help find a flat in London

Looking for flats in London can be a frustrating process, given the capital's size, demand for rental accommodation and varying prices. It is vital, therefore, that you do plenty of research and act quickly to ensure you get the place that you want.

What do you need to consider when buying a mattress?

If you looking for a new mattress, you need to get the decision right, as getting it wrong could impact on your overall health and wellbeing. As well as comfort and size, you also need to consider other points, such as any health issues you may have.