Step-by-step everything you need to paint and create

Our decorating expert on letting go of paint charts and allowing your instinctive colour confidence to shine through

I just adore street scenes, I am fascinated with the colours the shapes and the atmosphere. Streets are different all over the world. I love the interaction with people and the energy. This project wi

Sandra Busby classes herself as a painter of ‘playful light in glass and still-life'. She finds the majority of her inspiration within the distortions of light on reflective surfaces and much of the o

Sandra Busby classes herself as a painter of ‘playful light in glass and still-life'. She finds the majority of her inspiration within the distortions of light on reflective surfaces and much of the o

Years ago, my eyes were opened to the economy and power of watercolour when I saw ‘View from Monte Mario of the River Tiber’ by Claude Lorrain in the British Museum. You can still relive the energy an

This month, revamp your home with floral prints across wallpaper, soft furnishings and tableware, learn freehand machine embroidery and shop for the perfect indoor planter