Hand-painted vase

Transform old newspapers and cardboard into a colourful decorative vessel for display

Red and yellow and pink and green, these BRIGHT IDEAS were made to be seen!

As a young girl, Polly Nicolaou was almost always to be found with her playthings under the kitchen table, such that her uncle would often sing, using her middle name: “Polly Mabel, under the kitchen

Sustainable and cost-effective, knowing how to breathe new life into neglected pieces with a lick of paint can transform the way you dress your home

This month, get creative with patterned fabrics and wallpapers, make everlasting paper flowers and invest in some quality bed linen or tableware

Try your hand at these two easy painting projects for beginners from Annie Sloan’s new book