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Bespoke furniture often comes at eye-watering prices, meaning most of us have to settle with off-the-peg buys that don’t always fit into our homes as we’d like. But with Designed By You from Heal’s, you can select the size, finish, colour and material of each piece – from sideboards and dining tables to benches, putting you in the driving seat at every stage of the design process. The result? Furniture that works perfectly in your home.
IH LOVES...
Jesmonite round tray in Emerald, £68, Emily Marlin at Fy!
What to do this month...
LISTEN Presenter Angela Scanlon hosts the podcast Thanks A Million, a refreshing show that considers the idea of expressing thanks, with the good, the great and the grateful (and the odd celeb along the way, too). Join her on a gratitudinal journey and find yourself dishing out more thank yous of your own.
DO Sign up to florist Philippa Craddock’s newsletter and gain access to her free simple foliage wreath tutorial, from October to December. Over 25 minutes, Philippa will guide you through the core fundamentals of wreath making, to help you create a beautiful design ready to hang in your home, in time for Christmas.
READ Don’t miss our very own columnist and financial guru Kalpana Fitzpatrick’s debut book Invest Now (£9.99, Heligo Books), a simple guide to boosting your finances, which frankly comes at the most apt of times. Sharing Kalpana’s money and savings-related wisdom, the book is available to pre-order now.
THE HERO PIECE
COLLAB ALERT
Bringing together DFS’s 50 years of expertise in comfort and craftsmanship with the iconic and quintessential patterns of Cath Kidston, has resulted in this delightful new collection of upholstered beds, sofas, accent chairs and footstools. Handcrafted in Britain and featuring fully recycled fabrics, the designs aim to bring joy, colour and pattern into your home, through prints old and new. Make a statement with a chaise covered in the Stargazer print, or keep it simple with an armchair in Button Spot fabric, to put a fresh spin on traditional design.
WE KEEP SEEING
The Barbie movie (hello, Ryan Gosling as Ken!) isn’t out till next summer, but it has inspired a colour-led trend. Barbiecore is all about embracing the hot-pink shade associated with the doll, so choose paint, furniture
