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With this being a turbulent time for our finances, make 2023 the year you get organised. Our very own columnist and finance guru Kalpana Fitzpatrick has linked up with online stationery brand Papier to produce a range of finance planners to help you get better at budgeting and create positive habits that support financial wellbeing. Available in a whole host of designs and patterns, covers can be personalised and each journal comes with helpful Money Mentor articles from Kalpana throughout.
What to do this month...
Tantalise your tastebuds and treat your ears to chef Angela Hartnett and radio DJ Nick Grimshaw discussing all things foodie, as well as hilarious dinner party chat, on their podcast, Dish. Each episode they’re joined by a celeb guest plus they share tips for making your own cooking deliciously easy.
Bundle up the whole family and head to one of the many national gardens being lit up for the holidays. The popular RHS Glow will be taking place at all five of its gardens and promises to dazzle and delight along their enchanting pathways.
Let BBC Interior Design Masters finalist Siobhan Murphy lead you into the world of maximalism with her new book More is More Décor (£25, Studio Press). This full-on feast for the eyes promises to give you the confidence to be bold and experiment.
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Painting ceilings and woodwork in colours other than white. In our living room, I pared muddy-pink walls with a soft-grey ceiling and woodwork.
Style a space until you think it looks perfect. Then take a step back and remove a couple of pieces until the balance of negative space feels right.
The tub chair in our bedroom. Its beaten-up old leather is so soft and, with the lovely view through the window, it’s the perfect reading nook.
My vintage Hollywood Regency brass lotus pendant. It hangs centre stage in the hallway and greets me every time I come through the front door!
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With its minimal-effort, highly transformative qualities, wall panelling remains a huge trend in interiors, which is why we’re so excited to spot thes
