Revamp repair recycle

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

CLEVER TRICKS TO MINI DECOR PROJECTS… WE ROUND UP THE SIMPLEST, QUICKEST WAYS TO MAKE YOUR HOME MORE BEAUTIFUL NOW

Offcuts of wood and discarded items salvaged from around the home are transformed from scrap to artwork for the garden

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

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

Across centuries and cultures, clay has been baked, coloured and finished with heat-bonded coatings to create tiles – and the ancient techniques used to produce these durable, decorative claddings are being preserved by artisan studios today