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A guide to choosing new or replacement doors for your home.

You use one every time you enter or leave a room. Yet when it comes to decorating, whether it be a brand new house or redecorating the family home – doors are usually forgotten, or at best an afterthought. Well, a door’s a door, right?

Getting the heating right in your home is essential for relaxed and comfortable living.

When most of us move into a new home we simply settle for the type of heating that is already there, without giving it another thought.

Give every room the wow factor

Bored with your plain white walls or tired home decor? Revamp your rooms this spring by transforming your walls and ceilings with just a splash of colour or roll of wallpaper – it’s a simple way to inject new life into your home.

Pale blues
Cool as you like, these blues are all about tranquility and relaxation.

And so to bed…
Blues fall at the cool end of the colour spectrum, creating a feeling of calm and tranquility which makes them ideal in the bedroom.

Update light fittings to transform the mood of a room without spending a fortune.

A good lighting scheme not only serves a vital, practical need but it can also help establish the purpose of the room, enhance colours and highlight a room’s strong points.

From textured glamour to cool and clinical, we’ve got the lowdown on what’s new in bathroom design…The style

This contemporary bathroom is all about playing with texture and materials. Mixing sleek glass and chrome with polished stone surfaces and fluffy rugs gives a feeling of modern opulence.

When Jon and Cassandra bought their one-bed flat in south London, they knew turning a rundown Victorian conversion into an oasis of calm would be a challenge. But they ended up with a fluid space where simple whites and splashes of colour create the illusion of open-plan living…

It’s been a tough time for small businesses of late – we find out how one family-run firm has got through it. Clement Windows has been going for 150 years. Here, chairman Peter Clement tells at home magazine how he has weathered the recent economic downturn and about his plans to crack the American market.

Sarah’s guide to making the moving process all go smoothly

A month before

• Arrange redirection of your post via www.royalmail.com
• Book electricity, gas and water meter readings at your present home.

When Simon and Kam Pancutt were faced with the decision of either moving out of the home they shared with her parents or creating more living space, a loft conversion seemed like the best option.