Real Homes

Real Homes magazine brings you all the home improvement ideas and advice you'll need for your own project. Every issue is filled with expert tips and amazing before and after images of real home transformations, giving you plenty of inspiration for your own extension, renovation or redecoration project. Whether you're looking for the latest on-trend buys for every room in your home, practical advice about project planning and budgets, or in-depth case studies detailing everything from kitchen extensions to loft conversions, Real Homes magazine provides you with everything you need to make your dream home a reality.

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INSIDE TRACK • Get the scoop on new design ideas, must-have products and looks you’ll love

A FAMILY affair • With a little help from loved ones, Becky and Ben turned her grandmother’s cherished old house into their dream family home

REAL HOMES HOME & GARDEN AWARDS • Show off your impressive room renovation, home transformation, garden update or made-over space, and you could bag a great prize

SHAPELY VASES • Celebrate all things wavy, rounded and organic with a showpiece vase. Use with or without flowers to create a beautiful shelf or table display

GARDEN BENCHES • Enjoy the sun with a seat made for sharing. Opt for modern metal, classic wood or contemporary rattan to provide a stylish statement

BOLD AND BRIGHT • With the rise of the mood-boosting dopamine decorating trend firmly established in the interiors world, adding an optimistic and therapeutic punch to your décor scheme has never been so easy

DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT • Support independent businesses and meet the creatives making waves in the interiors world. This month, we’re talking about wonderful wooden homewares

THE STYLIST’S EYE • Get your outerior ready for summer with our style editor’s favourite picks of the month

FOREVER home • Rachel and Daniel extended outwards and upwards to almost treble the size of their modest bungalow and create a fabulous, future-proofed family home

Orange • Bright, warm and zingy, orange is a burst of vibrancy that’s sure to energise any room. Colour guru Amelia shares how best to use this uplifting hue

STYLE CRUSH • Sometimes we come across a product we just can’t stop thinking about – and we want to share it with you. Here’s what we’ve fallen for this month

60 UNDER £60 garden updates • Give your outside space a fresh lease of life this summer with these beautiful buys. Our affordable picks will instantly boost your alfresco areas

THE DESIGN CLINIC • Whether you’re torn on two paint colours or are debating whether to extend upwards or outwards, the Real Homes team is here to answer your questions

A LABOUR of love • Ambrice and her husband, Ben, got hands on when renovating their Suffolk home – now the perfect showcase for her love of art

NURSERIES • When designing a nursery, you can let your imagination fly for a versatile room that comforts and stimulates. Let us help you and your little one get the right start

FRESH AS a daisy • Kate used a new floor plan, white colour palette and creative DIY hacks to turn a dark 1970s house into a light-filled, sociable family home

GARDENING: JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED • Whether you have a large grassy garden, a bijou balcony or are an avid allotmenteer, the health and wellbeing benefits of getting down and dirty with nature are more varied than you’d think, reveals Jenny Wood

CREATIVE hub • Hankering for a home office but without enough room in the house, Joanna created a separate space to work at the bottom of her garden

Cutting the cost of your garden renovation • Transform a dull outside space without the big spend. Here are 10 top...