We’re launching a commenting system on Ideal Home – here’s how to join the conversation on our site

Welcome to our new commenting community here on Ideal Home

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(Image credit: Future PLC/Joanna Henderson)

At Ideal Home we know how important online communities are and we’re always looking for ways to encourage positive discussion around entertainment. And that's why we’re super excited to announce that commenting is now available directly on our site!

The goal for our comment section is for it to become the best place for thoughtful discussion of our article topics. Together, we want to develop a space where you can share your passion for homes and enjoy conversations built on a foundation of respect and common interests.

Our team is dedicated to providing quality content, so please do keep that in mind and keep any disagreements respectful. Not every comment needs to be a debate – it’s fine to just talk! But we ask that you approach all disagreements in a spirit of openness and tolerance.

Whenever someone joins the comment section here at Ideal Home they should find it a welcoming and insightful space. We want to build a community that you’re proud to recommend to others and we can only do that together.

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(Image credit: Future PLC/Dominic Blackmore)

So how do you get started?

Commenting on Ideal Home is easy enough to do. First off, please give our community guidelines a read before commenting. These set out the baseline rules and expectations for commenting here, then either click to sign in at the top right of the page or below the article.

Once you’ve done this you can add your thoughts and if your comments follow our guidelines it will be posted to the site.

In order to leave comments on the Ideal Home website, all users must be registered and logged in to comment on stories, in accordance with our Terms of Use.

Please note that not all articles will have commenting available. If this is the case then do not try to discuss in other comment sections, they have been closed for a reason and may be a legal requirement.

Important Information

  • Comments can be edited or deleted up to five minutes after they are posted
  • All of your community settings can be accessed through the notification bell which is present in the comment section as well as in the sticky header. In this tray you have the ability to:
    - See your comment history and any users you are following/ following you
    - Follow/Unfollow Users
    - Mute Users
    - See where conversations are most active
    - Receive notifications when someone replies or likes your comment
    - Receive notifications when a user you follow posts comments
    - Receive notifications when there is new activity on a conversation you follow
    - Turn on email notifications so you will be notified via email when someone has responded to your comment

We’re looking forward to building our commenting community with you all. If you have any questions or feedback about the system, feel free to email us at Commentmoderation@futurenet.com.

Heather Young
Editor

Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.

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