Latest articles by Caroline Keenan
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Step inside this modern country house in Devon
Takes a tour around this warm and welcoming home in Devon, chosen by Country Homes & Interiors. For more house tours and decorating ideas, go to housetohome.co.uk
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DIY Paints - Our Pick of the Best
Looking for DIY project paints? From the latest eggshells to specialist paints for woodwork and radiators, if you're planning a decorating projects, take a look at our selection of the best new products
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Household items that cause the most arguments
You might have signed up for moving in together, but did you sign up for his ugly games console, or her girly pink wallpaper?
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Follow the flock! Celebrate all things woolly by heading to London's Southwark Cathedral for Wool Week 2014
Wool Week is a countrywide event which includes exhibitions, craft workshops and other inititatives
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Step inside this modern country home in Cornwall
Take a tour around this seaside home in Cornwall, as featured in Country Homes & Interiors magazine. For more house tours and decorating ideas, go to housetohome.co.uk
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Map it out: Find a wallpaper that’s right up your street – Love Maps On can make you a unique design based on your postcode!
Create a unique wallcovering for your home based on your postcode with this great new range of wallpapers
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Step inside this modern country house in Devon
Take a tour around this modern country house in Devon chosen by Country Homes and Interiors magazine. For more house tours and decorating ideas, go to housetohome.co.uk
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Take a punt on Cambridge: university city now has the fastest-selling properties in Britain
Thought London was the biggest hotspot for property in the UK? Think again. The property market is booming in one of Britain’s most well known cities
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Great potential: buyers pay £500k for a ramshackle cottage... on an eroding cliff top
Would you pay half a million for a tumbledown property on an eroding part of the coastline? One couple decided to (ahem) take the plunge and we're impressed with the transformation…
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Don’t forget (to clean) your toothbrush... holder! Hidden germs lurk where you’d least expect
It’s not just the obvious places in our homes that should be cleaned regularly – when it comes to hidden germs, they’re not always where you think.
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Step inside this cosy country cottage in Hertfordshire
Take a tour around this modern country cottage in Hertfordshire, chosen by Country Homes & Interiors. For more house tours and decorating ideas, go to housetohome.co.uk
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Space oddity: we may have small homes, but Brits dream big with Jacuzzis, fish tanks and mini bars topping our interior wish lists
A new survey shows that we all want more space in our homes – and if we had room we’d squeeze in walk-in wardrobes and tropical fish tanks
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Step inside this elegant country home in County Kildare
Designed by the owner, this new-build property was influenced by the style of country estates, as well as Dublins Georgian architecture, resulting in a light-filled family home with a period feel. Various extensions have been added to the property as the family grew.
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Come dine with me: never mind the food, dinner party guests give top marks for tableware
Delicious food, great wine and some good conversation - if you think that's all it takes for the perfect dinner party, think again...
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We’re just not that into you: Brits ditch colour in favour of magnolia to impress the neighbours – and estate agents
Is your home lived in and bursting with colour, or do you play it safe by decorating with magnolia (keeping the resale value in mind). Turns out 75% of us are plumping for the latter...
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Want a better work-life balance (and to go to work in your pyjamas)? Join the 2.5m who work from home
Forget the daily commute, office hubbub and rush-hour crush - small-business owners are leading the way with 52% working from home
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Want to buy your second home? You'll have to wait until you're 42
We've all read about the challenges facing today's first-time buyers, but those ready to trade up to their second property are waiting an average of 14 years...
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How to make a placeholder
Make this pretty placeholder for your garden party with this craft idea from Country Homes and Interiors
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Buy buy buy! Owning a property is cheaper than renting in 90% of UK towns with York leading the way
Dream of taking your first step on to the property ladder? You could be surprised by new research from Zoopla.co.uk that suggests it sometimes works out cheaper to buy your home than rent… (so long as you don't live in Swansea!)
