Decorating

Bring the look from ship to shore for nautical inspiration in your home decorating

And brighten-up a busy home workplace

And sleep as snug as a bug in a rug

Lightweight steel furniture is prone to rust – and let’s not even talk about the fabric. But before rushing out to buy yet another new setting, consider restoring your old set. Once you paint the chairs and add new hardwood screening, you’ll hardly recognise it. You might even get another decade out of it!

Convert a wardrobe or cupboard into a nifty home office.

Clever furniture arrangements can transform a conventional room into something new and different. Here's how to do it.