Affordable decorating

Thought you couldn't turn your rental house into a charming place to live? Think again

Smaller changes can make a surprisingly big difference. Here’s how to make improvements without blowing the budget or calling in the professionals

Don't want to commit to an expensive kitchen renovation? There's a whole world of affordable tweaks you can make to make your kitchen more stylish and more efficient to work in

There are some aspects of a renovation you can take on yourself, and some you really can't

Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers a common renovating problem – how to cope when you have run out of money before the decoration even starts

Looking for curtains but low on budget? Katherine Ormerod shares her tips of low cost window dressing solutions

Interior designers Katie Glaister of K&H Design, Jessica Buckley, Anna Haines and Joshua Hale give their recommendations on where to splash out and where to budget when designing each room of the house

Basement flats are known for being a little darker than your average property and a little more prone to damp – so how do you tackle the decoration?

In celebration of all things IKEA, here are several instances when designers used the Scandi behemoth in extremely smart interiors – and you probably didn’t even notice

You don’t need a huge budget to transform the look of your home and these inspiring accounts prove that anything is possible. 

Where to find well-designed lights – from table lamps to pendants and wall lights – without spending a fortune

In the latest in our Agony Aunt series, Fiona McKenzie Johnston responds to a reader suddenly plagued by guilt about her high street shopping habit, advising a judicious mix of second-hand and hand-crafted pieces. Got a question for Fiona? Email agonyaunt.houseandgarden@condenast.co.uk

As the new year prompts a general desire for a refresh, Lucinda Griffith suggests ways to refresh your interiors without spending a fortune