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Moving to a new home? Need cheering up? Try something different…

More advice and ideas in our 'How To...' series on how to decorate Your new home on a budget!

For years, people have been rearranging their furniture, re-painting their walls and removing clutter in the hopes of changing their life through Feng Shui.

Relocating to a smaller house often, unfortunately, means a smaller garden too... Here are some creative ideas about how to manage a smaller space.

It is not always a pleasant situation that forces you to downsize your life. One such unhappy event is divorce or separation. Not only do you have to sell your home and change your lifestyle but you are setting out on a new part of your life without your partner.

Do you whistle as you work, do you jump out of bed in the morning and know that you’re doing something you love. Do you have old dreams of who/what you'd like to have been?

When moving on after separation or divorce, it's often the case that you have to move to a smaller home. This move should not be undertaken until you have thought the decision through carefully. The value of your home is important to your future.

This month Amanda interviewed Sarah Beeny, star of Channel 4’s "Property Ladder and Property Snakes and Ladders".

Part of our regular "How to" series, this article tells you how to strip a room.

It’s fast approaching winter, the familiar Christmas TV adverts are pointing the way to the fun and cheer of a joyous festive season.

Planning a move can be time-consuming and nerve-wracking, but two things can help make the process go more smoothly: educating yourself through research, and working with an estate agent you trust.

Jeanette Mercer, Design Consultant for Fresh Traditions, explains why those of us starting over should take a look at our home surroundings and also allow our children to get involved in our home makeover and provide a little something they can help decide, in a situation where there’s so little they control.