Hi there!
Summer holidays are a time for guilty pleasures, I think, so this issue’s jam-packed full of them! For starters, we’ve tracked down all the best and most bargainacious bits in the shops to ring the changes in every room – you know, the kind of stuff you don’t really need, but really really want (flamingo money box, anyone?). There are five real homes and a cute garden to tour, too, so lay back on that sun lounger and indulge in some pure, unadulterated escapism! And, if you’ve got a list of while-you’re-off-work chores to tackle this summer, we can help with that, too. From decorating ideas for the parts of your home that need a refresh to things to make and ideas for happy hours just pottering, there’s plenty to get stuck into… Vanessa Richmond, Editor