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From rubber ducks to BBQs, this year’s Father’s Day bestsellers are both bizarre and brilliant, learns Annie Deakin.

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<b>CAMERA LENS:</b> No not the lens of some paparazzo's camera, this is actually a mug, with a handy lid that also doubles as a coaster. £14.50, clickshop.com

The ten best mugs

Thursday, 16 June 2011

Think any old receptacle for your tea and coffee will do? Think again. Here are some jaunty designs and clever features that make the humble cuppa a reat treat...

Replace base-unit doors with simply hemmed fabric threaded over plastic-coated curtain wire - forget gingham, check fancymoon.co.uk's far-out fabrics

The Insider: How to personalise your kitchen

Sunday, 12 June 2011

The fitted kitchen was a great invention for chore-trapped 1950s housewives. But now? The lock, stock and barrel concept can feel a bit Stepford. So how can you personalise your cooking space?

Furniture designers honoured at Guildhall awards

Friday, 10 June 2011

Sebastian Conran and Olga Polizzi award designers of mass-produced furniture, says Annie Deakin

The Olde Bell and The Crown by Ilse Crawford: In the bedroom oak trestles are topped with Anglepoise lamps, soft Welsh wool blankets cover the beds and rush mat rugs under foot

Style in a suitcase: Take the interiors secrets of top designers home for the cost of a weekend away

Friday, 10 June 2011

Employing the services of top-drawer designers like Jade Jagger, Sophie Conran or Kelly Hoppen demands a trust-fund lifestyle. But if you plan your next holiday well, you can tap into the style secrets of the best interior designers for no more than the price of a weekend break.

<b>CLEO:</b> Red, bright, brash and rather beautiful, this lacquered wood case certainly makes a statement with its higgledy-piggledy shelving. It also has plenty of panelling so you can store your ornaments next to your copies of Dostoevsky without worrying they'll fall off the back. £140,habitat.co.uk

The ten best bookcases

Friday, 10 June 2011

Shelving doesn’t have to be boring. These stylish storage options are design statements in their own right, and show the chic way to get your house in order...

<b>SALTER PEBBLE:</b> Scales don't come much prettier than the Salter Pebble. Resembling a large, smooth-surfaced pebble it comes in a minimalist grey-black finish. £27.58, boots.com

The ten best bathroom scales

Thursday, 9 June 2011

These days bathroom scales come with solar panels, hyper-sensitive digital readings and some can even talk to you. Here, we weigh them up...

The 50 best furniture shops

Saturday, 4 June 2011

Whether you’re after Scandi style or shabby chic,Kate Watson-Smyth tracks down the hidden gems to help you decorate your home.

The secret history of... The Chesterfield

Friday, 3 June 2011

By Kate Watson-Smyth

Wonder walls:  Lizzie Mary Cullen in her living room

Lizzie Mary Cullen: The drawing's on the wall

Friday, 3 June 2011

Her imposing murals have been used by Somerset House, but Lizzie Cullen's biggest challenge was transforming her tiny flat into a stylish home. She tells Huma Qureshi how she did it

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