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Top 5 garden shopping ideas at ACHICA

The Chelsea Flower Show 2013 is nearly upon us and this year marks its 100th anniversary. To help celebrate the event, we’ve picked our top 5 garden finds at ACHICA… Prune and swoon: Horticultural...

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Win Ruark Audio’s new MR1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker System, worth £300

The Ruark Audio MR1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker System lets you listen to your music stored on your smartphone, computer or other media source wirelessly with impressive sound. With its...

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Win a bracelet worth £300, with limited-edition Chelsea Flower Show Gnome charm

This centenary year, The RHS has lifted its ban on garden gnomes for the Chelsea Flower Show 2013. So regular Chelsea exhibitor Scarlett Jewellery has designed a new limited-edition silver gnome...

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Tom Ford: Behind the luxurious brand

To say the Texas-born designer Tom Ford is talented is an understatement. The fashion icon, best known for his creative input at the Gucci fashion house, also has his own Tom Ford label, which...

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1920s decor for a lavish look at home

Contemplating the Carey Mulligan-as-Daisy fringe? The embellished drop waist dress or the long, pearl necklace? As Baz Luhrmann’s version of Fitzgerald’s classic novel The Great Gatsby hits the...

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Anyone for a celebratory pink lemonade? Jo Malone launches Peony & Blush Suede Collection

Over pink lemonade and afternoon tea, and surrounded by a stunning art installation by fine-art trained Floral Artist Rebecca Louise Law, which featured 15,000 beautiful peonies, Jo Malone launched...

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Glitz and Glamour: Add 1920s style at home

We’re counting down the hours until the release of Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby film and not just because of the flapper dresses and the Charleston, or Leonardo DiCaprio and the fabulous...

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Celebrate the release of The Great Gatsby with this Mint Julep cocktail recipe…

With The Great Gatsby film nearly upon us, we’re getting ready to party like it’s the Roaring Twenties. And what better drink to help celebrate the film of the year than a Mint Julep cocktail – The...

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Make yourself at home with aged-effect homewares

Want to feel comfortable in your surroundings? Why not try swapping the pristine and the glossy for something, well, a bit shabbier? We don’t mean stop caring about your interiors, but if you want...

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ACHICA About Town: Three Chimneys restaurant in the Isle of Skye

The Isle of Skye is Britain’s outdoors at its most untouched and rugged and is simply beautiful this time of year. Situated on the edge of Loch Dunvegan in the north-western part of Skye is the...

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Garden designer Ulf Nordfjell gives us a sneak preview of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show 2013

Ahead of this year’s exciting Chelsea Flower Show 2013, Sweden’s king of garden design, Ulf Nordfjell, talks to us about his forthcoming design for the show that’s in its centenary year, and tells...

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Gorgeous Home Guide: Look inside this stylish Copenhagen townhouse

White walls, statement furniture, great lighting and more than a smattering of global influences add up to the last word in modern style in Danish fashion designer Naja Munthe’s bright and spacious...

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5 fabulous Father’s Day gift ideas

Father’s Day arrives on June 16 this year and if you’re stuck for gift ideas on what to buy the man who has everything (and you’re opting for DIY tools, chocolates or ‘designer’ socks, again) then...

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Interior colour schemes to boost your home

There are a whole lot of reasons to choose colours for your interiors, but what about going on instinct and picking those you love because they look good enough to eat. Sounds like a mad way to...

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London Coffee Festival: How to make the perfect coffee at home

If your post-dinner Americano just isn’t cutting it anymore, how about an espresso Martini? If you’re a coffee fan, you might just find that rather tempting, as we did at the recent London Coffee...

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Gorgeous Home Guide: A luxurious city style home in the heart of North Yorkshire

Step inside this luxurious town house in North Yorkshire. The owners wanted a cool city-apartment look and feel and that’s exactly what they got, courtesy of Lucia Caballero from Caballero Design....

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Understated Style: How to use gorgeous grey in your home

Bold colour can work wonders in an interior, but if you use too much of it at home, it can seem as dazzling as an eyeful of midday summer sun when you’ve left your shades at home. Our current crush...

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How to make Slow Roast Shoulder of Pork by TV chef James Martin

Top TV Chef James Martin from Saturday Kitchen invites us into his very own kitchen and shows ACHICA Living how to make his Slow Roast Shoulder of Pork recipe, from his latest book ‘James Martin...

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Daily Design: Top 5 interior design ideas

We know how hectic life can be, so we’ll cut to the chase: Here’s our edited selection of top 5 beautiful buys we’ve spotted on promotion at ACHICA today and savvy ideas that you can take away for...

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The Lab with AEG: Follow Danny Bowien’s award-winning pesto recipe

What’s the most interesting food flavour combo you’ve come up with in your kitchen? There are top chefs who swear by rather odd combinations, such as strawberries and balsamic vinegar on toast, or...

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How to design a unique interior by stylist Susie Clegg

Susie Clegg has been styling luxurious interiors for homes magazines, such as Livingetc and Homes & Gardens, and creating unique events for top brands like Sony and Bombay Sapphire for 15 years....

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5 fabulous ways to display your home accessories

All those empty walls, windowsills and surfaces in your home are just crying out for something gorgeous on them, aren’t they? But sometimes the puzzle is what to put there, and how to make it look...

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Time for some drinks and nibbles: Avocado and radish canapé recipe

With a chilled drink, these toasted sourdough with avocado, radish and watercress canapés taste delicious. They’re a healthy and light snack bursting with subtle flavours and brimming with colour...

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We get back to basics with the New Naturals collection

You may all be familiar with the term ‘Form Follows Function’. It stems from one of the founding principles of Modernism and simply means that if something is designed well in the practical sense,...

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Celebrate the May Bank Holiday with these Mojito Cupcakes

Bank Holiday weekends present the perfect excuse to catch up on some DIY and home decorating, yes, but they’re also a great time to indulge in a little baking. What better way to celebrate the...

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Simple Delights: Dale Pinnock’s Herbed Mediterranean Frittata recipe

Now that summer is on its way, an evening meal that’s light and fresh, and most importantly, easy to make is the order of the day. We’re loving this Herbed Mediterranean Frittata recipe from Dale...

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Designer Gary Birks talks top interior design tips, mugs and more…

Designer Gary Birks has had an impressive career to date, having worked with top names including Wedgwood, Royal Doulton, Waterford Crystal, Gordon Ramsay and Vera Wang. As his own fun and fabulous...

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Win a precious PANDORA bracelet and watch! Enter here…

As the PANDORA promotion comes to ACHICA this week, we’ve got two stunning items from PANDORA’s stylish range of fashion accessories to give away to two lucky ACHICA Living readers. The first prize...

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Wahaca’s Experimental Menu has, quite literally, got foodies jumping up and down with excitement

How would you feel about eating fried grasshoppers? On top of your to-do list? Perhaps not. It wasn’t on the top of our to-do list either, until we heard that the Masterchef winner and co-founder...

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Top 5 garden shopping ideas at ACHICA

Win Ruark Audio’s new MR1 Wireless Bluetooth Speaker System, worth £300

Win a bracelet worth £300, with limited-edition Chelsea Flower Show Gnome charm

Tom Ford: Behind the luxurious brand

1920s decor for a lavish look at home

Anyone for a celebratory pink lemonade? Jo Malone launches Peony & Blush Suede Collection

Glitz and Glamour: Add 1920s style at home

Celebrate the release of The Great Gatsby with this Mint Julep cocktail recipe…

Make yourself at home with aged-effect homewares

ACHICA About Town: Three Chimneys restaurant in the Isle of Skye

Garden designer Ulf Nordfjell gives us a sneak preview of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show 2013

Gorgeous Home Guide: Look inside this stylish Copenhagen townhouse

5 fabulous Father’s Day gift ideas

Interior colour schemes to boost your home

London Coffee Festival: How to make the perfect coffee at home

Gorgeous Home Guide: A luxurious city style home in the heart of North Yorkshire

Understated Style: How to use gorgeous grey in your home

How to make Slow Roast Shoulder of Pork by TV chef James Martin

Daily Design: Top 5 interior design ideas

The Lab with AEG: Follow Danny Bowien’s award-winning pesto recipe

How to design a unique interior by stylist Susie Clegg

5 fabulous ways to display your home accessories

Time for some drinks and nibbles: Avocado and radish canapé recipe

We get back to basics with the New Naturals collection

Celebrate the May Bank Holiday with these Mojito Cupcakes

Simple Delights: Dale Pinnock’s Herbed Mediterranean Frittata recipe

Designer Gary Birks talks top interior design tips, mugs and more…

Win a precious PANDORA bracelet and watch! Enter here…

Wahaca’s Experimental Menu has, quite literally, got foodies jumping up and down with excitement

We’re charmed as PANDORA jewellery and watches come to ACHICA

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