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Trend tips: Ample light is key to today’ssuccessful rooms, says Clarke, and glasswill increasingly play a part in design, aswill lighting used imaginatively tochange mood and atmosphere inrooms.

Diarmuid’s oval sanctuaryTV garden designer Diarmuid Gavin,

who first found fame on BBC’s HomeFront, has a family home in Wicklow,Ireland, which he shares with his wifeJustine, and their six-year-old daughterEppie.

“Our new oval-shaped bedroom isturning into the highlight of our home,”he says.

“I’vemerged twobedrooms in-to one to cre-ate this unusu-al curvedshape becauseit feels soft andall-encom-passing.

“We’re having aChinese-style muralpainted on one wallfeaturing cherry blos-

som and birds. It’s carpeted in powderblue, with blue velvet curtains for thefloor to ceiling windows and a free-standing bath by the French doors, soyou can look out on the breathtakingviews.”

Favourite pieces: A Conran desk,whichheandSirTerenceConranusedatthe launch event of their book, Outdoors.“It was so special to do a book with himthat I bought the desk, and looking at itbrings back brilliant memories,” hesays.

Get the look: Walnut and steel EileenDesk, £815, from The Conran Shop;Graham & Brown’s Kyoto Cherry Blos-som Wall Prints, £100 each.

Trend tips: An organic gardening ap-proach – making your

own compost,growing produceand natural-style

ponds to attractwildlife – will growin popularity, pre-dicts Gavin.

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Celebrity style secretsW e’ve all got a favourite

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And the same is true for the celebrityambassadors who appeared at thisyear’s Ideal Home Show in London –including George Clarke, Linda Barkerand Diarmuid Gavin – who reveal theirfavourite rooms and give their interiorspredictions for 2011.

George’s cosy cornerArchitect and TV presenter of Five’s

Build A New Life In The Country andChannel 4’s Home Show, George Clarkelives in London with his wife Catrionaand their three children, in an Edwar-dian house he’s completely restored,inside and out.

“I have a snug retreat in a corner of myopen-plan lounge which is completelytailored for me,” he says.

“It’sat thegardenendof thehousenextto a window and I have a wood-burningstove and bookshelves filled with all myfavourite books on buildings anddesign.”

Favourite pieces: “An original Eameschair and ottoman footstool in walnutand leather, and a Saarinen Tulip sidetable,” he says.

INTERIOR DESIGNER: LindaBarker.

Changing Rooms and ITV’s This Morn-ing, has a two-bedroom retreat in NorthYorkshire which she and her husbandChris, and daughter Jessica, 18, use atweekends and holidays.

“My favourite room’s our large open-plan kitchen and dining room with alarge glass extension, so there’s an un-interrupted view of the countryside,” shesays.

“The decor’s characteristic of my styleso it has a rustic feel but with a con-temporary twist. The walls are a mid-grey shade, the kitchen units are whitegloss, topped with black work surfacesmade of thick, polished concrete, and Ihave slate splash backs.

“We’ve used wide solid oak boards forthe floor and brightened the room withcollections of coloured glassware andceramics on a dresser, and there’s a bigcomfy leather sofa for lounging.”

Favourite piece: A barrel-shaped stoolwith a silver finish.

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“Their promise is that of instanttransformation, but more oftenthey wind up as gaudy landfill inyour closet,” Johnson says.

Face your shopping addictiondemons and lay all your can’t-wear-won’t-wear splurges out onyour bed next to your can’t-live-without staples.

“Work out a way to build a bridgebetween the clothes you love (butnever wear) and the standbys(pieces starting to wear thin withoveruse),” Johnson suggests.

“If your wardrobe is heavy oncasual wear but running danger-ously low for work and evening,invest in pieces that can be usedfor both – for example the LBD(little black dress).

“Very simple additions stretchthe clothes you do have.”

Top tip: Stock up on hats,scarves, costume bangles, over-sized sunglasses and hosiery inrainbow colours to instantly revivea tired outfit.

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Savvy fashionT hese days the austerity

style club is the onlyone to join. Rather

than splashing out on thelatest catwalk trends, designdivas are cutting their budgetsand sitting prettily on theirsavings, writes Lisa Haynes.

Thankfully, with this season’strends – 70s, florals and flowingmaxi dresses – fashion revival isbignews, soyoucan tweakvintagelooks straight into 2011 mode.

AuthorofSavvyChicandvintageaddict Anna Johnson believes inthe cost-cutting business of fash-ioning more from less.

“In the grip of a luxury-drivenculture, it’s become very hard todiscern between what is vital andwhat’s just lust,” she says.

“Dressing well for less moneyactually involves buying less andbetter clothing, rather than moreand cheaper. It takes discipline.”

Prepare to thrift shop. Trade inyour treasures and DIY yourdresses – there’s a whole newwardrobe waiting that won’t costyou the earth.

Charity shops are like Marmite,you either do or you don’t. Butthere’s an art to wearing other

people’s clothes. Johnson explainsshoppers need to amend, adjustand embellish outfits to suit them-selves.

“With maturity I’ve found thatvintage dresses rarely suit me offthe rack,” Johnson says.

“I cut them up freely, grafting ondifferent sleeves, stripping offbows or ugly buttons, adding myown cuffs, or using the fabric tomake something else.”

Don’t expect to walk into a vin-tage shop and find a replica of a70s-esque Chloe Mousselineblouse from this season, currentlyon sale for £680.

It’s too much to expect a hemlength or neckline to fit with cur-rent fashions, according to John-son.

“Vintage materials can be aninvitation to reinterpret style. Mixit up. Be bold. Look hard at theway designers play with the con-trast between fabric and cut.”

Top tip: Take the time to figureout which decade highlights yourhottest assets. While the andro-gynous floaty 70s are fab for tall,boyish shapes, the waist-enhan-cing 40s and Mad Men-inspired60s will emphasise a curvy

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S pring is here and it’s the perfecttime to give rooms a fast faceliftso they’re ready for brighter

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will never end, especially if our homes arestill dressed in dark colours and heavyfabrics,” says Louise Barltrop from DunelmMill.

“A few simple touches can cheaply andquickly transform your home. Bright pinksare on trend and florals blooming.”

And clearing up the clutter ahead of thatannual ritual – the spring clean – could be agoodexcuse to invest inpretty storage that’sdecorative as well as practical.

“Flowers, fruits and patriotic designs arestrong this season and pretty boxes ad-orned with cherry blossom, strawberries orflags are our most popular,” says SabrinaSandha at interiors specialist, Store TwentyOne.

Just making a few changes can transformrooms, says Kirstie Allsopp, presenter ofChannel 4’s Location, Location, Location.

“I’ve just organised my children’s toys,which had started to take over. Tidyingthem away in new colourful plastic storageboxes has already made the room lookgreat,” she says.

“I also love putting new things up on wallsto give them an inexpensive facelift. I’veframed collections of postcards and eventea towels.

“And as a finishing touch, I’ve got new

table lamps for essential splashes of colourto brighten up dull corners.”

Top tip: Use chalkboard paint on a wall sothe kids can draw on it, or apply magneticprimer and invest in some colourful, mag-netic letters and shapes.

Spring sunlight is a welcome sight andbanishes the gloom, but its bright rays canhighlight dull walls and jaded roomschemes. Even refreshing a feature wallwith paint or paper could be an easy, cheapway to rescue a room.

“Bold florals, statement patterns and vi-brant colours are huge right now,” says NeilMcLennan, deputy editor of Livingetcmagazine.

“Wallpaper collections like Graham &Brown’s tap brilliantly into these keytrends. Modern and easy to live with, thesewallpapers are both confident and assuredwithout being shouty or taking over theroom.”

Top tip: Smarten up wall sockets withscrewless socket covers.

Turning everyday items into planters andvases – from tin cans and milk bottles tomugs and jugs – will make even a smallcollection of fresh flowers eye-catching.

“I love filling pretty vases or jugs withdaffodils at this time of year and dottingthem around the house. It’s simple, givesinstant cheer and doesn’t cost the earth,”says Clare Price, founder of The Contem-porary Home.

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We’re still stuck in winter gloom but clever, inexpensive touchescan give rooms a lift that will raise your spirits. Experts give theirtop tips for room remedies

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I f you’re a regular at garden centres andnurseries, the chances are that at somepoint you’ll have bought a plant which has

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above average specimen which will perform well inthe right conditions. But plants have to go through arigorous process before the coveted logo can beadded to the label.

Only around 34 new plants are trialled each yearand it can take three years upwards before the AGMis awarded, and more for trees or slow-growingplants.

Since being introduced in 1922, more than 7,000plants have received the Award of Garden Merit.New plants are trialled at one of the RHS gardens orat a selected nursery or specialist grower. A panel ofcommittee experts then meets to discuss and assessthe merits of the plants, with input from plantheritage experts and National Collection holders.

“There are five criteria, which are looked at as agroup and not individually,” Jim Gardiner, RHSdirector of horticulture, explains.

“The first one is excellence for ordinary use inappropriate conditions. The next is that the plant isavailable in the trade at some level.”

This means that a widely grown, popular plant, forinstance Lavandula hidcote, would have to be widelyavailable from retailers nationwide to qualify, whilea less popular plant, such as a trillium, should beavailable from appropriate outlets or specialists whogrow that type of woodland garden plant.

The other criteria are that the plant must be ‘ofgood constitution’, which means it is known to behealthy, and ‘essentially stable in form and colour’,performing to its description.

So, if for example you were buying a variegatedplant, it’s not going to revert, says Gardiner.

It’s also got to be reasonably resistant to pests anddiseases.

“For instance, there are some herbaceous plantsthat succumb to mildew when put under stress.What we are saying is that if it gets mildew veryquickly, it won’t be given the Award of GardenMerit.”

Climate will inevitably have some bearing on aplant’s performance. Some plants will do better inwarmer regions in the south than in cooler northernareas.

This is again something the RHS is hoping to tacklewhen it hosts the world’s first international trialsconference at RHS Garden Wisley, in Surrey, inJuly.

“As part of our international trials conference,we’ll be having a debate about hardiness ratings,linked to the Award of Garden Merit,” saysGardiner.

This may mean that in future people will be able tomore easily understand what ratings their plantsfall under at the point of sale.

At present, it’s not compulsory to include hardi-ness ratings on plant labels. Even when growers doinclude the information on the label, the currentrating of one to four is not as clear as it should be,says Gardiner, and the RHS is hoping to extend therating from one to seven.

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The new logos will be drip-fed into outlets throughthe year, gradually replacing the old ones.

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5, 6, 7 & 8 day breaks also available- please call for more details

Tailor-make your own holiday!

Runcorn Golf ClubRuncorn Golf ClubCheshire’s Hidden GemCheshire’s Hidden Gem

Welcomes new Members, Societies and VisitorsWe offer:-

•• Excellent greens and fairways•• A fine parkland course•• Competition, Social and Roll Up Golf•• Excellent restaurant•• Full social calendar•• Free play at 25 other UK courses•• Pro shop and tuition from our PGA gold standard

professional•• Member benefits with De Vere Daresbury Hotel

and Leisure Club

PLUSPLUSNO JOINING FEE andNO JOINING FEE and

NO VAT on subscriptionsNO VAT on subscriptionsPhone now on 01928 574214 for further information regarding

membership or ring the Professional on 01928 564791 to book a tee timeVisit our Website www.runcorngolfclub.co.uk

or email [email protected]

Forest Hills HotelNew lunch menu - £10 for two courses

Evening 3 course table d’hote menu just £19.95 for 3 courses

New A La Carte menu availableCome and try the wonderful new dishes our Chef has created. Enjoy the

beautiful panoramic views and excellent service. Book a table of 4 or moreand you will receive a discount of 20% for your next visit*

For forthcoming events visit the new website: www.foresthillshotel.com

NOW: Fake That. Tom Jones Tribute Night. 80’s Cabaret & lots more!

Call Hilltops Restaurant to make your reservation Tel: 01928 735255Forest Hills Hotel, Overton Hill, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6HH

Tel: 01928 735255 • Email: [email protected]: www.foresthillshotel.com

Call Hilltops Restaurant to make your reservation Tel: 01928 735255Forest Hills Hotel, Overton Hill, Frodsham, Cheshire, WA6 6HH

Tel: 01928 735255 • Email: [email protected]

MOTHERINGSUNDAY LUNCH

Sunday 3rd April 12pm – lateTreat Mum to a wonderful 3 course

Sunday lunch in the hilltops restaurant£18 per person £9 per childUnder 3’s eat free of charge

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WITH A SPECIAL GIFTFOR EVERY MOTHER

ON THE DAY!

NEW LOOK

Recently refurbished to avery high standard.Recommended byWeekly Xtra Staff.Only ★★★★ Hygiene Award-winning Indian Restaurantin Frodsham to receive thisaward. Also winners of Rice& Spice competition.

WHY NOT TRY OURWHY NOT TRY OURFABULOUS SUNDAY BUFFETFABULOUS SUNDAY BUFFETNew Menu Every Week 4.00pm - 9.00pm

Bookings now being taken£7.95£7.95 ADULT - CHILD £4.95£4.95

We specialise in outdoor cateringfor all occasions

25 HIGH STREETFRODSHAM WA6 7AJ

Tel: 01928 735220Tel: 01928 735220

See our website for our new menu & restaurant imageswww.frodshamtandoori.co.uk

20% discount on Takeaway Orders.PARKING FACILITIES FOR OUR CUSTOMERSPARKING FACILITIES FOR OUR CUSTOMERS

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MOTHERS DAY

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