Sunday 20 May 2012

Oriental delights for your home

From wallpaper patterned with cherry blossom to embroidered cushions and ebonised furniture, the oriental look is among the new season’s biggest home trends

Tea towels, £9.50 for a pack of three, M&S
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Tea towels, £9.50 for a pack of three, M&S
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£8.95, www.velvetbrown.com Follow Cinderella on her journey from scullery maid to fairytale princess - with a pretty-yet-practical cleaning kit and a touch of ballroom sparkle
Edgar Duncan keenly awaits his next 'mission' A young volunteer is urging green-fingered residents to invest some of their spare time into helping elderly members of the town smarten up their gardens.
Koi swimming in a pond Thinking of adding fish to your pond? Hannah Stephenson looks at how to give them the best start in their new home
wallpaper The secret inspiration behind millions of living rooms has been revealed - our friends. From sofa colours to wallpapers and colour schemes to throws, one in three women admit their living rooms are
Blossoming daphne, which is better suited to the layering technique than cutting HANNAH STEPHENSON has tips on how to increase stocks of plants such as rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias
£233, www.sweetpeaandwillow.com Recreate the wonder of Snow White's woodland cottage by pairing classic storybook motifs - the red apple, the wicked queen's enchanted mirror - with cute animal prints