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Styling tips straight out of a House Beautiful magazine shoot.
Finishing touches bring personality to a space; they are the small styling features that add colour, texture, and warmth, and turn a house into a home. Finishing touches are especially important in functional spaces like the kitchen where we often value practicality over style.
And where better to see finishing touches at work than on a House Beautiful magazine shoot, where our stylists put their expertise to work on a fabulous kitchen extension in Hampshire. The House Beautiful Islington Kitchen from Homebase in a deep gunmetal grey with white Corian worktops and Quick-Step Mountain Oak Wood Flooring at Carpetright, provided a sleek and practical base from which to build.
By introducing plenty of fresh flowers, herbs and plants, displaying cookbooks, and arranging colourful kitchenware and table linen, this stylish kitchen was transformed into a bright and welcoming space fit for cooking, entertaining, and relaxing.
To see the full kitchen makeover, pick up the November issue of House Beautiful, on sale now.
Display unpeeled fresh citrus fruit in your kitchen for up to a week at room temperature. We love punchy yellow lemons piled high in a colourful bowl, or limes displayed a glass jar.
Pictured: House Beautiful Line Textured Ceramic Vase, and House Beautiful Framed Abstract Print, both at Homebase
If you have colourful tableware, don't keep it hidden away in cupboards. A selection of decorative plates and bowls stacked on a kitchen counter or windowsill adds an easy pop of colour, and can double as storage.
Fill any empty unit space or forgotten corners with your favourite cookery books, and for the ultimate in magazine-worthy finishing touches – line them up in a neatly colour-coded display.
Make the most of a sunny windowsill by keeping an array of fresh plants and herbs in mismatched jugs, pots and vases – even better if you add something fragrant, like rosemary, peppermint, or scented geranium.
We love a busy kitchen, but if space is of the essence, piling your accessories onto a tray means you can display more without taking up extra room on your countertops.
Pictured: House Beautiful Line Textured Ceramic Vase at Homebase
A magazine-worthy kitchen would not be complete without fresh flowers. We love a simple arrangement of long-stems with a burst of colour, like these gorgeous hydrangeas.
Pictured: House Beautiful Islington Kitchen in Gunmetal at Homebase
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