Heather Young
Heather Young has been Ideal Home’s Editor since late 2020, and Editor-In-Chief since 2023. She is an interiors journalist and editor who’s been working for some of the UK’s leading interiors magazines for over 20 years, both in-house and as a freelancer.
Heather’s interest in magazine journalism started at school, after a work experience placement at Empire film magazine. In her final year at York University where she was studying English Literature and History of Art, Heather attended a careers talk given by the then deputy editor of Country Living magazine and that was her lightbulb moment. She could combine working in magazines with her passion for interiors – something she’d loved even as a child (redecorating her bedroom was the present she requested for her 12th birthday!).
Heather first joined the Ideal Home team in 2006, where she oversaw the magazine’s real homes and makeovers features.
After going freelance following the birth of her twins, Heather continued to write for Ideal Home, as well as other leading homes titles. Heather was also an early adopter when it came to blogging and social media, launching her own award-winning interiors blog in 2011.
With experience art-directing a large number of shoots, both still photography and video content, Heather has also appeared in front of the camera, creating and presenting craft and DIY videos both for her own channels and for clients.
Heather rejoined the Ideal Home family four years ago and became Editor of Ideal Home and Style at Home at the end of 2020.
Heather and her family moved into their Victorian home in Surrey – a former hospital porter’s lodge – just before lockdown 2 at the end of 2021. It’s got great bones, but Heather’s keen to put her stamp on it. A keen DIYer, Heather has had to accept that progress is slower than she’d like, as she juggles the redecoration and renovation with work and busy family life. Heather recently completed a kitchen renovation, knocking through to the garage and removing a chimney breast to put in a huge wall of floor-to-ceiling sliding doors.
Ideal Home Truths
We've just completed a kitchen extension project, so the renovation budget is running a little low right now! We didn't plan to tackle the garden this year, but after installing huge sliding doors in the kitchen to enjoy the view outside, we've decided we've got to give the mud pit left behind after the building work a good facelift this summer.
Latest articles by Heather Young
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5 genius ideas to refresh old items around your home
Take a look at our simple ideas to refresh and revamp everyday household items
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around a minimalist pad in Earl's Court
Think Sixties Bond-style pad meets boutique hotel – with a touch of the tropical thrown in... See inside real readers' homes with Housetohome.co.uk
By Heather Young
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Step inside a relaxed, spacious kitchen
Beautiful Kitchens tours a relaxed and spacious kitchen in New Zealand that also incorporates sea views, dining and living areas
By Heather Young
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Step inside this four-storey Victorian home in west London
Like to see inside other peoples' homes? Check out Housetohome's house tours, including this Four-storey Victorian home in west London. Get decorating ideas from real people's homes
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around actress Rachel Griffiths' mid-century modern home
Six Feet Under star Rachel Griffiths' LA home screams classic mid-century style - take a tour here. For more inspiraing home ideas, visit housetohome.co.uk
By Heather Young
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How to make a Christmas present sack
Embracing the craft trend? Follow Country Homes & Interiors' step-by-step guide on how to make a Christmas present sack
By Heather Young
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10 easy steps to selling your home without an estate agent
Tick all these boxes and your sale should breeze through
By Heather Young
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Be inspired by this arty Victorian terrace home
Take a tour around this arty Victorian home in south-east London. Previously featured in Livingetc, this reader's home features splashes of quirky, individual style and plenty of arty pieces to make it a refreshing family home
By Heather Young
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Step inside a modern painted kitchen
Take a tour around this modern kitchen with mirrored plinths, chosen by Beautiful Kitchens. Find more kitchen design ideas, advice and inspiration at housetohome.co.uk
By Heather Young
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Tour this elegant London home designed around the owner’s two daughters
An injection of style and warmth has maximised the possibilities of this beautiful and practical family home
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around this vibrant red kitchen
Inspired by real-life kitchen makeovers? Take a look at this vibrant red kitchen from Beautiful Kitchens magazine with a striking red colour scheme and modern appliances. Check out Housetohome for plenty more kitchen ideas
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around a pure 17th-century parsonage
This home is pure 17th-century on the outside, but inside it's a stylish mix of modern and vintage. Take a tour here with housetohome.
By Heather Young
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Be inspired by this converted printing factory
Love looking at real-life reader's homes? Take a tour around this converted factory in France which contrasts raw, industrial edginess with suprising design ideas and a luscious internal garden. This former priniting factory was previously featured in Liv
By Heather Young
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Leading the sky life: this Singapore apartment complex offers gyms, tennis courts, picnic areas - and a swimming pool 38 storeys high
Singapore may not be short of sky gardens, sky pools and stunning architecture, but the soon-to-be-completed Sky Habitat may contain the Lion City's most beautiful examples of all three.
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around Terence Conran's family home
The godfather of modern design, Terence Conran, opens the doors to show us inside the home he shares with his wife, Vicki
By Heather Young
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Take a look inside this Scandinavian-inspired home
Find inspiring decorating ideas from this London house tour. Take a tour of this Scandinavian inspired south-east London home where everything - even the rabbit hutch is painted white. For more decorating ideas and inspiration, head to housetohome.co.uk
By Heather Young
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Step inside a colour expert's boho-chic home
Set against an ever-changing palette of hip paint shades, this colour expert's family home ticks all the boxes. We take you on a virtual tour
By Heather Young
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Take a look around a splendid Victorian house
Take a tour around this splendid Victorian home in south London. Previously featured in Livingetc, this reader's home features splashes of quirky, individual style and plenty of arty pieces to make it a refreshing family home
By Heather Young
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Jackie Collins' former London home goes on the market - and you won't believe the price!
Jackie Collins' former luxury London home is up for sale - a snip at £11 million!
By Heather Young
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Ideal Home magazine has had an exciting revamp with a new line up of star columnists
Take a first look at the new and improved Ideal Home magazine, on sale now!
By Heather Young
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Step inside this beautiful 17th-century farmhouse
This 17th-century farmhouse and barn conversion has been extensively renovated inside to create a beautiful family home.
By Heather Young
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Be inspired by this Georgian terraced house in west London
Find modern decorating inspiration from our room-by-room house tour of a Georgian terraced house in west London. Thanks to the owner's skill and vision, they turned this from a bland space into a stylish, welcoming home.
By Heather Young
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Step inside a glamorous converted church
Find modern and traditional decorating inspiration from our room-by-room house tour of a church converted into a family home in Hertfordshire. Get decorating and renovation ideas from this unusual project.
By Heather Young
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Take a tour around a modern American beach house
See inside some of the most beautiful homes with Livingetc and for even more inspiration, visit housetohome.co.uk
By Heather Young