Ideal Home Ideal Home
The home of great ideas for more than 100 years
Sign in
  • View Profile
  • Sign out
  • Room Decor
  • What to buy
  • House Manual
  • Garden
  • Renovation
  • Bedroom
  • Kitchen
  • News
  • More
    • Discount codes
    • Home energy
    • Ideal Homes
    • Living room ideas
    • Bathroom ideas
    • DIY
    • About us
  • Sign up to our newsletter
  • Ideal Home Magazine Subscription
    Ideal Home Magazine...
    Why subscribe?
    • Get a digital copy of the Outdoor Living handbook
    • Make your house a home with Ideal Home
    • Never miss an issue with delivery direct to your door
    • Access to the digital archive of 130+ issues
    • Expert advice, decorating tips and inspiration in each issue
    • Manage your subscription online
    From£6
    View Deal
    Trending
    • Try our new AI shopping assistant
    • Neighbour's tree damaging your fence?
    • Easy trick to stop your fence rattling
    • 6 issues of Ideal Home for £6

    When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

    Naomi Jones

    Interiors writer & stylist

    Naomi has been writing about homes and interiors for 20 years. She was the features editor of Period Living magazine for several years, commissioning and directing photographers and stylists, and has been a freelance writer, stylist and art director since 2012.

    Latest articles by Naomi Jones

    a living room with Christmas tree with twinkling fairy lights and an ornamental sledge covered in wrapped Christmas presents beside a traditional armchair

    Take a tour of this festive 16th-century former pub in rural Hertfordshire

    With cosy throws, seasonal arrangements and twinkling candlelight, this home is all set for a very special Christmas

    • Dining room with vintage furniture, bistro chairs and pots of plants

      This Arts and Crafts home is a masterclass in calming simplicity

      With its chalky white walls and timeworn pieces, this Welsh home is instantly relaxing

      By Naomi Jones

    • small grey kitchen with a mix of wall and floor cabinetry and marble splashback and wooden flooring

      'Neutrals have a calming effect' – this light-filled farmhouse is a masterclass in how to use them to create a timeless haven

      A palette of natural shades and displays of fresh flowers create a tranquil country retreat

      By Naomi Jones

    • white painted sitting room of an old stone cottage

      This country cottage is like a breath of fresh air with its blue and white colour scheme

      Decorating with the classic combination of blue and white has given this old stone cottage a new lease of life

      By Naomi Jones

    Useful links

    Most Popular

    • Small Living Room Ideas
    • Easy DIY Updates
    • Home Improvements That Won't Add Value
    • Energy Saving Tips

    Buying Guides

    • Best Mattress
    • Best BBQs
    • Best Outdoor Furniture
    • Best Air Fryers

    Subscribe

    • Subscribe to Ideal Home
    • Ideal Home Newsletter
    • Ideal Home Room Clinic
    • Subscribe to 25 Beautiful Homes
    Idealhome
    • About us
    • Contact Future's experts
    • Contact us
    • Advertise with us
    • How We Test
    • Terms and conditions
    • Privacy policy
    • Cookies policy
    • Careers

    Ideal Home is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Visit our corporate site.

    © Future Publishing Limited Quay House, The Ambury, Bath BA1 1UA. All rights reserved. England and Wales company registration number 2008885.

    Please login or signup to comment

    Please wait...