Sara Hesikova has been a Content Editor at Ideal Home since June 2024, starting at the title as a News Writer in July 2023. She is now also the Ideal Home Certified Expert in Training on Furniture, and so far has tested 80 different sofas. Sara brings the Ideal Home’s readership features and news stories from the world of homes and interiors, as well as trend-led pieces, shopping round-ups and more, focusing on all things room decor, specialising in living rooms, bedrooms, hallways, home offices and dining rooms. Graduating from London College of Fashion with a bachelor’s degree in fashion journalism in 2016, she got her start in niche fashion and lifestyle magazines like Glass and Alvar as a writer and editor before making the leap into interiors, working with the likes of interiors and lifestyle title 91 Magazine. She feels that fashion and interiors are intrinsically connected – if someone puts an effort into what they wear, they most likely also care about what they surround themselves with.
Aside from journalism, Sara has also dabbled in freelance copywriting and has worked with large retailers like Selfridges and Farfetch, as well as smaller brands such as Yves Delorme luxury bed linen. Despite working with some of these luxury platforms and brands, she always strives to buy second hand where possible and is always up for an upcycling or DIY project.
Ideal Home Truths
Where’s your happy place?
Ever since investing in the sofa of my dreams, I just love sitting and lounging on it or simply just looking at it. It's probably the nicest, coolest thing I own.
What’s your home addiction?
These change so often! But one constant is ceramics. To the point that I actually took pottery classes to make some myself and I’m planning on doing more to improve my currently very low skills.
What is your next home project?
I've recently moved to a rather tiny, unfurnished space with very minimal storage. So the whole place is a project really. Incorporating more storage solutions and painting my skirting boards and doors (which are all currently matt black and scuff so easily) are my top priorities right now.
Latest articles by Sara Hesikova
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This Habitat table lamp is the spitting image of one of MADE’s most popular sellout designs – and it’s less than half the price!The £28 lookalike is the closest to MADE's designer-style Piper lamp that I've seen
By Sara Hesikova
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I asked the experts and these are the 4 paint colours that work the best to make narrow rooms look bigger, more stylish and less tunnel-like‘Avoid anything that emphasises the long, tunnel-like proportions of the space’
By Sara Hesikova
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Everybody’s obsessed with IKEA outdoor furniture – but I found 4 more affordable alternativesIKEA is known as the most budget-friendly option – but I found 4 lookalikes for even less
By Sara Hesikova
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I spent hours checking every retailer’s garden furniture deals ahead of the bank holiday weekend – these are the best I foundMost retailers are running a bank holiday sale on garden furniture right now – these are the ones to snap up now while you stil can
By Sara Hesikova
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Wayfair is selling an outdoor sofa that looks identical to one of IKEA’s bestsellers – and it’s almost £200 cheaper!I just found the most perfect and more affordable lookalike for one of IKEA’s bestselling outdoor sofas
By Sara Hesikova
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If I had my own garden, I’d be buying these £25 pebble-shaped outdoor lights from Next right now – they’re already sold out in one of the sizesThese Next pebble-shaped solar lights are one of the nicest outdoor lights I’ve seen this year
By Sara Hesikova
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I’m a Room Decor Editor who’s fussy about home fragrance – but these are the 12 scented candle brands I swear byI’ve spent hours sniff testing and burning countless scented candles at home, and these are the best of the best
By Sara Hesikova
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I asked 3 interior designers and paint experts what colour to pair with Farrow & Ball’s iconic Sulking Room PinkThis dusky pink shade is one of the brand's bestsellers – and these are the colours that complement it the most
By Sara Hesikova
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Is your exterior house colour going out of style? Experts reveal the shades fading in popularity this year and the ones replacing themThe two colours that will elevate your house exterior
By Sara Hesikova
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Sorry, beige, the most stylish homes are ditching this popular neutral for these 2 warm and earthy coloursBeige is out in 2026 – and these 2 stylish shades are replacing it
By Sara Hesikova
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I’m a H&M Home-obsessed Room Decor Editor, and the brand’s just-released Riviera-themed collection is making me excited for summerThey're going straight to my basket
By Sara Hesikova
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Rattan garden furniture will never go out of style – and I found the 9 best pieces to invest in nowFrom the best rattan lounging set to my top-rated egg chair, these are my top picks
By Sara Hesikova
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I’m obsessed with Soho Home garden furniture but can’t afford its high prices – so I found 7 budget alternativesSoho Home is one of the most aspirational brands of garden furniture, known for those iconic striped Soho House sun loungers
By Sara Hesikova
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9 best wooden garden dining sets, lounge sets and chairs – these are the brands and styles I recommendFrom the sought-after teak to more affordable acacia, this is the wooden outdoor furniture that's impressed me the most
By Sara Hesikova
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I asked 4 interior designers what makes an entrance look and feel unwelcoming – these are the 6 things they all agreed on‘Avoiding an unwelcoming entrance is about creating a clear, calm arrival moment’
By Sara Hesikova
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I’ve spent hours searching for the best parasols – these are the 20 I'd recommend for shading a garden in styleWhatever style of parasol you're looking for, you're bound to find the best one on this list, no matter your budget
By Sara Hesikova
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QVC just dropped a stylish, 70s-inspired outdoor furniture range – if you’re after a sunlounger this year, look no furtherFrom the most stylish £140 sunlounger to outdoor bolster cushions, these are the 9 pieces that impressed me the most
By Sara Hesikova
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How to make your front door look expensive – 6 expert-approved ways to elevate your entrance and impress your guestsThe front door is the first impression of your home – so make it a good one
By Sara Hesikova
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The 9 reed diffusers I swear by as a Room Decor Editor who used to work in the Harrods home fragrance department – from budget to luxuryEven though I'm very fussy about home fragrance, these reed diffusers have managed to impress me
By Sara Hesikova
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I’m a furniture editor that’s hard to impress, but these garden coffee tables have done it – they’re a must-have in any outdoor living roomI’ve looked everywhere for the best garden coffee tables and these are the top 20 I’d recommend
By Sara Hesikova
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12 best garden benches I’ve seen this year – from metal to wooden, I’ve found the best designs availableWhether you're looking for a wooden or a metal garden bench with whatever budget, this list has the right bench fror you
By Sara Hesikova
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It’s my job to look at and test outdoor sofas, so it’s not easy to impress me – but these 8 garden sofas have done itFrom budget to luxury, space-saving to large corner designs, these are the best outdoor sofas I've seen
By Sara Hesikova
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Farrow & Ball has created the ultimate spring colour scheme – but it's this delicate shade that has stolen the show as the fan favouriteIt might soon replace Skimming Stone and Setting Plaster as one of the most popular Farrow & Ball neutrals
By Sara Hesikova
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If you’re going to buy an IKEA sofa, make it this new modular, curved design that’s under £600It looks almost identical to a high-end design, too
By Sara Hesikova

