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Step inside the home of the winner of Interior Design Masters

Since winning the TV show Interior Design Masters, John Cooper has reimagined his living room into a graphic masterpiece

Ideal Home · Jun 20

Why was Wheeler Place silent for the Socceroos' big World Cup win?

Letters: 'There was no community event organised here in Wheeler Place by Newcastle council.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 16

Newcastle's port is no political playground, it's a working harbour

Letters: 'How long before the Port of Newcastle loses its social licence to export coal?'

Newcastle Herald · May 31

These 3 common things can ruin your dining table – according to designers

‘Less is more with dining tables’ – the 3 things interior designers say you should never put on your dining table

Ideal Home · Sep 30, 2025

I asked 3 interior designers what their go-to neutral paint shades are, and these 3 came up more than once

Want to paint your walls like an interior designer?

Ideal Home · Sep 28, 2025

With the Sundance Film Festival and filmmaker labs, Robert Redford brought change to cinema

Robert Redford, who died Tuesday at 89, transformed the film industry with the Sundance Institute and Film Festival

The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2025

I asked 8 interior designers what you shouldn’t put in a small living room – these 3 things kept coming up

The pros reveal what to avoid and what to do instead

Ideal Home · Aug 11, 2025

Media 'giving false impression' Scots care about independence, Tory MP claims

THE media are giving the “false impression” that people in Scotland care about independence, a Tory MP has claimed ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2025

I asked 5 interior designers with kids how they've made their home stylish and child-friendly – these were their 7 top tips

'Practicality and style don’t have to be at odds – you can absolutely have both'

Ideal Home · Jul 22, 2025

Fury as Tory MP brands SNP 'fifth columnists' over weapons funding opposition

A TORY MP has branded the SNP “fifth columnists” because of the Scottish Government’s refusal to throw taxpayers’ cash at munitions.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 17, 2025