The Ideal Home and Garden (TIHG) revolves around the home, the magazine makes the idea of living well and within your means an attainable reality. TIHG is all about bringing the good life home and doing it within your budget. From house fashion to kitchen hands, entertaining essentials and decor lessons, we give you the ideas and the options and help you make the right choice. To put it succinctly, we hold your hand as you move from one stage to the next in homemaking.
The Ideal Home and Garden
A LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
INBOX
LETTER OF THE MONTH
Trend-In • As September approaches, the hot days of summer slowly give way to cool breeze and you can smell the festivities. If you’re decorating your home then it would be a good idea to create theme based table ideas
INFLUENCED BY Nature
Stylebook • Palette Play | Special Feature TIHG Pick | Tap The Trend | Wish List | Event
BEAUTIFUL BLACK • Add depth and drama with black that also increases the intensity of the decor
REMEMBER RED • Just like a bold lipstick, a tinge of red can boost a room’s aura and appearance
Up-and-Coming • South Korean consumer electronic gaint LG Electronics expands its product line by launching premium fans, portable air purifiers, diswashers amongst many others
From Couture to Pret and now Home
THE Inferno • Bonfires and fireplaces don’t just provide warmth, but have always been vehicles of conversation and bringing people together. Take a look at the modern-version of these fire crackers
SIDE-KICKS OR HEROES • Side and end tables are those unsung heroes of the decor world who are always overshadowed by their more popular mates - coffee tables or center tables. But let’s not forget who really completes the picture of your dream home!
Events
Ideas • Cover Focus | Feature | TIHG Decor | TIHG Trend TIHG People | Architect Speak | Decor Ideas | Artist Speak
SAVE THE DATE
BUILDING PICASSOS • FROM ANCIENT TEMPLES TO HYPER-MODERN SKYSCRAPERS, ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS HAVE ALWAYS MESMERISED THE ONLOOKERS AS WELL PUSHED THE DESIGNERS TO CREATE MORE AND PUSH PAST THEIR CREATIVE LIMITS. TIHG BRINGS YOU SOME OF OUR FAVOURITE PICKS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD
Take the floor • Floors are the foundation of your home and set the tone for your colour palette and decorating style. You want to get this right as good floors will last a lifetime... and then some.
SPICY PAPRIKA • Who says nature needs to stay outside your window? Bring in your fall specials to warm up your interiors with delight!
QUICK TIP
SECOND HOME • Creating a work space that’s unique, colourful and motivating is no easy task
COUNTRY JAZZ • Country decor is all about comfort and charm. Every country room, whether trimmed down in a more contemporary mode or rich with layers lovingly collected over time, exudes a comfortable and relaxed spirit. With time “country” has evolved into an umbrella term encompassing American, English, and French styles. Take some tips and inspiration and create your own rustic charm
PICTURE-PERFECT • TIHG brings four contemporary Illustrators whose work you need to check out
MAKING STATEMENTS • Presenting two architectural firms who have designed restaurants where ambiance played a vital role
A Rub of Green • Build your house into a beautiful, lively little plant shrine with a little inspiration and the right house plants
An Art Revolution • Several iconic artists of today have started off from the corners of bylanes and small streets. They are big names in their field, however, their first love always is street art. We present three such talents
Lifestyle • Ideal Living | Ideal Getaway | Nouveau Arrival | Special Feature | Garden
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