Maddy Ando

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Homes Writer at House Beautiful (UK)

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Didn't get tickets to Chelsea Flower Show 2025? Attend these events instead

3 days ago | countryliving.com | Maddy Ando

Dave BenettThe Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show is one of the most hallowed fixtures in the British horticultural calendar. A heady blend of artful planting, architectural vision, and floral delights, it draws green-fingered gardening devotees from across the nation, and it's back again for 2025. Yet, for those who haven’t secured a coveted ticket to the show this May, all is not lost.
Sophie Robinson's Expert Styling Tips For Every Space

1 week ago | housebeautiful.com | Maddy Ando

I absolutely adore how stripes can swing between feeling playful and fun, or calm and structured, adding a bit of personality without being overwhelming. Stripes can be bold and punchy or soft and subtle, but they always give that lift and structure to a space, which is why I include them in most of my designs. One of the reasons stripes are so versatile is because they pair brilliantly with other patterns, such as florals in the same colour range.
7 Homeware Picks Inspired By Sweet Treats

1 week ago | housebeautiful.com | Maddy Ando

This week, House Beautiful's Editor, Torri Mundell, brought in a box of Ole & Steen's iconic cinnamon social for the team to graze on while editorial planning. Braided sweet dough, cinnamon paste, vanilla custard and icing...needless to say, this week's high street round-up was rapidly born: an homage to the 'sweet treat'.
20 Iconic Country Living Covers From 1985 To Now

2 weeks ago | countryliving.com | Maddy Ando

Alun Callender/Country Living'Don't judge a book by its cover': it's a mantra drummed into most of us from an early age. Magazines, on the other hand, warrant – and even encourage – a more discerning eye. At Country Living, we like to consider our covers as warm and inviting as a well-dressed front door – a beckoning glimpse into the world within. To mark our 40th birthday, it felt only right to look back and celebrate the vibrant array of covers that have carried us through the decades.
12 Vintage-Inspired Easter Decorating Ideas

4 weeks ago | countryliving.com | Maddy Ando

Skip to ContentArtful crafts and seasonal style tips for Easter celebrations with a vintage lookBy Maddy AndoPublished: Apr 17, 20251Use natural dyesDecorate eggs (pre-blown or hard-boiled) with natural dyes for a homespun look. Use beetroot for pink, turmeric for yellow and red cabbage for blue, by peeling (if necessary), chopping and boiling each veg in its own pot of 750ml water. After half an hour, strain and add a tablespoon of white vinegar.
Stylish Homeware Picks Perfect For Taurus Season

4 weeks ago | housebeautiful.com | Maddy Ando

Photography Chris Everard. Styling Rebecca de BoehmlerThere's a reason Taurus follows Aries in the zodiac — someone has to clean up the mess. As one of the three earth signs and a stoic, fixed sign, you can count on Taurus to bring the calm after the storm. Though often labelled as stubborn or slow-moving, this Venus-ruled sign is all about pleasure, security, and sensuality.
Top Rustic Buys For A Homespun Easter Tablescape

1 month ago | housebeautiful.com | Maddy Ando

Photography Mel Yates, Styling Sally CullenWhile I enjoy pastels as much as the next twenty-something-year-old woman, when it comes to Easter celebrations, I can find myself a little overwhelmed. If, like me, you're also struggling to see the wood for the trees amid an onslaught of powder-pink egg wreaths and saccharine egg cosies, you may want to pare it back a little. Enter: the rustic Easter tablescape.
Café curtains are having a revival: Here's how to get them right

1 month ago | countryliving.com | Maddy Ando

Café curtains, in the minds of some, are a true a relic of the past. Associated with the homespun, at times kitschy aesthetic of the late 20th century – particularly popular in the 1980s and '90s – it's one of those trends that comes with its baggage. Since the early 2000s, sleek blinds and minimalist designs have ruled the day, pushing the once beloved café curtain to the back of the design wardrobe. Yet, as with all trends, café curtains are finally welcoming their renaissance.
Our Homeware Picks Inspired By The Beverage Of The Moment

1 month ago | housebeautiful.com | Maddy Ando

Photography Simon Bevan, Styling Jennifer HaslamThere's no denying it: matcha is THE beverage of 2025. Whether you like it hot, on ice, or sweetened with fruit, matcha's earthy flavour and health benefits are second to none, while its vibrant colour means it's as pretty as it is nutritious. Recently, this fashionable offering has seeped into home design trends, and it’s not hard to see why.
12 Vintage-Inspired Easter Decorating Ideas

1 month ago | countryliving.com | Maddy Ando

Hearst Magazines UKBest characterised by natural motifs, nostalgic florals and simple crafts, vintage Easter decorating pairs playfulness with tradition. Less about perfect symmetry and overwhelming abundance (the likes of which you might be inclined to do at Christmas), Easter invites us to craft celebrations reminiscent of simpler times. Hand-dyed eggs, foraged blossoms and recycled projects can all contribute to achieving this old-fashioned, rustic style throughout your home.