The House & Garden Agony Aunt
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Dear Fiona: how do I fit more guests into my house than I have room for?
Our resident columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston helps a reader stop panicking about hosting a magical family Christmas in a not-quite-big-enough house
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Dear Fiona: can Halloween ever be done in a tasteful way? Or is that not the point?
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers how to decorate for and celebrate Halloween in a meaningful way
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Dear Fiona: what's wrong with buying reproduction furniture?
Our agony aunt and resident decorating expert breaks down a taboo: when are reproductions okay, and when not?
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Dear Fiona: how do you decorate well when you’ve got major restrictions?
Our agony aunt explores how interior designers would cope with institutional-looking rentals
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Dear Fiona: why does everyone ‘hack’ their IKEA furniture when I think it's fine as it is?
Our resident agony aunt tackles the question of why we feel we have to customise Ikea furniture, and is it OK not to do so?
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Dear Fiona: what's so wrong with hanging my washing outside?
Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers whether it's socially acceptable to air our clean laundry in public, and other acceptable - and sustainable - ways to dry out clothes.
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Dear Fiona: I'm renovating my house and I've run out of money to decorate it – help!
Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers a common renovating problem – how to cope when you have run out of money before the decoration even starts
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Dear Fiona: why won't my house sell?
House & Garden's friendly resident decorating columnist and agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston offers advice on the issues that might be putting off prospective buyers
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Dear Fiona: are forever homes a good idea? And if so, what do they need?
Our resident agony aunt and decorating expert Fiona McKenzie Johnston dives into the idea of one home lasting a lifetime, and whether that's something we should really be striving for
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Dear Fiona: are feature walls really so awful?
Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston ponders which way to fall on the topic of the feature wall. Interior faux pas or handy design solution?
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Dear Fiona: does wanting separate bedrooms mean that my marriage is over?
Our Agony Aunt and resident decorating expert, Fiona McKenzie Johnston, unpacks the idea of separate bedrooms
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Dear Fiona: how do I cope with my husband's hideous heirlooms?
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston comes up with a tactful way to deal with your partner's family pieces
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Dear Fiona: is doing an extension immoral?
Our agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers how to get neighbours back on-side in a building project
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Dear Fiona: why do people hate the idea of carpeted bathrooms?
House & Garden's friendly resident decorating columnist and agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston offers her advice on one of design's most taboo decisions, wall-to-wall carpet in a bathroom
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Dear Fiona: is it bad that I buy everything for my house on the high street?
In the latest in our Agony Aunt series, Fiona McKenzie Johnston responds to a reader suddenly plagued by guilt about her high street shopping habit, advising a judicious mix of second-hand and hand-crafted pieces. Got a question for Fiona? Email agonyaunt.houseandgarden@condenast.co.uk
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Dear Fiona: how many is too many cushions?
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers how many cushions is too many, and if the limit even exists
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Dear Fiona: I want to move to the country but how do I know it won't be a mistake?
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston advises a reader who is (reluctantly) on the verge of a countryside move
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Dear Fiona: how do I make a house mine again after divorce?
Our resident agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston helps a divorced reader work how to keep her house post-divorce but make it feel new and not like she's stuck in the past
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Dear Fiona: how do you declutter stuff you actually want to keep?
Our resident agony aunt and decorating columnist Fiona McKenzie Johnston tackles the painful subject of decluttering
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Dear Fiona: what do interior designers have against overhead lighting?
With designers regularly rejecting spotlights and chandeliers as overly bright and aesthetically off-putting, our agony aunt Fiona McKenzie Johnston considers the ins and outs of overhead lighting