Home facelifts: Nina Campbell's top tips

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quick & easy,home inspiration,home makeover,Good Housekeeping pr nina campbell Nina Campbell, one of the country\'s top interior designers, recently moved into a small house - she has strong ideas on how to make a compact space work for you. \'Practicality is my watchword,\' she says. \' Everything must earn its keep space-wise\'. And sometimes having an impact on a small room in your house is all down to the fine details. Click through our gallery to discover Nina\'s ideas on how small changes can have a strong effect on your living areas...

Get the lamps right

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\'Change the lampshades if they\'re a bit dingy. If you have a pair of tables or one long table, use a pair of lamps so they\'re the same height and match. If you have a single table, use a single lamp. I\'m all for mixing styles, but that approach doesn\'t work if you have matching tables with mismatched lamps.\'

Think \'colour\'

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\'Decide what you can co-ordinate, colour-wise. Go antiquing or try eBay with a friend.\' Accumulating fun homewares of the same colour can give your home a very pleasing look.

Clear that table

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\'Clear the surface of an overloaded table and try something fresh - perhaps a simple pile of books, a lamp and a jug of flowers.\' It\'s bad news to let old piles of unwanted bits and pieces let you down.

Cushion power

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\'Look at your cushions and rationalise. Sometimes it\'s tempting to keep them too long and they become sad - yet they\'re an affordable way to change a room.\' Be ruthless - if they look shabby, buy some new, vibrant ones!

Funky flowers

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\'Remember this: everything changes in an instant with a fresh bunch of flowers.\' They don\'t have to be expensive blooms - even a few fresias can make a marked difference.

Cool crockery

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\'Buy some coloured water glasses or a set of bright plates. I\'ve just bought emerald green rummers (large drinking glasses) for my dining table, and that one purchase has created an entirely different look.\'

Go on, de-clutter

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\'Assess your clutter and decide what you can get rid of.\' Being ruthless will mean that you end up with a home that is far more to your liking, with clearer surfaces that make a better living environment.

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