Good Housekeeping UK

Good Housekeeping Magazine gives you the best recipes, health advice, beauty and fashion expertise, consumer testing reports, great ideas for your home and real life inspirational stories. It is the one magazine you can always trust for expertise and tireless attention to detail delivered in a positive and accessible way which gives readers direct access to “the best of everything”.

Keeping it real

Good thinking • You tell us what you’ve been reading, enjoying, discovering and thinking about while reading Good Housekeeping

Meet the team… • This month’s Good Housekeeping experts

‘We surprise PEOPLE who underestimate us BOTH’ • They’re the super-successful mother-and-daughter duo who make each other — and us — laugh. But here, Andi and Miquita Oliver tell Amy Raphael why the reality is a little more complicated

GHI Best In Test: Inside the Lab • Welcome to our monthly glimpse behind the scenes at the Good Housekeeping Institute. This time, we’re testing baking trays and barefoot shoes

Housewise • Our bite-sized round-up of EVERYTHING AND THE KITCHEN SINK

A fresh coat • Whether you go for a warm, welcoming butter yellow or a rich aubergine (great with pink), these are the paints our experts rated for coverage, speedy drying, durability and colour range.

Glow up • Nothing beats candlelight when it comes to creating a welcoming ambience, whether you’re setting the table for a dinner party or making a room feel cosier. From sculptural shapes to those that add a touch of whimsy, there’s one to suit every interior and mood.

Coffee shots • If you want your morning caffeine fix at the press of a button, the latest pod coffee machines deliver. From smooth operators to great value buys, these are the GHI’s best in test.

Pretty in pink • A vanilla-infused rhubarb jam, perfect for breakfast

Bedside manner • Bedside tables help to keep bedrooms clutter-free, providing storage space for everything from a light and a book to a glass of water. Drawers or closed shelves allow you to stash things out of sight, too. Here are our favourites, from wood to retro and modern styles.

Spill the beans • Beans are so good for you (we’re talking a double dose of protein and fibre) and more sustainable than meat. We’re obsessed with jarred beans in the test kitchen; they tend to be cooked lower and slower than canned beans and taste all the better for it. Here’s how to pack them into your diet…

Everything is absolutely, definitely 100% fine • Dressing to impress? Anniki has a certain group in mind…

LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER • It’s the relationship that shapes us the most, so how do we really feel about our mothers and daughters? Sarah Maber looks at the results of GH’s landmark survey

‘I don’t regret being a working mum’ • Making it in the tough world of comedy was no joke, says Jenny Eclair — but the impact on her parenting was profound

The MOTHER of all problems • From clubbing with your daughter to coming out to your mother… Lorraine Collins, a psychotherapist who specialises in family conflict, unpicks your dilemmas

‘Mum, the moon and me’ • Space scientist Dame Maggie Aderin’s starry career was forged from a turbulent childhood around her parents’ divorce. She tells Bethan Rose Jenkins how her relationship with her mum shaped where she is today

Let them. Let me. Let go • Mel Robbins, self-help superstar and host of one of the world’s most successful podcasts, shares her seven life lessons

8 must-do gardening jobs (that won’t wait for spring) • January is often swept by storms, but by February the garden begins to come to life, says GH expert Juliet Sargeant. So, what needs to be done?

Every day I’m (side) hustling… • Ever wondered if your hobby could be a...