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our Trends expert, tells us how this trend came about. He also suggests how tomake a "small home feel spacious" and how combining the dining room and kitchen is a popularchoice. Not only does this give you easy access to the rooms, but also creates an illusion of a bigger, inviting space thattranslates into more room for everyone to spend time together instead of in separate rooms, page 28.Helen Grange shares tips on how to achieve a seamless flow from the bedroom to the bathroom, page 132.With the kitchen being the heart of the home, our senior features writer Guinevere Davies shares just how to make it afamily-friendly space, page 122.