Changes include new typography and layouts, and a redesigned logo.
The magazine's May issue will carry the new features, including a new guide to recreating the boutique hotel look at home called 'Boutique Spy', ideas for redecorating the home cheaply in a feature called 'Weekend Decorator' and 'Extreme Makeovers', which shows homes transformed by renovation projects.
A new section called 'Be Your Own Interior Designer', showcases the magazine's original photography to give a "coffee table quality" to the magazine.
Ideal Home's core content which is real homes, buyer's guides, kitchen and bathroom makeovers, shopping and lifestyle remains.
Isobel McKenzie-Price, editorial director, said: "People love Ideal Home's democratic approach to home design. We're not the style police making judgments about our readers' style, taste or budgets – we just showcase the best ideas, best new products, best homes, and let people create their own unique mix.
"We think creating a home should fun, and creative, and that’s how we want out readers to feel when they flick though our beautiful, contemporary pages."
Yvonne Ramsden, publishing director, said: "Ideal Home is the biggest-selling home interest magazine on the newsstand and these developments will ensure it continues to lead the way and inspire readers with real, relevant and achievable ideas.
"Confidence is returning to the homes market and this fresh new look puts us in an ideal position to capitalise on renewed interest."
The new-look Ideal Home is on sale from 30 March. It will be supported by an online and print campaign in IPC's women's brands, such as Woman & Home and Homes & Gardens.
Ideal Home sold an average 187,322 copies according to the last set of ABC figures, which was down 3.8% period-on-period and 5.2% year on year between July and December last year.
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