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Designing a child’s bedroom can bring out your inner child, says Bath-based interior designer Jackie Hoyte, and gives you the...
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Our homes are becoming greener than ever and houseplants have become style accessories as much as exuberant celebrations of the...
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The darkness is back, discovers Emma Clegg. But it’s all good because light and bright just can’t give you a brooding atmosphere in the same way as a resonant, rich interior can, and the palette therein is extensive… If you lived in the Dark Ages, a sombre interior with wood...
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It’s time for an interior upgrade and to do this it’s wise to strip away the decorative layers and go...
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Once upon a time you stayed in a hotel where all the bedrooms looked the same. When Ian and Christa...
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Promoted Content We live in an aging society. There are far more people aged over 65 in the UK today compared to a generation ago, and it’s a fact of life that our needs change as we get older. Why then, do we sometimes feel like a burden if we...
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Focal points are the main ingredient in an interior designer’s armoury, say our local interior experts. Let’s embrace them, says...
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Why do we feel the need to decorate our homes? The use of an exotic paint shade, the creative upcycling...
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The challenge of managing small spaces is as relevant as ever. Interior designer Clair Strong provides some useful design principles to help you make the most of your space Our homes are getting smaller. According to researchers at the University of Cambridge, the UK’s new build homes are the smallest...
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Children’s work spaces have a significant effect on their focus, concentration and their engagement with homework. With home study currently...
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Kevin McCloud is a familiar face in our homes as the presenter of Grand Designs, and he’s just been awarded...
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in the second of this special series on antiques and collectables, Chris Flower and Andy Sagar of Lawrences remember discarded treasures in clients’ houses which exceeded expectations. We are transporting ourselves into brighter days ahead with this watercolour and gouache by Laura Knight (1877–1970), Lamorna Cove that came to auction at Lawrences in Crewkerne. It...