September 20, 2022
It can be tricky to meet all of our needs when we’re designing our homes. Take this bedroom, for example – the space is modest, yet the owners were keen to have plenty of storage and a comfortable, king-size bed. They also wanted to bring in colour wh…
September 19, 2022
Extending into the loft provides extra living space without sacrificing a chunk of your garden. Use a loft conversion specialist for the job and you’ll be able to tap into a wealth of local planning, design and technical knowledge, too. Here are a few…
September 18, 2022
Forget the grey and corporate ‘office supply catalogue’ look. When creating or improving a place to work at home, plan beyond how it will function and consider also how it will complement and blend with the rest of your home. Where to start? Think lig…
September 17, 2022
Drier summers have shone a light on how precious a resource water is, and how important it is to save it in our homes. So what steps can we all take to reduce water consumption in our bathrooms? We asked three experts for their insights on everything…
September 16, 2022
After several years of cancelled events, Maison & Objet has found itself, and its audience, once again. From 8 to 12 September 2022, the event gathered the movers and shakers of the international interior design and lifestyle worlds at the Parc de…
September 15, 2022
This French family of five called on interior designer Lichelle Silvestry to completely replan their new home, a 284 sq m flat in a Haussmannian building in Paris’s Trocadero quarter, to adapt it to their lifestyle and give it a breath of fresh air. “…
September 13, 2022
Keen to create a better connection with their large garden, the owners of this 1980s home wanted a wraparound extension that would add modern drama and improve the flow from inside to out. Searching Houzz, they came across RHJB Architects. “They found…
September 12, 2022
The challenges of the past few years – particularly the pandemic and the current energy crisis, which have fundamentally changed the way we live in and view our homes – have made us aware of the complex relationship between residential architecture an…
September 11, 2022
Sleep space, refuge, workstation, gallery, meeting point – the list of requirements for a bedroom that will grow with your young one can be long. Don’t be daunted, though – get ideas from some of these smart designs.
September 10, 2022
When interior designer Beth Dadswell and her husband first saw the Victorian dairy that would eventually become their home, it was damp, dangerous and inhabited by foxes. Despite the collapsed roof and broken glass, though, the couple could immediatel…