7 Essential Home Maintenance Tips
A Guide for the Discerning Homeowner
Your home is more than just a place to live; it’s where you find peace and it often represents a testament to your lifestyle. Therefore, maintaining its value and integrity is paramount. Of course, more complex tasks will require professional maintenance services but regular maintenance and simple timely…
Must-See Upcoming Design Fairs
Whether you’re a fully-fledged designer, student in training or an amateur enthusiast, our latest roundup of design delights is especially for you. From a world of infinite interior design inspiration at WOW!house to top of the range textiles and accessories at TexPremium, there’s a design fair with the right kind of flair to suit every…
Home Is Where the Party Is…
By Anya Cooklin-Lofting
Entertaining at home is an art many of us perfected over the pandemic, hosting small groups according to the rules of the day while the restaurants were closed. As many of us learned, it is an art that requires great food, compelling company and an atmosphere of relaxed fun. Whether you’re hosting a casual get-together…
Getting Your Garden Ready For Spring
By Anya Cooklin-Lofting
Nurturing a garden of which to be proud is no small feat. It involves months of pre-planning, consistent attention and dedication to detail. However, the benefits of nailing your garden design, from layout to colour, function to fragrance, is one of the most rewarding domestic pleasures. Whether you’re creating an oasis…
Become Your Own Interior Designer
By Amira Hashish
If embarking on a home revamp seems rather daunting, fear not. Thanks to the rise of online workshops with some of the world’s leading designers you can learn from the best and gain access to the crème de la crème of the interiors world without breaking the bank. From a step by step guide to renovating with Rita Konig to…
Best UK Boutique Hotel Openings in 2023
By Amira Hashish
We may all be planning our great escapes this year but the UK staycation game is still strong with a handful of hotly anticipated boutique hotels around the country set to open their doors. From motels to mega revamps, spanning Manchester to Edinburgh, here are the spots to have on your radar…
Boys Hall,…
Designing the Perfect Ski Chalet With Nicky Dobree
By Anya Cooklin-Lofting
From exposed concrete to velvet-upholstered dining chairs, sleek fireplaces to rich, wooden panelling, Nicky Dobree’s portfolio of luxury ski chalets serves to prove that your home on the slopes can be as tailored to your tastes as your city pied a terre or your country pile. While Dobree has covetable experience…
Art & Design Events to See This October
By Anya Cooklin-Lofting
As the days get shorter and cooler, it’s time to retreat into the warm, inviting lobbies of London’s finest venues, museums and galleries to get your autumnal cultural fix. Whether you enjoy a solo skulk around the National Portrait Gallery with a podcast, a rollicking family visit to the Natural History Museum or a…