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Fade Away and Radiate … Mad About Ombre

from designers guild It started with our hair, moved onto our clothes and gradually, as these things tend to, moved into our houses. The dip dye, or ombre  trend has been floating around  for a little while now and shows no sign of abating. Designers Guild have a created a subtle version in several colour
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Objects Of Design #340: Patterned Rollers

romanian paint rollers - perfect wallpaper substitute Now how about this for a clever idea. A paint roller with a pattern on it. Perfect for those in rented flats or for those who don't feel quite ready to take the leap into wallpaper. Simply choose your pattern, from one of nine available, and paint away.
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Private Viewing: Celebrity Bathrooms

To round of the series, we finish up with a peek inside what are probably some of the most luxurious celebrity bathrooms in the world. Have a browse about and see if you get some inspiration for your own bathrooms. MEG RYAN image by William Waldron   JULIANNE MOORE this bathroom made the cover of
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Private Viewing: Celebrity Living Rooms

Last week, Mad About The House brought you some celebrity kitchens to gawp at. This week, as we have now reached the lounging about stage of holidays, here are some celebrity living rooms. Those of you who attended last week will remember that we closed with Sting and Trudie Styler's 18th century London townhouse kitchen.
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Private Viewing: Celebrity Kitchens

Private viewing is taking a seasonal swerve this week. As we prepare for the biggest cook-off of the year, Mad About The House is taking a look a some celebrity kitchens. The question is will you gasp in admiration, swoon in horror or seethe with jealousy? Take a look: This is Hank Azaria's Bel Air
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The World’s First Million Pound Kitchen

  The million pound kitchen by Claudio Celiberti. All images by Sean Gardiner Yes, you read it right. It's a kitchen and it costs one million pounds. So for all those of you who have racked up a bill for a £50,000 kitchen, frankly, you haven't been trying hard enough. The ‘Fiore di Cristallo’ kitchen
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A Buyer’s Guide To Tiles

The decorative aspect of tiles is often overlooked in favour of their basic practicality, but if your bathroom or kitchen is predominantly white and contemporary looking, then using tiles as a bold decorative touch is a great way to add a unique and dramatic look. Fired Earth's paris cabaret tiles Take your inspiration from countries
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Mad About … James Bond

So, Mr Bond, we've been expecting you . . . for quite a long time it seems. Finally Skyfall has fallen into our cinemas. Daniel Craig brings a new toughness to the role of Bond It doesn't matter who your Bond is (and it's largely age-related - for me it will always be Pierce Brosnan) there's
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