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A House Tour of the Private Home of Piero Fornasetti

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The Househunter: Codebreaking Interior Design

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The Househunter: Small Flat Big Storage

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Objects Of Design #88: Moonlight Design Garden Lighting

27th May 2012

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Clever lighting can really make a garden spectacular In a break with tradition here, I am going to recommend a company rather than a particular object. This is because, taken individually many garden lights look incredibly boring. But it's what you do with them that counts. This site not only has a huge range of

Objects Of Design #87: The Mighty B

The mighty lime Bean bags are the perfect solution for lounging around the in the garden but some of us need a little more

Objects Of Design #86: Garden Mirror

create the illusion of space in your garden We're all used to the idea of using mirrors in the house to bounce the light

Deryn Relph: Textile Designer

Five years ago Deryn Relph was wearing a lab coat and testing waste water for the environment agency. Now her designs have been featured

Objects Of Design #85: Fair Trade Recycled Rice Bag

pretty and ethical Perfect for a window sill herb garden, these old rice bags are individually made in Cambodia and no two are

Design Classics #23: The Bestlite by Robert Dudley Best

23rd May 2012

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Designed in 1930, this classic desk lamp counts Winston Churchill among its famous users. His stood on his desk in his air-raid shelter beneath Whitehall and was presumably witness to many conversations about strategy while the sirens wailed outside. The Bestlite was created by Robert Dudley Best, heir to the largest lighting factory in the

Objects Of Design #84: Blooma Java Garden Set

If you're going to have a long lazy lunch, you've got to have comfortable chairs. These are perfect for dining and lounging with

The House Is Finished

Finally, the house is finished. And here are the photos to prove it. They were taken by Pernilla of House of Locations, who thinks it

Objects Of Design #83: Glass Bauble Tealight holder

hang them on the trees for a magical effect There's nothing like a bit of candlelight for a gorgeous al fresco dinner. Hang a

Mad About . . . Damien Hirst

Damien Hirst is the big exhibition of the summer with his retrospective at Tate Modern. Bringing together the artist's key works from the last 20

Objects Of Design #82: Sunlounger

21st May 2012

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You can deck your garden with all the fancy furniture you want but when it comes to comfort and some sheer decadent lounging you can't beat the old sunbed. Probably can't beat this model on price either come to that. This purple one feels terribly 60s and Mad Men and is crying out

Objects Of Design #81: Birds On A Wire Pegs

Aren't these fun? Hanging laundry isn't the most glamorous of jobs but this row of birds on a wire might bring a smile to

Objects Of Design #80: Zinc Window Box

These shiny zinc window boxes make a change from all that galvanized steel and lead that's always around. Stick one of these on the

Eight Of The Best Salvage and Reclamation Yards

retrouvious one of the top salvage and reclamation yards in the UK

Back in the days when recycling was a dirty word, a few enterprising families started gathering other people’s building scraps and selling them on to

Objects Of Design #79: Cantilever Square Parasol

Eating outdoors is one of life's all too rare pleasures. And if the weather continues like this it may become a thing of the

Should I Have Curtains On My Folding Sliding Doors?

17th May 2012

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Donna contacted Mad About The House to ask about a giant set of curtains for her new doors. from housetohome.co.uk Q: My predicament - we’re in full flow of having a double storey extension built. The lounge will have 5m of bifold doors with a dark grey aluminium frame leading out to the garden, these are

Objects Of Design #78: Nordlux Outdoor Pendant Light

Made from galvanised steel this pendant light would look great hanging from a pergola over a deck, or from a long armed bracket on

Design Classics #22: The Dualit Toaster

Toasting bread began back in Roman times mainly as a way of prolonging its life, but it was to be hundreds of years before anyone

Objects Of Design #77: Flux Chair

If space is at a premium, either indoors or out, then these delightful chairs might just be the answer. Designed by Douwe Jacobs, they

Down and Out? Or Up? Don’t Move Improve

Add value with an extension extension by Maya Vuska In the current climate there's no doubt that it's cheaper to improve than to move.