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A House Tour of the Private Home of Piero Fornasetti

Come With Me To My New online House

The Househunter: Colour Drenching

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Beautiful Rooms For Monday

The Househunter: Codebreaking Interior Design

Beautiful Rooms To Start The Week

The Househunter: Small Flat Big Storage

Is AI the Future of Interior Design?

Design Classics #18: The Anglepoise Lamp

18th April 2012

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A staple of the student bedroom the Anglepoise lamp was, like many of the greatest inventions, designed by accident. Back in the Thirties, George Carwardine owned a factory in Bath that designed vehicle suspensions. He loved messing about in his workshop, even on his days off, and in the course of one such happy morning

Objects of Design #49: Dolores Bedspread

A good bedspread can hide a mulitude of sins in the bedding area. If, like most of us I suspect, your collection of sheets and

The First Room Is Completed

We decided to do the shower room first as it meant that while chaos reigned around us we would still have at least one nice

Objects of Design #48: Reindeer Rug

Now if this isn't going to warm those toes of a morning, I don't know what will. Might just be the encouragement you need

Mad About . . . Spring Cleaning (No Really)

Well all right, it's not the most exciting of jobs but there's nothing like a spot of sunshine to show up the dust everywhere. So

Objects Of Design #47: Silver Wooden Plate

16th April 2012

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This is a great finishing touch for a bedroom, either propped up on a shelf looking pretty, or piled high with jewellery on the dressing table. It's 30cm in diameter and would also look good on top of a pile of magazines as an impromptu bedside table. Or even in the kitchen full of

Objects Of Design #46: Seletti Palace Serving Dishes

Continuing the quirky tableware theme, is this fabulous set from Italian brand Seletti. The Palace collection has been created to resemble the great

Objects Of Design #45: Bone China Side Plates

Beautiful plates will bring a smile to the table and even if you can't afford a whole dinner's worth of fabulous crockery then having

Objects Of Design #44: Wine Rack

Every good kitchen/dining room needs a wine rack and this, resembling a bunch of grapes, is both pretty and witty. I once interviewed Venka de

Mad About . . . Industrial Chic

bloomingville.dk The genteel Shabby Chic look that has been so popular in recent years has been rolled up in its faded floral bedspread and shoved

My Daughter Wants Her Room Painted Grey

12th April 2012

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Emma contacted MadAboutTheHouse to ask about paint colours for her teenage daughter's bedroom.Q: My daughter would like her bedroom painted grey and white. It's a bright, south-facing room with a black cast iron fireplace, with alcoves either side, and oak floors. One of the alcoves will have a white wardrobe in it. I think we

Objects Of Design #43: Grenoble Rise And Fall Light

Lighting is crucial when it comes to the dining or eating area. In an ideal world, you should probably have dimmers fitted. Failing that lamps

Design Classics #17: The Starck 2 Bath

It's the classic free-standing tub. You might even have one that looks pretty similar. But this is a Philippe Starck and it costs around £5,000.

Objects Of Design #42 Haidee Drew Tapa Dishes

Now I don't know about you but I never seem to have the right sort of nibbling dishes. I have a rather motley crew

Mad About . . . Garden Furniture

British Summer Time has officially started and, while we are still slightly waiting for the weather to catch up, there's no harm in planning those

Objects of Design #41: Luke Irwin Rug

10th April 2012

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A beautiful rug can really make a room, the only trouble is knowing what to choose. Cheaper, lightweight rugs might not have enough weight to hold them in place making them dangerous rather than beautiful. So, this may be the investment end of the finishing touch spectrum. Luke Irwin believes that sometimes a rug

How To Spring Clean The Garden

It's the bank holiday and it's time to get out into the garden now. With any luck by the time of reading this, if not

Objects Of Design #40: Hero Floor Anglepoise

Lighting is key to any room and some would argue is much more than a finishing touch, but if you have arranged your sockets in

Mad About . . . Eggcups For Easter

HAPPY EASTER

Objects of Design #39: Cushions

All right boys calm down, we know you hate cushions. We know you don't understand the point of them. We know you get wound up