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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 #24: Jamie Oliver Tilt And Mix Bowls

24th March 2012

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Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series You can say what you like about Jamie, and many do, but I'm a fan. I like his food and his recipes work. There was a bit of bother over those 30 minute meals, which took nearly an hour, and frankly his Flavour Shakers weren't all that, but on

Objects Of Design #23: Smiths 10 Second Knife Sharpener

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series In much the same way that we have been through several and various potato peelers over the years, our

Objects Of Design #22: Oxo Good Grips® Vegetable Peeler

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series For many years I had the unfortunate habit of throwing the peeler away with the potato peelings. This means

Nine of the Best … Stools

Such useful pieces of furniture. For pulling up to the bar/island in the kitchen. As extra seating round a busy weekend table. When you need

Objects Of Design #21: Microplane Rotary Grater

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series So you've probably already got a flat rasp or a grater, but this is for those days when you

What Type Of Flooring?

20th March 2012

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Choosing the right flooring is one of the most expensive decorating decisions you will have to make. You need to think about maintenance, traffic and durability as well as both the look and feel, and how it will co-ordinate with everything else. Here are some pros and cons about the different types of flooring. FLOORBOARDS

365 Objects Of Design #20: Joseph Joseph Lemon Reamer

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series Back to those Joseph twins again. I've tried various lemon squeezers over the years and this really beats them

Design Classics #14: The Cafe Daum Coatstand

If you can tell a design classic by how often it is copied, then the Cafe Daum hatstand surely has the credentials. From its

365 Objects Of Design #19: Quattro Stagioni Storage Jars

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series It's all very well buying a set of pre-labelled storage jars until you realise that you don't want the

365 Objects Of Design #18: Green Pan

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series These pans are great. Nice weight and easy to clean. In addition to that, they are coated in Thermalon,

365 Objects Of Design #17: Silicone Spatula

17th March 2012

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Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series A rubber spatula is absolutely essential in the kitchen. Use it for scraping the last bits of mayonnaise out of the jar or for deglazing the pan. Make sure the one you buy has a high temperature rating like this one which will go up to 425 degrees C

365 Objects Of Design #16: Naifu D67 Knife

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series This is possibly my favourite kitchen knife in the drawer. Well it's certainly tying with the ceramic one from

365 Objects Of Design #15: Magic Whisk

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series Well obviously with a name like that it had to be included. Otherwise known as a wonder or vinaigrette

Design Classics #13: The Ercol Butterfly Chair

It might look like a fairly standard kitchen chair but the Ercol Butterfly was groundbreaking when it first launched. What's more, the clean, simple lines

365 Objects Of Design #14: Wooden Chopping Boards

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series Aah, chopping boards, they really can be a thing of beauty. These are very pretty. Now, these days everyone's

Mad About . . . Clocks

13th March 2012

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I love clocks. Not in a desperate momenti mori woe is me time is passing kind of way, just as objects. I've probably got two in every room, apart from the digital ones on the cooker etc, yet I don't wear a watch. Go figure. Anyway, here are a few that I currently want. WINE

365 Objects Of Design #13: Lock And Lock Containers

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series It's back to the unglamorous storage I'm afraid, but it is essential and we'll be looking at the beautiful

The Art Of MIY: Make It Yourself

With the disposable income dwindling fast and the prospects of being able to afford a bigger house looking remote, the time has come to fall

365 Object Of Design #12: Le Creuset Casserole

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series Yes, Le Creuset is ear-bleedingly expensive but it will last a lifetime and it doesn't matter how much you

365 Objects Of Design #11: Ikea Bag Clips

Part of the Kitchen Essentials Series These pegs are little bit William Morris. He said have nothing in your house that you do not know