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Art Rookie for Upcoming Designers

One of the problems for recent graduates and up and coming designers is getting their work in front of people so they can actually sell their ideas. But a couple of friends have just set up a website showcasing the work of artists and creators with a view to changing all that. Elizabeth Bush and
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Painted Stools

I may have mentioned it once or twice before but I do like the idea of doing something unexpected in a room. I firmly believe
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The Cake Bouquet

Look closely at this bouquet... do you see? It looks at first glance like a vase of exotic flowers but on closer inspection it's actually
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Tips For Using Dark Paint

madaboutthehouse.com sitting room Yes it does look familiar doesn't it! Every time I look at this picture of my sitting room (or actually sit in
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Make your own Copper Hangers

The Mad House is not known for getting its hands dirty. It doesn't really tangle with DIY (or tents but that is another story). The Mad House is more a a sort of ASETMIFY (ask someone else to make if for you kind of girl). But then this email fell into my inbox and I
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The Househunter 6/3/15

We're going big and we're going bold this week. Wolf Hall may have finished but my delusions of grandeur remain, so we're heading off to
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Wooden Tray

Now I don't know about you but whenever I watch a cookery programme, which is quite often, I spend as much time looking at the
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Copper Glasses Update

Finally! Remember these glasses which I tried to hard to find for you? Here they are! Shop people shop. Designed by Niels Datema, the glasses
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Wireless Charging Furniture

Now listen carefully because this could be a thing. It's wireless charging furniture. And it's from Ikea so you know (because we might as well clear that up from the start) that it will be affordable. The range, which launches in April, includes floor and desk lamps, bedside tables as well as a selection of
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Industrial Side Table

What about this for a bit of luxecycling then? Created by Ursh Stevens of Refunked, it's an old Burco Boiler that she found in a
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The Househunter 27/2/15

Now I don't normally tangle with rentals here. Probably something to do with the only child sydrome. I hate borrowing, find it hard to share.
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Zara Home Finds

leather rug £349, wooden tray £29.99, leather doorstop £29.99 Amid all the excitement of looking at the boutique stores and the new designers, we (well
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Brass Mirror

Plumo and I have a game we play. The catalogue drops through the letterbox. I make a cup of coffee and sit down to pore over its contents. I do this with very few magazines but there is something about Plumo that draws me in. I go through the book turning down the pages of
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Black and White Rug

black and white rug from ferm living Now you might feel that you've seen enough black and white rugs. That the trend for Beni Ourani
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The Househunter: 20/2/15

We're heading straight over to Sweden this week to have a poke about this 1935 detached house which has been rather beautifully done. I probably
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Pulley Light

The trend for industrial lighting shows no sign of diminishing and this is a rather splendid example of the genre. The gold fitting and cable
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