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Let’s face it, there are increasingly fewer times in our days (or week) when we can escape the noise and hubbub of our daily lives – that’s why I take great pains to ensure the bathrooms in my clients’ houses are special retreats. We actually spend a lot of time in bathrooms and there’s nothing more relaxing than being able to close the door for 10 minutes of peace. As a result, bathrooms should act as an oasis or a sanctuary rather than feel cold, stark and utilitarian....

See our news section for more expert tips, event information and just-landed products The Ultimate Interior Design Sale will run from 6 – 11 January 2020, and will see more than 30 international showrooms taking part, augmented by 40 additional house guests selling their wares, includingBatterbury, Posh Trading Company, Ravelle, Robert Langford, Shepel Furniture, Sofa & Chair Company. With discounts of up to 80%, it’s an opportunity to pick up some exceptional pieces from some of the biggest names in design, at equally fabulous prices....

Here, we look into the work of this interior design powerhouse. Beata Heuman’s design ethos Beata Heuman’s design ethos Beata Heuman (opens in new tab)’s first book – Every Room Should Sing (opens in new tab) – has been an international hit since its publication in March 2021. Its title sums up her philosophy about how to use design and decoration to make the home a space that enhances and amplifies the life of its occupants....

Over nearly three decades of running his own business, dealer/decorator Max Rollitt has won respect and admiration, on both sides of the Atlantic, for work that demonstrates a sensitive balance of both. His inspirational showroom and HQ is situated in the Hampshire countryside, conveniently near to Winchester yet in a secluded rural setting. Interior design professionals visit from far and wide to source classical antiques and craftsman-made furniture and to peruse the elegant room sets that showcase them....

Today she continues to head the business alongside her brother Simon Jeffreys who has been her business partner and the company’s Chief Executive since 1986. The joyfully colorful collection is both instantly recognizable and emotionally impactful and offers own-brand products for every decorative interior design category; from tableware to paint to upholstered furniture to home scents; indeed, this whole ‘lifestyle’ approach was integral to the brand’s DNA from inception. Collaborations with creative talents such as artist/quilt designer Kaffe Fassett (opens in new tab), artist Lillian Delevoryas (opens in new tab), printmaker Howard Hodgkin (opens in new tab) and ceramicist Janice Tchalenko (opens in new tab) were early and instrumental, alongside a focus on softly contemporary prints, in establishing a distinctive and adventurous voice....

See: Pantry ideas – versatile storage that’s equally suited to modern life Tom Howley (opens in new tab), Design Director of the eponymous kitchen design company, says: ‘Smaller than a walk-in pantry, a double pantry is a great place to hide all the everyday chaos.’ Jamie Blake, Creative Director, Blakes London (opens in new tab), agrees, saying: ‘A double pantry has become a much-coveted staple for the middle-class kitchen. Open plan living has increased our desire to hide away appliances from the prime real estate that is the kitchen countertop....

The world has changed to a great extent in the past 20 years. So many new technologies and services have entered the world we live in. The way of doing business and managing the offices has been entirely changed. Communication between the teams and the transfer of files from one end to another through a single platform is the most essential requirement of the offices. Hence, Microsoft has come up with its new software Teams....