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  • Bathroom

    Important Considerations When Undertaking a Bathroom Renovation

    August 21, 2024November 11, 2024

    What are the main things you should think about before embarking on a bathroom renovation to make sure your dream bathroom stays on budget?

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  • Patch Plant's Bathroom Plants Collection

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    Green and Gorgeous: How to Create a Stunning Eco-Friendly Bathroom

    June 24, 2024June 24, 2024

    How can you create an eco-friendly bathroom that does less harm to the environment but still looks absolutely stunning and has style.

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  • Furniture

    5 Easy Ways to Create More Storage at Home

    May 25, 2024May 25, 2024

    What do you do when you need to create more storage at home? Try these five creative solutions to keep your home clutter-free.

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  • Interior Accessories

    15 Powerful Details: How to Make Your Renovation Stand Out

    May 24, 2024June 19, 2024

    Sometime the beauty is in the details. Don’t forget these small subtle upgrades if you want your home renovation project to stand out.

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  • Bedroom

    Need To Revamp Your Spare Room? Discover 20 Simple Ways To Make The Most Of The Space

    May 16, 2024May 16, 2024

    If you’re looking for spare room ideas so you can make the most of the extra space, here are 20 creative ways to transform your spare room

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  • Construction

    Slow Renovating: 10 Simple Ways to Update Your Home Over Time

    April 24, 2024April 25, 2024

    How to take an intentional approach to upgrading your home by adopting the slow renovating method & taking your time to make it work for you

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  • Kitchen

    4 Simple Plumbing Maintenance Tips for Your Home

    January 17, 2024January 17, 2024

    Discover essential plumbing maintenance tips for your home. Learn how to prevent issues and keep your plumbing system in top condition.

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  • Furniture

    How to Ensure Your Sustainable Home is also Stylish

    December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

    Is it possible to design your home with sustainability in mind and still create a stylish space? Let’s find out!

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  • Egytian Cotton Bath Towels bundle in top of a bathroom vanity unit

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    Review: Luxurious Egyptian Cotton Bath Towels For A Spa-Like Experience

    July 31, 2023July 31, 2023

    How do luxury Egyptian cotton bath towels compare to regular cotton bath towels? Do they really provide a spa-like experience? I review the Spa Luxury Egyptian Cotton Bath Sheet Set from Allure Bath Fashions.

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  • Bathroom

    Where to Find Unique, Handmade Bathroom Sinks with Vanities

    May 17, 2021May 17, 2021

    The Way We Live London is a lifestyle brand that stocks unique, handmade bathroom basins and vanity units that help you add your own personal style to the bathroom

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  • A free-standing bath in a bathroom with tiled green walls

    Bathroom

    7 Bathroom Design Tips that will Transform your Renovation

    May 6, 2021November 7, 2024

    In today’s post, we are sharing some bathroom design tips to make sure your renovation goes smoothly.

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    Bathroom

    The Surprise Element Your Bathroom Renovation is Missing

    March 30, 2021June 14, 2023

    As a sensory space designed for wellbeing, it’s important that your bathroom doesnlt just look good, but helps you to feel good too. Make sure your bathroom renovation isn’t missing this surprise element that can give it a spa-like feel.

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  • SensoWash Stark f shower toilet for increased hygiene in the bathroom

    Bathroom

    Designing for Hygiene in the Bathroom with Duravit

    December 10, 2020December 9, 2020

    Discover how luxury bathroom brand Duravit is meeting the challenges of the post-pandemic era with touchless technology and designs for increased hygiene in the bathroom.

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  • Bathroom

    Duravit Happy D.2 Plus C-Shaped

    May 11, 2020May 11, 2020

    Duravit Happy D.2 Plus c-shaped is an evolution of the patented c-bonded technology that enables the practically seamless connection of rounded ceramics with matching bathroom furniture.

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  • Duravit bathroom products on display in the premium bathroom showroom, The Showroom Ltd

    Bathroom

    Premium Bathroom Showroom : The Showroom Ltd

    January 22, 2020January 22, 2020

    At the end of last year, I was invited up to London to visit The Showroom, a premium bathroom showroom that specifies and designs bathrooms for consumer and commercial projects using Duravit products.

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  • Bathroom

    Introducing the New Coloured Corian Bathroom Collection

    November 13, 2019December 1, 2019

    Riluxa’s new coloured Corian bathroom collection is designed and manufactured in the latest range of Corian® colours from Citrus orange to Cocoa Prima.

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  • Bathroom

    Nordic Purism: Duravit’s LUV Collection

    October 31, 2019March 28, 2020

    In this interview with Danish designer Cecilie Manz, we get an insight into her design process, where she takes her inspiration, how her family’s business has influenced her work and how all of this has played a role in the creation of the Luv Collection for Duravit.

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  • Bathroom

    Accessible Bathroom Design

    October 23, 2019October 24, 2019

    Accessible bathroom design is becoming more of a priority due to our ageing population and the number of people with mobility issues.

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  • Bathroom

    100% Waterproof Wood Composite Sanitaryware

    October 11, 2019May 18, 2020

    Woodio is an award-winning Finnish design brand that has created a range of 100% waterproof wood composite sanitaryware.

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  • Bathroom

    Duravit Showroom : Clerkenwell Design Week

    June 5, 2019April 28, 2020

    For the first time this year, luxury bathroom brand Duravit opened the doors to its new flagship London store in Clerkenwell.

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  • Bathroom

    Introducing Luxury Bathroom Brand Duravit

    May 20, 2019April 28, 2020

    I am extremely excited to announce my collaboration with luxury bathroom brand Duravit in my capacity as Brand Amassador.

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    Boubouki Self Adhesive Tile Stickers

    October 8, 2018October 7, 2018

    When you move into rented accommodation, it’s often the case that your bathroom or kitchen may not be to your liking. Most landlord’s don’t want to splash out on the latest, state-of-the-art kitchen or bathroom if they will not personally be living in the property. If you’re lucky you’ll get a relatively new kitchen or

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  • Crosswater MPRO Matt Black bathroom taps and shower

    Bathroom

    Crosswater MPRO Brushed Brass and Matt Black Brassware

    June 4, 2018June 8, 2021

    I don’t know about you guys but I’ve been noticing some really fantastic developments in bathroom trends. The amazingly talented Karen Knox of Making Spaces wrote a brilliant post at the end of 2017 about the possible alternatives to chrome brassware in the bathroom . In this post she explained that matt black and brass were

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  • Small Bathroom refresh using Indigo Blue accessories from Sorema

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    How To Do A Quick & Easy Bathroom Refresh

    August 16, 2016April 22, 2019

    As you all probably know by now, we recently completed our small bathroom renovation and I have never been happier. However, as I mentioned in my initial post, I was a little torn when it came to choosing a colour scheme for the accessories. At first, I opted for blue as it is my all

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    This place is beautiful.

I am so lucky to have @nkukulife right on my doorstep. I have to drive past it on my way to the office everyday and it's always so tempting to pop in. 

What I love most about it is not only the expansive feel of the space with the high vaulted ceilings but the fact that everything inside makes me feel a special kind of way. 

You all know by now that I'm obsessed with biophilic design and there is just so much that fits this concept at Nkuku. So many natural materials and so much texture. 

Come with me and take a look around the store. 

#Nkuku #BiophilicDesign #TexturedInteriors #NaturalHome #NaturalHomeDecor #Naturalmaterials #HomeFurnishing
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    [Ad] Technical design, master craftsmanship, and exquisite materials are required to create stunning oak framed buildings. 

Ever since I was a little kid, religiously watching @kevin.mccloud1 on @granddesignstv, I dreamed of one day embarking on my very own Grand Design. The idea of building my own home, exactly to my specification, felt like an ambition worth having. 

That dream home looked remarkably like the gorgeous timber-framed homes created by @carpenter_oak with their beautiful beams, floor-to-ceiling windows and honest, authentic materials. 

So when I was invited on a press trip to learn all about how Carpenter Oak works with architects, contractors and self-builders to bring their visions to life, excited doesn't even begin to cover it. 

During the trip we stayed @gitcombe, a holiday let that was designed and built by the team at Carpenter Oak, so we could fully experience such a home.

There we heard all about the employee-owned company, their impressive history and their many projects across the UK and beyond. 

We then headed to the yard in Buckfast to see the master craftsmen at work, and get some hands-on experience building our very own scale model of an oak framed building.

Do I still dream of building my own Grand Design one day? Absolutely! And especially if I had a team like Carpenter Oak bringing their passion, and expertise to the project. 

What about you? Ever considered a timber framed home? 

#CarpenterOak #timberframe #OakFramedBuilding #timberframehouse #timberframehomes #oakframedbuildings #selfbuildhomes
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    Imagine spending summer hanging out here! 

That's absolutely what I plan to do as it's my local just down the road @blackpoolsandsdevon 

Yesterday was the opening event for the newly relaunched restaurant and bar which has been beautifully designed and refurbished and features lots of gorgeous goodness from @nkukulife to give it those relaxed biophilic vibes. 

I can't wait to grab a drink and perch myself under the tiki beach parasol outside. The new menu looks tantalizingly good and with those views while you dine, why would you go anywhere else! 

I'm looking forward to spending summer at the beach and soaking up all the cool coastal vibes that Blackpool Sands will be offering up over the next few months.

Credit to everyone involved in breathing new life into this stunning location. This really is what summer dreams are made of ⛱️ 🌞 🌊🏄‍♀️🍹🍦🕶️🥙🪇

#summervibing #beachcafe #BlackpoolSands #DevonisHeaven #BeachBarViews #BeachVibin #SummerBeachNights #DartmouthDevon #DevonBeach #OpeningNight #LaunchParty #BeachHolidays #UKBeachHoliday #SeaViewBar #SeaViews #SeasideLife #SeasideDecor #Nkuku
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    The most stunning flooring I have ever seen (probably!).

I kid you not, I have never been so excited about flooring and I have been writing about residential home interiors since the dawn of ages (ok since 2007).

Botanic Concrete is part of the Muse Collection from @quickstepfloors and combines the beauty of natural stone
with the benefits of laminate with a statement botanical twist. 

The concrete-look laminate flooring features delicate wildflower designs lightly sprinkled on the surface. From a distance, you don’t even notice them but when you take a closer look it appears that someone has sprinkled teeny tiny meadow flowers all over the floor. The result is a hybrid floor with a terrazzo effect that suits minimalist and eclectic interiors alike. WHAT A DREAM!

So dreamy in fact that this flooring is now installed in my own kitchen. (These photos are not my kitchen sadly!) And I'm planning to install it in my hallway too. And maybe the living room. That's how much I love it! 

There is a full interview with Anastasiia Kudashova, Chief Designer at Quick-Step over on my blog if you'd like to know more about this incredibly gorgeous flooring. 

[This is not an advert. I bought this flooring with my own money. But Quick-Step did kindly give me a press discount]

What do you think? Does this concrete wild-flower terazzo combo make your heart skip a beat too? 

Let me know in the comments. 

#Quickstep #QuickstepFlooring #Flooring #LaminateFlooring #BotanicConcrete #FlooringPorn #ConcreteFlooring #TerrazzoFlooring #TerrazzoFloor #TerrazzoFloors #LaminateFloors #BiophilicDesign #BiophilicFlooring #NatureInspiredFlooring
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    [AD] I've just been away on a press trip with @carpenter_oak and for the first time ever it was in Devon. In fact, just 17 mins away from my home. Unheard of!! 

During the press trip I stayed at the most gorgeous venue. The @gitcombe estate, just outside Dartmouth, is home to Gitcombe house, a selection of holiday cottages and Gitcombe Retreat. 

I had the pleasure of staying at Gitcombe Retreat which is a beautiful oak framed building. The frame was designed and installed by Carpenter Oak, hence us staying there. 

Gitcombe is the perfect venue for large groups who want to holiday in Devon together. It is suitable for intergenerational holidays, large family holidays, friendship group holidays or even business retreats. 

The facilities are fantastic and include an indoor and outdoor pool, two hot tubs, tennis courts, a kids play park, and a soft play area. 

The rooms are beautifully designed and decorated. And the service we received was first class. The views of the rolling Devon hills are to die for and it is so incredibly peaceful due to its rural location. 

Gitcombe is a family-run business in a beautiful location. Believe me, I know, I live here. 

This is not an advert. I'm just sharing because if you follow me, and you love well designed, beautiful spaces, you're probably going to be interested in Gitcombe too. 

#TheDesignSheppard #Gitcombe #GitcombeEstate #UniqueHomes #DevonHome #DevonHolidayHomes #DevonFamilyHoliday #VisitDevon #OakFramedBuilding #CarpenterOak #IntergenerationalHoliday #HolidayHome #EscapeToTheCountry #DiscoverDartmouth
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    On Thursday evening I attended the grand opening of @societyhouse_ in Buckfastleigh, Devon. This 9000 square foot outlet warehouse is home to a fantastic selection of distinctive homeware and furniture sourced from around the world to help transform your house into a unique home you can be proud of. 

If you're looking for something different at great prices, this place is definitely worth exploring. Very exciting that it's right on my doorstep! 

#SocietyHouse #InteriorsOutlet #UniqueHomewares #UniqueHomes #GrandOpeningParty #BuckfastLeigh #DevonHomeMagazine #DevonLife #DevonHomes
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