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Biophilic Design: Why Do We Find A Room With A View So Appealing?
If I was to ask you to list the main criteria you would like for your dream home, what would they be? I’m guessing that high up on your wish list might be for your home to be situated in a location...
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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Hanging Planters For Succulents
When you think of hanging planters, you usually picture large, lush trailing plants, cascading down from hanging baskets. So I had a bit of a dilemma with this month’s Urban Jungle Bloggers topic:...
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Design Tips: What To Do If Your Room Doesn’t Have A View?
I recently wrote about why we are attracted to a room with a view. But what do you do if your room doesn’t have a good view? If you live in a built-up urban environment, this is an all too common...
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Dreamy Outdoor Fireplaces
With spring just around the corner, our thoughts naturally turn to the idea of the warm sunny days ahead. In the winter we try to bring a taste of the outside in with plants, greenery and other...
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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Spring Styling With Plants
Spring is such an uplifting time of year. After the cold, dark months of hibernation, it is a season bursting with optimism. The days get longer and sunnier; and suddenly the buds on the trees erupt...
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How To Create A Cosy Reading Nook In Your Home
When autumn arrives and the weather cools we tend to spend more time indoors. So it’s a great time to do some little interior projects in your home. If you’re a book lover, you’ll know that there’s no...
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The Benefits Of Fruit For Breakfast
My grandfather always used to start his breakfast with an apple. And he might have been onto something there. According to Ayurvedic philosophy, breakfast is the optimum time to eat fruit. Similarly,...
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Giveaway: Nessie Ladle and Herb Infuser
When the sun starts setting earlier and the weather feels crisp and cooler, then you know autumn has definitely arrived. And for me, this time of year always has associations with delicious soups....
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10 Simple Pleasures To Enjoy This Autumn
Autumn is a season of great contrasts and changes. The trees change from shades of green to hues of gold and bronze. Days get shorter and cooler so we tend to hunker down and spend more time indoors....
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How To Make A Rental Property Feel Like Your Home
Whether for affordability or flexibility, more of us are now choosing to rent our homes. However, it’s often the case that the decor of your rental property isn’t how you’d like it. And the drab...
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9 Home Office Ideas To Inspire You
Do you work from home? Whether full or part time, more of us are now working from home than ever before. According to a recent report from the Office for National Statistics, the number of people in...
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Easy Ways To Add The New Minimalist Look To Your Home
When you picture a minimalist interior, what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s an all white room with a sterile feel; the kind of look that was popular back in the nineties. Minimalism is back, but this...
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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Plant Shelfie II
Last time I took part in the plant shelfie challenge for Urban Jungle Bloggers, I created a little indoor garden scene on a shelf in my home office. This time around I thought it might be interesting...
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A Day Of Design In Dublin
A few days ago I had a rare treat – and a very special day trip. I went on my first ever visit to Dublin (together with my parents), to see the city where my mother spent much of her childhood. It was...
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10 Beautiful Bedroom Ideas Inspired By Nature That Will Boost Your Mood
Your bedroom is the most personal space in your home and although it isn’t on display as much as other areas of the home, how you choose to decorate it is really important. Perhaps even more so in the...
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12 Nature Themed Gift Wrap Ideas
You may have noticed that plants are having a big moment right now in interiors. And biophilic design – the innovative design concept that blends nature together with interior design – is more...
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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Planty Wishes For 2016
I took this photo to share to Instagram of how my phone sits on the Pyramid beside a plant on my desk. Looking at the picture again I suddenly realised that it tells a whole story in and of itself....
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Biophilic Architecture: When Design Meets Nature
Architectural shapes have always fascinated me. Especially when they are juxtaposed with nature. I never realised there was a name for this synchronicity of design and the natural world working...
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Urban Jungle Bloggers: Kitchen Greens & Fresh Herbal Tea
I rotate my plants from time to time, sometimes placing them on the kitchen worktop to catch some sun. Although, up until now, none of them have been permanent residents. However, when I saw this...
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Introducing A New Interior Design eBook About Small Spaces
What is the biggest interior design dilemma you have with your home? If it’s to do with not having enough space, then you’re not alone. A study carried out by the University of Cambridge found that...
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