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Dubai’s The Home boasts locally made items from the UAE

Autumnal styling at The Home’s store on Umm Suqeim Street in Al Barsha, Dubai. Antonie Robertson / The National Your Guide to the Home Level 1 has a valet service if you choose not to park in the basement level. This level houses all

Appliances, more stolen from Athens home

A man reported that soon after he moved into his North Peter Street residence he was away for 10 days and upon returning on Tuesday he found that his home had been burglarized and ransacked, with appliances and other items valued at more than

Love Calls, and So Does the Priesthood

I met the priest, or rather the man hoping to become one, in a stationery shop in SoHo where I worked. After a few flirtatious interactions over pencils, he gave me a handwritten letter asking if I would like to go for a walk.

Décor trends for 2018

If you’re thinking of giving your home a new look, keep reading. Vaibhav Jain, CEO of Deco Window, shares décor trends for 2018 that you can incorporate into your home interiors. The Mandalas : Mandalas will be big in 2018 and mandala-inspired elements will be

A Bathroom Vanity Where You Can Feel More Attractive

The all-white bathroom has been around forever. It’s a timeless look that asks nothing of you and gives little design excitement in return. A sophisticated, well-decorated bathroom has no rival.  You have experienced this first-hand every time you’ve stayed at a fashionable hotel with

Home decor: a limited budget needn’t hold you back

Pops of colour were added in the living room with two art deco chairs bought for just Dh65 each Tasked with furnishing a late 19th-century penthouse apartment in historic Budapest, a city I had not previously visited, presented a unique set of challenges. Not

10 home design trends to watch out for in 2018, according to Houzz

Believe it or not, New Year’s is just around the corner, and while you’re deciding on your annual resolutions, the design world is setting its sights on what styles will be big in 2018. The home remodeling and design platform Houzz is ahead of the game,

Third Ward home tour offers glimpse of many holiday-décor styles

There’s a teardrop of evergreen laden with ornaments, pine cones and luxurious embroidered ribbon hanging from each end of the fireplace mantel in the Riverside Terrace home of Dr. Jaime Middleton Lawler and her husband, Dr. Theodore Lawler Jr. It’s a jaw-dropping touch among

Unique interior design concepts of 2017

Interior designing is an ever-changing space. Every year many new designs, trends and ideas are conceptualised, implemented and followed. So far, 2017 has been the year of contemporary architecture and vintage interior with a twist. A landmark year in interior designing, 2017’s focus was

How to design a bathroom that adds opulence to your lifestyle

People can spend a great deal of time in the bathroom. The average Brit spends three hours and nine minutes sitting on the throne every week, according to research carried out by UKactive, a non-profit organisation. That doesn’t factor in the time they spend