We’ve come a long way from short showers to prolonged bubble baths and with good reason, too. Recreation in 2021 doesn’t have to be parks and pools. It can be right within the four glorious glass doors of your modern bathroom cubicle. Investing in a modern bathroom design is like investing in an experience – … Read more
Flipkart is now hosting a Year End Carnival sale starting December 23 site-wide. The e-commerce portal has announced that the sale will go on till December 31, and will see up to 70 percent off on TVs and large appliances. The 9-day sale will see discounts on TVs from Xiaomi, Samsung, Vu, and more. Furthermore, … Read more
The Home Office is to launch an independent review of modern slavery laws after its own research revealed the crime costs the UK up to £4.3bn a year. The report, published on Monday, estimates that each instance of the crime costs around £330,000, including support, lost earnings and law enforcement. Modern slavery, including labour exploitation, … Read more
Theresa May wants to leave the EU’s common foreign and security policy as early as next year, but would show flexibility around the UK’s red lines to secure a new security treaty. There is no reason why we should not agree distinct agreements for our foreign and defence policy cooperation in the time-limited implementation period”, the … Read more
It’s mixed reviews. With Pantone’s 2018 Colour Forecast being revealed on Friday as Ultra Violet, we thought it only fitting to ask the opinion of those who know colour best — interior designers. Collected via Houzz, these designers shared their thoughts on the deep-hued purple which Pantone predicts to be the biggest thing come the New Year. … Read more
Fresh for the new year, Graham & Brown has unveiled Reflections as its wallpaper of the year. The contemporary design is a perfect fusion of geometric shapes, marbling and lustrous metallic shimmer – all identified as key trends for this season by the in-house design team. Introducing the winning design, Paula Taylor, Colour & Trends … Read more
Hedges This is a good month to plant hedges. It’s worth looking out for bare-root plants as they’re cheaper than pot-grown ones. They’re dug up from the field and posted directly to you so they miss out on all the costs of watering and re-potting that bump up the price of container- grown plants. The … Read more
Salvias are fantastic to drop into borders to fill gaps after earlier flowers such as lupins and poppies have faded. Due to their long flowering periods they’re perfect for jazzing up clumps of asters, anemones. Half of them come from Asia and Europe and these include largely shrubby and herbaceous types, but the other half of … Read more
Consumer champion Which? has named Sealy’s Posturepedic Pocket Teramo 1400 the best and most durable model it has tested in years – for the second year running. Achieving Which? best buy status, the Teramo 1400 received the highest score when tested against 28 other products, including a host of other types of mattresses and pocket … Read more
Every year paint manufacturer Dulux gathers a team of design experts to predict colour trends for the year ahead. ‘The common thread coming through for 2016 was yellow – and gold in particular. We drew inspiration from all the different tones of this colour, including bold metallic hues and earthy shades, bringing them all together … Read more