Lifestyle expert gives tips on how to add individuality to your home with maximalist touches Homes should reflect their owners – vibrant, diverse and full of personality. Here Catharina Björkman, Scandi lifestyle expert at Swedish wood burning stove manufacturer Contura, shares her guide to adopting maximalist trends in your home. Catharina says: ‘Whilst many of us […]
Embracing biodiversity: do your bit for the planet and enjoy your garden even more! This summer, it’s probably fair to say that we’ve spent more time in our gardens than we ever have. Between lockdown, with supermarkets selling out of essential food, and the UK experiencing some of the hottest days in nearly 20 years, so many of us have felt the call to grow our own […]
Five hacks for a more hygienic kitchen sink From washing our hands more often to rinsing vegetables and even disinfecting the grocery order, keeping the kitchen sinks hygienically clean has never been more of a priority. According to the Global Hygiene Council, the kitchen sink is a germ hotspot, even more so than the toilet, […]
We Caught up Harriet Forde,The BIID President Firstly, it would be great to find out more about you – what brought you to the interior design world and how long have you been involved with the BIID? My journey to becoming a designer started with a love of colour and nature as a child – […]
With holiday plans scuppered and moves delayed, we look at the ways you can transform your home into the perfect, functional family space you need… CONSERVATORY CONVERSION Replacing a glass or polycarbonate conservatory roof with an insulated solid composite roof will match it up to the house and make it look like a natural extension […]
Ever wanted to create your own bug hotel as a spot for hibernating pollinators and garden guests?This easy DIY is a fantastic project to tackle with the kids – it makes use of items you’ll find in the garden or in local woodland and gets children interested in the microscopic world just outside their back […]
Looking for a solution for an overlooked garden? Are you in a terraced house with neighbours looking in on all sides, or do you have an exposed plot where you can wave hello to every passing car? If you want to mitigate the issue of an overlooked garden, read on for our solutions… So, you’ve […]
