Gluggavedur. Bless you. No it’s not a viral throat infection, a song by Sigor Ros or a new character from an upcoming Star Wars film, gluggavedur is instead another interiors import from abroad. Much like the hygge hype, gluggavedur has arrived from Iceland – the home of Bjork and a wonderfully liberal acceptance of LGBT…
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Scandi design, you either love it or hate it – but let’s face it – we’ve all got a bit of Ikea somewhere in our homes… But even to the side of the yellow & blue behemoth, the design talent coming out of Scandinavia is incredible. We’ve just discovered a fantastic project that put the students of…
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Well guys, we made it! January and it’s blues are just a distant memory. We’re all back on the booze now Dry January has gone to bed, we’ve just started the Year of the Rooster and, yes – Donald Trump is officially the leader of the free world. But we’re all about staying positive, so…
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The Great Interior Design Challenge returned to our screens in January and the GIF-fest started again! We loved Tweeting along and we loved chatting with you all too. However, we spied one designer in particular early on who we gelled with – and loved her style! Skip forward to the final and let us present…
Read MoreAt this time of year with X Factor, I’m a Celebrity and Bake Off still fresh in our heads, we’ve just about had enough of TV talent shows for 2016. That’s why we’re especially excited for it to be 2017 and for the return of the Great Interior Design Challenge. What makes the show is…
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Last week, Mark and I got our glad rags on and headed to the Ham Yard Hotel for the Amara Interior Blog Awards 2016. As many of you know, we were shortlisted for the Best Design Inspiration award and we’re still pinching ourselves that our name was read out as the winner! Here’s how the…
Read MoreWho’d like a sneak preview of the AW16 Neptune collection? Well, we were lucky enough to see what newness they have coming up. How does the following snapshot look? Not too shabby, right? This season, Neptune is mixing it up with splashes of bold colour and feminine prints. The colour of choice? Mustard yellow. Rich…
Read MoreUnless you swallowed a dictionary, as a design novice, it’s pretty hard to know your Chaise Lounges from Feng Shui. What’s even worse is that these words aren’t always the easiest to pronounce. Simple options you could do to expand your mind is to do crosswords, play Scrabble or watch Countdown. However, we’ve got great…
Read MoreAs per usual, the Great British Summer is letting us down… So it’s high time we tried to beat the blues with some injections of colour from around the interiors world. You know us, ear to the ground and all that, so we’ve put a little list together of the brightest and boldest that are…
Read MoreRecently we found ourselves taking a stroll around the ExCeL centre for Grand Designs Live. Showcasing the latest in interiors as well as hosting talks with design experts, there’s a lot to do and see. However, with that said, it does get quite samey and some sections, doors, conservatories and scaffolding, for example, are a…
Read MoreMoving into summer, we’re getting ready to be bright and bold in our home. We’ve got the houseplants and we’re ready to crack the curtains and let the light in. That’s why we’re so excited that one of our favourite online shops, A Splash of Colour, has arrived in Shoreditch’s Boxpark for a two-week residency…
Read MoreWe all know that an iPhone case is basically an extension of personality. That’s why we’re so excited to see that the Dragon of Design Kelly Hoppen MBE is launching a range of unique iPhone cases with the geniuses at gooey. Not only do these cases look stunning (David’s got his eyes on the left…
Read MoreIt’s always exciting getting to visit the home of someone in the interiors industry and when we were invited to a Slumber Party at Russell and Jordan’s house – aka 2LovelyGays – we just couldn’t resist. However, we weren’t there to have pillow fights and talk about boys (although we kind of did the latter) –…
Read MoreYou might think the prospect of a walking tour around Central London on a cold January evening might not be the most exciting, but we were thrilled to be invited by Heal’s to take a stroll and take in the stories of gas-lit London. Meeting up in Somerset House, our excellent guide Peter from Discovering…
Read MoreEach year, the design world waits with bated breath for the launch of Pantone’s Colour of the Year. You may remember that last year we weren’t huge fans of murky Marsala so the arrival of this years colour feels like a breath of fresh air. Unusually, we have the announcement of two blending shades – the first…
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