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What To Do, See & Buy: Cherchbi; Llanelli Festival of Walks; Muller Van Severen; Topshop; Lego's Architecture range

Fri, 25 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Bags of style

History meets cutting-edge design at Clerkenwell Design Week

Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:17 GMT

The arrival of summer has co-incided with the start of Clerkenwell Design Week (22-24 May) and three days of talks, events, product launches, installations, exhibitions and parties in this design-focused area of London.

The 10 Best children's beds

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. GLTC Fire Engine Toddler Bed

£124, gltc.co.uk

Few toddlers can resist a fire engine, so what better way to persuade them that bedtime is fun?

The Insider: How to freshen up your second-hand buys

Sat, 12 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Like your homewares pre-loved – but wary of whiffy flea-market and charity-shop buys? Don't be: take tips from the pros and do a Cinderella on scabby, shabby or stinky second-hand finds...

Clean up your act: Even waste-paper can look pretty sharp in these bins

Sat, 12 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Orvino waste can

Behind the chaos: Vicky Silverthorn talks de-cluttering

Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:42 GMT

In recent weeks a number of television programmes, including Channel 4’s The Hoarder Next Door and BBC’s Britain’s Biggest Hoarders, have aired, highlighting the more serious end of a problem that is said to affect up to 57 per cent of the British population: clutter.

The 10 Best eco cleaners

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Ecover toilet cleaner

£2.05, ethicalsuperstore.com

May tear through limescale and attack bacteria, but it goes quite easy on the environment, using things like citric acid and xanthan gum, not the heavy-duty stuff you usually find in cleaners.

Feeling flush? This is the loo for you

Wed, 02 May 2012 23:00:01 GMT

A London hotel is boasting about a loo with a directional massage jet, automatic lid, "power deodoriser", heated seat, and, slightly terrifyingly, a "rimless bowl with triple-jet tornado flush".

The 10 Best children's furniture

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. StartRight

£89.99, lfccatalogue.co.uk

The top of this table has a whiteboard on one side and a blackboard on the other, plus a building-block area to lay over that.

The new wave: Clever touches to make your home shipshape

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Nautical knot doorstop

The Insider: How to plan interiors events this summer

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

There are heaps of inspiring homes-y happenings on this summer, whether you want to invest, window shop or learn some new skills...

Bank Holiday decorating: The Dos and Don'ts

Fri, 27 Apr 2012 10:13:51 GMT

Painting and decorating is a doddle, right? You just buy some paint, fish out a paintbrush from the 'man drawer' and off you go. This was my approach a few weeks ago when re-painting the door to my outdoor terrace and the results - complete with lumpy bits and gloopy corners - were less than impressive. But I'm not the only one to fall into painting and decorating 'trap'.

Quality Finnish: Finland's remarkable design heritage – and thriving contemporary scene

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Everyone knows about Scandinavian design – whether it's drooling over high-end interiors blogs, wishing your home looked a bit more like those in the hit Danish drama Borgen, or just acknowledging that, despite the trials of self-assembly, Ikea is still really on to something with that cheap but cheerful, not to mention functional aesthetic.

What To Do, See & Buy: The Ralph Steadman Book of Cats; Mugaritz; Gavin Turk; Kirath Ghundoo's geometric wallpapers

Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Meow meow

The Insider: Alternative kitchen worktops

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

I'm helping a friend do up his (Ikea) kitchen. He wants an off-menu worktop. But away from the stalwarts of wood, stone and laminate: what other options should we consider?

Feather your nest: Invite the birds inside and let your imagination take flight

Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Decorative bird cage

What To Do, See & Buy: James Franco; Mystery Jets; Bauhaus: Art as Life; Topshop; Calligaris; Elderflower Fields Festival

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Note to self

Industrial interiors – how to get the look

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:00:59 GMT

Not so long ago disused warehouses and urban factories found in the less salubrious parts of towns and cities across Britain were the preserve of squatters and struggling artists. These days, they are an aspirational living space for all, offering the kind of wide open spaces, high ceilings, exposed brickwork, rustic wooden beams and industrial gloss of Britain’s once booming manufacturing trade that most of us can only dream of for our home.

Mix and max: Designer Max Clendinning has had a radical change of heart when it comes to minimalism

Sat, 07 Apr 2012 23:00:01 GMT

There was a time, in the 1960s, when the architect, furniture and interior designer Max Clendinning (below) would have liked to have done away with "stuff" altogether. "When I started out, I didn't like objects, strangely enough. In 1965 I had the idea of eliminating furniture altogether – making rooms [where] you could sit on the floor, very minimalist," he explains. He created all-white sculptural spaces, and clear rooms populated simply with enormous, squashy, slug-shaped sofas to lounge on or lean against.

Chairs and graces: Superb seats that are in a class of their own

Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. Dutch cabriolet leg chair

The Ideal Home Show reveals we're a nation obsessed with home improvement

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:00:01 GMT

Sitting here with the morning sun streaming into my room in a perfect and lovingly-compiled Art Deco house – Le Macassar in Corbie – the Ideal Home Show seems just a bizarre memory.

Discover & Deliver: demystifying design

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:50:00 GMT

The latest series of Mad Men may have reignited our love affair with Don Draper, but what about those handsome 60s' wall lights, eh? Or that curvaceous office chair? And what if they could be yours?

Discover&Deliver: demystifying design

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 11:50:00 GMT

The latest series of Mad Men may have reignited our love affair with Don Draper, but what about those handsome 60s' wall lights, eh? Or that curvaceous office chair? And what if they could be yours?

The 10 Best pillows

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. John Lewis Winter Snow Goose Down

£150, johnlewis.com

A supremely comfortable pillow using down from geese native to Russia's glacial mountains.

The 10 Best Pillows

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:00:01 GMT

1. John Lewis Winter Snow Goose Down

£150, johnlewis.com

A supremely comfortable pillow using down from geese native to Russia's glacial mountains.