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Nov 7, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |Thomas Brierly |Joe Stuart |Alice Westgate with

From slat panels to wainscoting, wood panelling is a great way to add texture and visual interest to walls in almost any room. We’ve got everything you need to know, from how to install panelling to your most sustainable choices, plus a round-up of the latest designs. Let’s start off with a really fashionable contemporary look: wooden slat panels. Slat panelsSlat panels are lengths of material – typically felt – with lots of long, thin parallel batons – usually made of wood – attached to them.

Nov 6, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Joe Stuart |Alice Westgate with |Hugh Metcalf |Thomas Brierly

Looking to reduce heat loss? Air leakage is an issue in many properties, leading to significant heat loss with high energy bills. According to a study by Loughborough University, one of the main contributors across UK homes is warm indoor air escaping outside and cool outdoor air coming inside. This impacts comfort and contributes to higher than necessary carbon emissions – as a result of having to turn the heating up to keep warm.

Oct 30, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Thomas Brierly |Jason Podesta |Paula Woods |Alice Westgate with

Construction projects are all in a day’s work for shopping-arcade developers Ferzana and Zahid Iqbal, but building their own home was far trickier. Leeds-based Ferzana, 55, and Zahid, 60, wanted a bolthole by the sea where they could relax with their three adult children – Yusuf, Sana and Ayesha – and their four grandchildren. “We needed somewhere to just switch off,” says Zahid.