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3 weeks ago | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Karen Stylianides
Pip and Sarah were in from a challenge from the outset with this ambitious project. The 150-year-old former grain barn looked ‘ready to keel over’ at first glance, but the couple aren’t strangers to projects that need a bit of extra TLC. Pip and Sarah have a passion for vulnerable animals, or ‘waifs and strays’ as they call them. They hope that on completion they can bolster their animal collection, which already has Sarah’s beloved horse, to add donkeys, goats and sheep.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Joe Stuart |Hayley Gilbert |Karen Stylianides
Planning a new kitchen? Then you’ve probably already found many useful guides that take you through every step of the process from planning permission requirements, design and layout and finding an architect, builder and kitchen planner. But what about planning to be without a kitchen? When you start thinking about what your dream kitchen might look like, it is easy to ignore the process of achieving it. You will be without a kitchen for what could be weeks and often months.
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Dec 1, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Joe Stuart |Hayley Gilbert |Karen Stylianides
Bespoke doors have the power to transform projects. A stunning front door delivers a flawless finish, perfectly coordinating garage doors enhance kerb appeal, and custom internal doors create flow, individuality, and a cohesive tone throughout the space. Planning doors early in the design process unlocks their full potential. Oversized feature doors, pocket doors, area cladding, and creative configurations can flood spaces with natural light or make a bold statement.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Joe Stuart |Karen Stylianides |Mary Richards |Emily Brooks
Our homes are significant contributors to global carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gas emissions. This happens both through the construction process and use of materials, and due to the consumption of fossil fuels for heating and power. The resulting emissions play a major role in climate change and impact our health and wellbeing. Fortunately, there are effective strategies to decarbonise or reduce the carbon footprint existing homes and new-builds.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Karen Stylianides |Mary Richards |Emily Brooks |Sara D'souza
In the past, it was usual to buy an entirely new kitchen to update a shabby or outdated one, mainly due to the scarcity of design options for revamping units with new fronts. But in recent years, several companies offering kitchen cabinet replacement doors came to market. These relative newcomers retail a range of fronts to transform existing carcasses or to team with new low-cost units. As a result, there are a far greater number of replacement styles, colours and finishes to choose from.
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May 13, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Sara D'souza |Mary Richards |David Ludlow |Karen Stylianides
Victorian houses run the gamut, from countryside cottages to city terraces, but a Victorian house hall, be it large or small, has the power to set the tone for your whole home. Maybe you’re lucky enough to have perfectly restored original features (think, cornicing, wainscoting and tiling) or maybe you’re starting from fresh, adding details will add impact.
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May 9, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |Sara D'souza |David Ludlow |Karen Stylianides
Many of us no longer park our cars in the garage. For some, it’s just too much faff, or the manoeuvring in is too tricky; others have a car that’s too big for the space; and still others find their garage has slowly morphed into a storage unit. According to research from Admiral, only 30% of us actually use our garage to park our car in. If you can relate, it’s worth considering converting dead space into living space.
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May 8, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Sara D'souza |Mary Richards |David Ludlow |Karen Stylianides
Wild swimming – be it rivers, tarns, lakes, ponds or oceans, has a myriad of physical and mental health benefits, and there’s been a recent uptick in bringing those benefits to your own home by installing a natural swimming pool. Natural pools also provide a habitat for a wide range of wildlife and will introduce biodiversity to your garden – especially important as our need to zone our gardens and re-connect with nature.
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May 7, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |David Ludlow |Sara D'souza |Karen Stylianides
The notion of leaving exposed an element of a building’s structure that was traditionally hidden with carpet or other floor covering has its origins in some of the big aesthetic movements of the last century: in Modernism’s emphasis on ‘truth to materials’ and Brutalism’s love of exposed concrete. But the very first evidence of a polished-concrete floor was actually discovered in an archaeological dig in Jericho, dating back to more than 1200BC.
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May 2, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | David Ludlow |Mary Richards |Sara D'souza |Karen Stylianides
Grand Designs Live is coming to London Excel from 4 to 12 May 2024. A one-stop exhibition for design inspiration, sustainable living and expert advice, the show will deliver an immersive experience in four-key areas: build, kitchens and bathrooms, gardens and interiors). The groundbreaking London Grand Designs Show Home sits at the heart of the show, but there’s a lot more going on: we’ve picked ten companies that you can see at the show below.
