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Jan 21, 2025 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Harry Duncton |Maxine Harrison |Mary Richards |Paula Woods
In the middle of winter there’s nothing better than putting the heating on and basking in the warmth of a cosy home. Have you considered smart heating? Smart home technology promises a solution to keeping your home nice and cosy while also saving you money on your energy bills.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Maxine Harrison |Mary Richards |Paula Woods
The living room is one of the main spaces that helps set the atmosphere of your home – so you want it to reflect your personality. If you’re a lady living alone or with other women, a feminine living room may be just what you need to match the energy of your home. Here are some expert-led tips on how to design a feminine living room. Iliana Olymbios works on the content team at Sofa Club. Summa Costandi, is the Co-founder at the decorative wall panelling company, Panels by Sofia.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |Paula Woods |Maxine Harrison
There’s no denying January can be tough. Money’s tight after Christmas; the weather’s awful; self-employed folk gotta do their tax returns; and lots of us are struggling with new year’s resolutions that might not be going too well…On top of that, it’s also national break-up month, as many people use the new year to take a long, hard look at their relationships – just at the time when chickens are coming home to roost after one too many rows over the festive season. Yep. January can be A LOT.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |Paula Woods |Maxine Harrison
The beautiful home that Andy Heath and Jacqui Esimaje-Heath have built for themselves and their son Lucas is a testament to both the couple’s professional skills, and their eye for design. TeamworkThe synergy between their skills has enabled them to design and build an exceptional family home in sought-after Sydenham, south east London.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Paula Woods |Maxine Harrison |Jason Podesta
Bathroom Create your dream space with design and build tips from the experts Planning a wet room in your home? The latest waterproofing methods mean even the smallest space can become a chic shower experience. Read on to find out more about the trending concept in the bathroom, and the best ideas for designing yours.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Emily Brooks |Sara D'souza |Paula Woods |Harry Duncton
Solar photovoltaic panels capture the sun’s energy and convert it into electricity. Installing them in tandem with solar battery storage provides power both day and night to run some or all of a home’s lighting, heating and electric vehicle charging. Another way to harness power from the sun is with solar thermal technology, which heats water and can form part of a renewable energy system. The following homes with solar panels show different placement possibilities for panel installations.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Mary Richards |Emily Brooks |Sara D'souza |Paula Woods
Looking for a Christmas gift ideas for an avid self-builder? Here’s our pick of the best – plus a few lovely ones for anyone intent on transforming their home into their very own Grand Design…Music while they work: Eco earbudsHouse of Marley Zion True wireless earbuds, £29.99Whether you’re hard at work on your self-build or relaxing in your completed dream home, music matters. And what better way to listen to you tunes than through a pair of sustainable earbuds from the House of Marley.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Sara D'souza |Paula Woods |Harry Duncton |Jason Podesta
The trend for open-plan layouts versus separate rooms in houses has waxed and waned since the dawn of time, reflecting societal needs and cultural movements. Primitive mud huts were usually one large room for eating, sleeping, and cooking. While the Romans tended to favour separate rooms including a master bedroom, an ostium (entrance), a bedroom and a bathroom. After the fall of the Roman Empire, open-plan layouts became popularised again through the Medieval times out of necessity.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Paula Woods |Harry Duncton |Jason Podesta |Mary Richards
There can’t be many of us who enjoy cleaning the bathroom. Except, perhaps, the social media influencer and cleaning guru Mrs Hinch? But it’s a chore that must be done, regardless, unless you want unhygienic grime and ugly watermarks to take over. Eventually, a build-up of dirt leads to staining that can ruin ceramics and furniture. Without a doubt, quality cleaning products speed up the process and give sparkling results – you’ll find three of the best at the end of this article.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Mary Richards |Jayne Dowle |Paula Woods
In a recent Architectural Digest article, Hollywood director Nancy Meyers showcased her L.A. home and the interior design community gasped. Just as an aroma conjures a bygone memory, her kitchen transported us to the joy of early 2000s rom-coms. A simpler, comfier time. Of course, we should have expected nothing less. Meyers is a home decorating master. Each set she designs is art. A Nancy Meyers home tells a story: marriage; heartbreak; growth. Each prop layers evidence of a life well lived.
