Sara D'souza

Copenhagen, London

Travel Writer and Editor at Freelance

Freelance Travel Writer and Editor for Red Online, Waitrose, ELLE, Guardian, Telegraph and more. Part time Potter.

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Articles

Don’t Move, Improve! 2025: winners announced

2 months ago | granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Amy Cutmore |Sara D'souza

The winners of NLA’s annual Don’t Move, Improve! competition have been announced. Don’t Move, Improve! celebrates London’s most innovative home improvement projects, putting the spotlight on both emerging and established architects who are pushing the boundaries, when it comes to home renovation.
The benefits of wine coolers in the kitchen

2 months ago | granddesignsmagazine.com | Jason Podesta |Amy Cutmore |Sara D'souza

Wine enthusiasts and casual drinkers alike can benefit greatly from having a dedicated wine cooler in their kitchen. These appliances are designed to provide optimal storage conditions for wine, ensuring it is preserved at the perfect temperature and humidity. Whether you choose a freestanding or an integrated wine cooler, each option offers unique advantages tailored to different kitchen designs and lifestyles.
Bring light, space, and style to your home with VELFAC Bay Windows

2 months ago | granddesignsmagazine.com | Sara D'souza |Amy Cutmore |Jason Podesta

Bay windows are a versatile and attractive feature that can add both character and functionality to any property. Imagine transforming a small, dimly lit living room into a bright and inviting space with a beautifully designed bay window, offering panoramic views and an abundance of natural light. The experts at VELFAC, offer expertly designed bay windows, combining modern aesthetics with exceptional energy performance – creating a seamless blend of style and practicality.
Hottest bedroom trends for 2025

2 months ago | goodhomesmagazine.com | Sara D'souza

While trend-forecasting is all about looking ahead, in 2025 our bedrooms are becoming a place of nostalgia. In an age of smart tech and futuristic designs, our bedrooms are becoming a place for cosy memories, for clutter and colour. We’re seeing a rise in cosy nooks, cosy fabrics and bringing nature into our bedroom spaces. Pinks, yellows and blues are paving the way for a bolder colour palette, while wallpaper reigns supreme as a way to make a statement in your bedroom design.
What is laundry stripping and how do you do it?

Jan 6, 2025 | goodhomesmagazine.com | Sara D'souza

Do you toss your laundry in the machine and not give it a second thought? Us too — until the CleanTok trend of laundry stripping hit our screens. CleanTok, a term coined from the prolific and highly-influential cleaning community on TikTok with content from creators like Lyndsey Crombie aka Queen of Clean and Georgia from Cleaning Corner, who is known for her satisfying cleaning transformations.
Step inside LG’s self-contained Smart Cottage

Dec 10, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Emily Peck |Emily Brooks |Sara D'souza |Kirstie Pickering

Looking for the ideal home-from-home getaway? When life gets too hectic, retreating to the mindfully designed and sustainable LG Smart Cottage could be just the ticket. It offers all the benefits of a high-tech smart home in a stylish, compact and eco-friendly solution and comes fitted with the latest gadgets and appliances.
Grand Designs Keighley: an accessible home in West Yorkshire

Dec 5, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Emily Brooks |Sara D'souza |Kirstie Pickering |Jason Podesta

This four-bedroom detached property is a bespoke Grand Designs home in Keighley, West Yorkshire. It belongs to Kara and her husband Jonny, and their two children, Isaac and Winnie. After Kara was paralysed by an auto-immune condition in 2019, the couple sold their townhouse and moved to a two-bedroom bungalow on land belonging to Kara’s parents. But they found the property’s narrow corridors and doorways less than ideal for Kara’s wheelchair.
Inspiring hotel design ideas to steal for your own project

Dec 5, 2024 | granddesignsmagazine.com | Sara D'souza |Kirstie Pickering |Jason Podesta |Chris Haslam

From home-from-home retreats to cutting-edge architecture, these hotel design ideas to steal cover work from the world’s leading architects, designers and artists. There’s Martin Brudnizki’s eclectic Le Grand Mazarin in Paris, Virginia Nieto’s chic Hotel Cesar in Lanzarote, and the Swedish marvel that is the Arctic Bath.
Kitchen cabinet replacement doors: the ultimate buyer's guide

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.
Homes with solar panels: inspiration for placement possibilities

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.