30 Stylish Home Office Desk Chairs: From Casual To Ergonomic

Tired of chunky and often downright hideous chairs for the office? There’s no need to compromise on aesthetics when you’ve got a list like ours. These thirty stylish office chairs bring elegance to your home or workplace – with a few ergonomic benefits up their sleeves. Match a bright work interior with a swivel chair . . .

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Black Acrylic, Glass and Stone Form This Dark and Sophisticated Apartment Interior

Love the natural look, but crave the fine, polished aesthetic of an inner-city apartment? My, have we got an interior for you. This dark and dreamy interior combines rough rocks with polished wood, black slats and high-sheen acrylic, as designed by One Work and photographed by Hey!Cheese Photography. Watch TV against a rock face, looking . . .

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Live Between Four Pools In This Portugese Riviera, National Park-Set Retreat

Want to live amidst tourist-worthy greenery – but not in a refuge or tent? This luxury residence in the Portugese Riviera is surrounded by the Sintra Cascais National Park, the premier Oitaros Dunes golf course and an abundance of crystal-clear pools. Soaring overhead on entrance and lying flat beside guests, four exterior pools create a . . .

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50 Kids Room Decor Accessories To Create Your Child’s Creative Haven

Kids’ bedrooms are where our childhood memories grow. Why not create a sleep-in playground that visualises your children’s dreams and desires? Our top 50 list of kids’ room décor accessories can help transform your standard, white-walled space into a room they can be proud of. Want minimal interference to your home’s décor? Install a ceiling . . .

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40 Beautiful Kids’ Beds That Offer Storage With Sweet Dreams

Kid’s bedrooms are spaces to play in. Creative, quirky and holding all their favourite things, they are a soft place to dream of future careers, hobbies – or maybe just the day ahead. Have a little girl that’s always away with the fairies? Decorate her bed in pink, with plenty of storage for fairy dust. . . .

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Industrial Style Bedroom Design: The Essential Guide

Industrial bedrooms exude calm and cool. Exposed brick walls, iron finishes and unpolished floors carry the creativity of the artist – and what better way to experience the house-in-an-old-factory vibe than in the place you sleep? These forty industrial bedrooms show the scope and stretch of the industrial genre, coupled with soft and playful finishes. . . .

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Industrial Style Living Room Design: The Essential Guide

Nothing says effortless cool and easy maintenance than an industrial-style living room. Exposed brick walls greet black and white typographic prints, factory windows meet shaggy rugs, and iron piping encounters roughshod wooden floors to create living spaces that look perfectly thrown together. Unleash your inner bookworm by piling your factory ceilings high with books. Inject . . .

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Industrial Russian Interior With Quirky Colour Twists (Including Floor Plans)

Industrial interiors are known for concrete floors and wooden walls. What happens if you invert the structure, and throw a few specific Pantones in? This Penza, Russia interior, designed and visualised by Andrey Barinov, throws all your design preconceptions on their head. Using concrete ceilings and wooden floors, this almost 52sqm apartment makes a feature . . .

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Three Inspirational Scandinavian Interiors Achieving Pastel Perfection

Scandinavian style isn’t synonymous with bright colouring. Exposed brick in reds and greys alongside white French windows and light-wooden furniture are characteristic of the style. Bring Scandinavian styling and dreamy pastels together, with these three apartments for inspiration. Want a baby pink couch in your lounge? Pair it with a pea green coffee table, flowing . . .

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Spectacular Black & White Illustrations Of Iconic Architectural Landmarks By Designer Andrea Minini

Every city has an architectural landmark, but not all landmarks are made equal. What makes a landmark as famous as the Burj Khalifa? It’s not height (although it could be with the Burj), not grandeur, not beauty. Andrea Minini, today’s featured illustrator, thinks it might be speed. “What I love in graphic design is speed”, . . .

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50 Strikingly-Modern Dining Rooms That Inspire You To Entertain

Whether you’re entertaining colleagues or inviting extended family home, a designer dining room is always sure to impress. No longer just for family dinners, dining areas can be the central feature of specially-cooked cuisine, or just the platform for some wine and a few hor d’ouvres. Rediscover your love of entertaining with these fifty dining . . .

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50 Stunning Outdoor Shower Spaces That Take You To Urban Paradise

Remember the Seychelles, where cobbled paths led to a tree-lined shower? Or that hotel in the Philippines, where the presenter showed a bath, lotus pool and sink area covered in lush forest? Create a cleansing haven of your own, with these fifty outdoor shower spaces for inspiration. Take a rainforest shower over polished wood decking, . . .

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