Tag: Room
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Which room to renovate first, according to the experts
Deciding which room to renovate first can be far trickier than building a house – particularly if you’re planning on living on site throughout the process. Building a new home means simply working from the ground up, whereas the final answer on where to start when renovating a house will be somewhat dependent on how…
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How to Turn Your Garage into a Multi-Purpose Room
Do you think your garage can be more than a spot for your car? A lot of homeowners feel their garage has a lot to offer. You can turn it into a home office, gym, or playroom to give your home more room. Before you decorate, it’s important to make sure the space is safe…
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How to choose and style tiles in a living room
Tiles might not be the first thing that springs to mind when you picture a cosy living space, but designers are increasingly making the case for bringing them out of our kitchens and bathrooms and into our living spaces. Living room tiles offer all the durability you’d expect – spill resistance, pet-friendly surfaces and brilliant…
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Turning a dining room into a home office
The dining room may be enjoying a quiet revival in interior design, but in many homes it remains one of the least-used spaces during daylight hours. And with hybrid working now firmly part of modern life, it makes perfect sense to put that overlooked square footage to better use. Transforming a dining room into a…
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Is knocking through from a dining room a good idea?
Dining rooms have travelled a bumpy old road over the years, with homeowners frequently changing their minds over how they feel about them – are they the height of sophistication or a fusty, unsociable relic of a room that no modern homeowner should consider? Opinions on dining room ideas remain divided. That said, there is…
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8 Easy Ways To Make Your Room Feel Bigger (No Reno Necessary!)
It feels safe to say that if most of us got one “home-related” wish, we’d wish for more space, right? But also for most of us, that’s not a realistic option. It tends to be pretty pricey to add more onto a home, if that’s even possible. However, there are some tricks of the trade…
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Duux Bora 20L dehumidifier review: How it fixed the dampest room in my home
You can trust Homebuilding & Renovating. Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and materials in order to help you choose the best for your home and garden. Find out more about how we test. Living in a damp Victorian home, with a lounge right next to a downstairs bathroom, I had almost…
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Trying Another Sofa Set-Up In Our Living Room: The Milo Sectional Sofa
What a totally abnormal experiment – to be able to try out a few different configurations in your living room in the name of “photographing your sofa line”. Not exactly typical, but my goodness, I wish this on everyone. I suppose that could be the future of AI (so far, it’s doing a terrible job…
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Living Room Essentials: Building a Space Around the Perfect Sofa
In the heart of every home lies the living room — a space where comfort meets style, and daily life mingles with meaningful moments. Designing this space is not just about picking pretty furniture; it’s an artful act of crafting an environment that feels warm, inviting, and utterly you. Imagine walking into your living room…
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Farmhouse Update: Testing Out The Barb Sofas In Our Living Room (Game Changing)
Y’ALL. What started as a “Let’s shoot the Barb sofas in here to give them some marketing love” turned into “oh dear!!! … is this actually the life I want to live???” (in a good way). A couple of weeks ago, I showed you the Alice sofas in here, which I literally designed for this…