Double Apricot and Amaretto Muffins recipe
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Cosy up to Niki Jones’ gorgeous homewares
Niki Jones is keeping craft well and truly alive with her gorgeous collection of hand-knitted homewares. Each piece tells tells a unique story. From its humble beginnings to its final destination as a treasure to take pride of place in your home. Niki started her company as she couldn’t find the sort of products she wanted to buy for her home online - her original collection is hand made by skilled craft peo...View more
Meet Godfather of Design – Sir Terence Conran
ACHICA Living is delighted to share this exclusive interview with Godfather of Design - Sir Terence Conran. We take a look inside the design legend's home, find out what his alternative career would have been, chat artists and inspiration and discover how to ease the torment of 'designer's block'...
What’s the best thing about being a designer?
That it's never felt like a job – everything I do that is connected to my work I would do for pleasure and design i...View more
Make a statement with Orla Kiely bedlinen and towels
Style your en-suite bedroom with confidence using Orla Kiely's gorgeous range of bedlinen and towels. The iconic Irish designer, who's known for her graphic prints and kitsch patterns, has some wonderful designs in her range, including the bold Mandarin Car Park design (above). There are 100% cotton-percale single, double and kingsize duvet covers and pillowcases available, which are all machine washable at 40 degrees. There's the Orla Kiely Moss Car Park desig...View more
Monochrome magic at home
Take a look at the dazzling range of accessories that have caught my eye today at ACHICA. Clockwise from top: Russell Lowe's Loren Pendant; Trowbridge Gallery's Audrey Hepburn Funny Face print; CLC Living Thai Black Table Lamp and Barcelona Chair and Stool; Hill & Co Cityscape Bolster. Check them out here
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Gustav Klimt’s The Kiss on the tiles
I do love a nice tile, and a nice kiss, and a good bit of art for that matter (I studied History of Art and Architecture at uni and take great delight in attempting to answer all, if not only, the art questions on University Challenge). So, when news of Original Style's hand-decorated tile featuring Klimt's masterpiece The Kiss came my way, I just had to share. The Kiss was painted by Gustav Klimt in Vienna in 1907 and is probably the world's most valuable painting - it's great to see a famous masterpiece that's as opulent...View more
