So the tree is in a dried up heap in the garden, the decorations have been stashed back up in the loft and the house is looking a little bare. Nice isn’t it! When the decs come down your house always looks tidy and clutter free. So, this year why not set your home some New Year’s resolutions to keep it looking its best?
1. Get the interior designer look...
Is it time to replace your curtains or even just a cushion or two? If so January is the time to do it. These simple changes will give your whole living room a completely new look. Check out the latest Spr...View more
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
January 9th, 2012
As trends go, anything with a bird detail on it is something to tweet about. Whether that’s on a cushion, a fabric design, a tea light holder or Christmas decorations. I started seeing Christmas trends in March this year and bird decorations have just started taking over in the shops. Visit any high street shop or interiors website and you’ll find a take on a bird design in one form or the other. I must say that I think they're lovely. After all the festivities, when our Christmas tree has come down, I’ll find a little spot for my bird decorati...View more
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
December 4th, 2011
Bethan Gray is one of the real unsung heroes of British furniture design. When she graduated in the late 1990s she was soon snapped up by Habitat where she spent nearly a decade creating some of the company’s most popular ranges. She eventually became its head of furniture design.
A couple of years ago Gray set up her own studio and has since designed independently for companies such as View more
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Posted by David Nicholls, Design Editor, Telegraph Magazine
August 15th, 2011
Understandably, global warming gets blamed for a lot of nasty things. But as it brings with it slightly longer summers, it is also indirectly responsible for the rise in quality outdoor furniture on the high street. Back in the 1980s all you needed was a couple of plastic white deckchairs that stayed folded up in the shed and didn’t really open properly, because you only needed to bring them out once or twice a season. Nowadays, however, we’re eating, playing, and generally living outdoo...View more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
June 17th, 2011
This week I have been mainly testing out beautiful bath and beauty ranges, in particular room diffusers, to see which ones I rate. When it comes to room diffusers it’s a question of how quickly they run out of oil (the more natural the oil the better) when you turn over the reeds, how strong the scent is, whether the scent is nice and natural or a bit overpowering and whether the room it is easily filled with the aroma.
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Posted by Emma Morton Turner, Interiors Stylist and Writer
June 15th, 2011
Like most interiors trends, butterflies only have a lifespan of about a day (DISCLAIMER: this may not actually be true, and could be merely a mis-remembered fact from a Biology lesson 15 years ago. However, the “stat” about interiors trends is almost certainly correct). One minute we’re all over a look, the next it’s discarded like an empty trolley in the IKEA car park. But the butterfly motif has been bubbling under for a while - covering e...View more
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Posted by Pip McCormac
May 26th, 2011
ACHICA Living catches up with Nick Munro, whose brand has become synonymous with original, modern British design. We touch on the kaleidoscopic style of his newly renovated home and he tells us why 'safe isn't safe'. Read our exclusive interview here…
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
April 1st, 2011
Refresh your bedroom with the latest bed linen ranges - from cool and calming to bold and bright, there's a bed linen design to suit every style. So before you hit the snooze button, check out our favourite 10 designs...
In at number 10...The Cumberland SuK duvet cover from Linen House at
ACHICA (from 16 Feb to 19 Feb) will add subtle style and instant charm.
Up one place to number 9...wake up feeling revitalised with the Tangerine bed...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
February 15th, 2011
Apart from the rain, it hasn't been so bad today, has it? Mrs Cumulonimbus isn't bothering me as I'm armed with my Emma Bridgewater Hearts umbrella anyhow. Get yours here. But, just in case any inkling of a Blue Monday is creeping up on you, these gorgeous Spring/Summer 2011 home shopping ideas from the high street might just brighten the mood...
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Posted by Emily Peck, Editor, ACHICA Living
January 17th, 2011
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