A Beginner's Guide to Kitchen Design The practicalities behind designing a kitchen good enough to eat. Eating is one of our national pastimes – a fact which is currently reflected in the houses we build as well as our increasing waistlines. No longer the cramped galley room tucked at the back of the house, the
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Not only does a wetroom look fantastic in sleek, contemporary bathrooms, it’s also practical —being easy to clean and providing an accessible shower for children and those with mobility problems. A wetroom is also an ideal solution in small or unusually shaped bathrooms, where a cubicle would look awkward. To add to this, “a wetroom
NATURE INSPIRED BATHROOM BY PODESTA A curved vanity top and oval basin – both in limestone – soften the look, complemented by St Adrien pale polished marble floor tiles that have been sealed with 4 layers of acid-catalysed lacquer. Warm timber and elegant stone, oak for the bench seat and American walnut for the rest
The swimming pool area is formed and now lines up with the natural volcanic stone walls we built, forming a lower terrace dedicated to swimming and sunbathing. The small pool will be a big hit with the kids.
We have now started renovation work on the outside areas of the property and the swimming pool. The pool is being re designed to a geometric pool with a paddling pool at one end. The top patio has had the screed laid and we have tidied up the front of the house by removing the
Solar Pool Heating Heliocol has been a leader in the residential and commercial pool heating industry since its production of the world's most advanced pool heating panel in 1977. Along with the millions who have found new enjoyment from their pools, millions of dollars are saved each year by both residential and commercial Heliocol systems
Cowboy builders are the bane of the construction industry. There are, on average, at least 100,000 complaints every year about them. They ruin things for perfectly reputable builders, and for all the talk about them, they’re in the minority – it just happens to be a minority that gets a lot of publicity. Cowboy builders
César Manrique is renowned as one of the leaders of modern art in Spain. A painter, sculpture and architect he created the 7 tourist centres of Lanzarote. A passionate conservationist, he convinced the local government not to allow the construction of high buildings or the use of billboards in order to protect the natural beauty
Painter, sculptor, painter, architect, landscaper, urbanist, environmentalist... César Manrique was each of these things and he mastered them all. "Before anything, I consider myself a painter". César Manrique and his first painting exhibition In 1942 he had his first painting exhibition in Arrecife. He was one of the pioneers of abstract art in Spain. In
