With energy prices seeming to be constantly on the rise, homeowners are always on the lookout for ways of saving money through lower energy bills. Fortunately, one of the best ways of cutting energy is by taking steps to make a Baxi boiler more energy efficient. While Baxi already produces some of the most energy efficient boilers on the market, homeowners can always take further steps to help improve the environment and save them money on their next energy bill. Energy saving tips can range from the simple, like fitting pipes with insulation, to the extreme, like getting a brand…

Global Interior Design Consultancy Company in London, UK for interior design services. Interior design has always been impacted by fashion trends – both historically and in the modern day. In this article series, “Designing in Style,” I explore the meaning of style for interior designers. I draw on my experience working alongside many of London’s best-known interior design teams. This second article in my series introduces traditional/period design, with a focus on the Jacobean and Victorian styles. Traditional design uses materials that reflect the wealth and opulence of historic times. London Interior Designers will often take the best of the…

Global Interior Design Consultancy Company in London, UK for interior design services. Interior design has always been impacted by fashion trends – both historically and in the modern day. In this article series, “Designing in Style,” I explore the meaning of style for interior designers. I draw on my experience working alongside many of London’s best-known interior design teams. This third article in my series continues my discussion of traditional/period design, with a focus on the Georgian style. In terms of dates, the Georgian period is generally considered to have extended from 1714 until 1830. It has since inspired one…

Homeowners should consider wood flooring ahead of any other options, a group of Canadian designers has said. Speaking to the Canadian Press, Genevieve Gorder, Candice Olsen and Vern Yip, who judge the work of new designers each week on HGTV’s “Design Star”, all said wooden floors are their preferred material, with Gorder describing it as “the one medium that is eternal.” “It’s been in interiors since the beginning of time and it’s sitting in our front yards,” she said. “There’s nothing else like it.” Despite this timelessness, all three added that wooden flooring was at the very forefront of good…

How we decorate our home is a reflection of our personal taste, there are those of us who prefer to keep it simple with white walls and minimal furniture in a similar style, whilst the more flamboyant will choose bright colours and a mix of furniture and dcor of different designs and eras. Making your home look good doesn’t have to cost the earth and there are plenty of trendy and fashionable stores these days that offer affordable prices, so if you are just moving into your first home, or updating your current one, look online and you’ll be spoilt…

The kitchen is one of the most important rooms in the home, being a functional space where culinary masterpieces are created and having another use as a social space for entertaining or interaction. Choosing the right kitchen to reflect your cooking requirements and the style of your property is vital, as the kitchen is a room where you are likely to spend a lot of time in and can add considerable value to your property. As well as choosing paint colours, units, sinks and accessories, perhaps the most pressing ingredient to consider when designing your new kitchen is worktops. Depending…

There is a new breed of professionals who you will get to know about now when you start out to sell your home. They are called Domestic Energy Assessors and are out now in England and Wales performing a brand new service. The role of the Domestic Energy Assessor is to produce Energy Performance Certificates for inclusion in Home Information Packs. If this is complete news to you then just think of these as being certificates, like those you see on new fridges, which will provide A-G ratings on the energy efficiency of a home, plus advice on how to…

Now, office furniture does not need to be boring and tasteless with pieces from Southern Furniture Online. Southern Furniture Online is an online store that features great office furniture pieces from desks, chairs, storage materials and so much more! With their wide array of office furniture and other products, you are guaranteed to find a piece that will fit in your workplace best. Whether you are looking for that perfect table to fit into your modern contemporary office or that boardroom table for your conference room, you can find it all here at Southern Office Furniture. Every piece that they…

Interior design is needed in all areas of life. Interior designers help to create interior spaces in all kinds of buildings, from museums to private homes and colleges to shops. It is no surprise then that this career is much sought after by many different people. If you want to forge a career in interior design you should first of all find out what it takes to study interior design. You can study this area in many different ways. Many people go to college and study a recognised course in the topic. Others find home study courses that will allow…

The business case for energy efficiency is a powerful one. At the end of 2010, the Carbon Trust reported that the average return on investment of energy-efficiency projects carried out in commercial premises is 48%. Increasingly, it is becoming clear that to invest in sustainability is to save money. But while the UK government is supporting carbon reduction by introducing grants and green initiatives, these have done little more than skew people’s perception of what represents an energy saving. With heavy focus applied to insulation and heating, cooling strategies have been left rather more out in the cold. The hot…