The Daily Telegraph / House & Garden Fair 2007 is the UK’s most prestigious event for interior and garden design. From bathrooms to bedrooms, gourmet food to garden furniture, the Fair brings you an unprecedented line up of exhibitors all carefully handpicked by House & Garden to ensure the highest quality products, most of which you will not find on the High Street.
For anyone passionate about interiors and gardens, the Fair is an excellent opportunity to see the very latest classic and contemporary designs from many of the country’s most prominent designers. And with numerous interactive seminars and talks going on throughout the Fair, visitors can gather a whole host of expert tips and advice to take home with them.
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The South West’s brightest design-led furniture showroom uncovers this year’s must have furniture designs
Choosing furniture for your home can prove a tricky business with a number of important factors to consider such as size, shape, colour, style and feel. Not forgetting the very important issues of practicality and comfort, what should be an enjoyable shopping experience can easily become a time consuming and daunting task. (more…)
When it comes to decorating a child’s room, bunk beds and beanbag chairs just don’t cut it anymore.
If giving Junior his own space wasn’t enough, it now must be furnished with the latest and greatest designs. Who’s behind this bedroom bedlam? An army of tiny Braticus Finches demanding better living conditions?
Try parents and grandparents who insist they deserve it and manufacturers happy to accommodate them. (more…)
Melanie Messenger worked in her grandmother’s drapery and upholstery shop when she was a preteen.
Now a grandmother herself, Messenger, of Wilmington, decided she needed a second career. She will graduate from Joliet Junior College’s interior design program in December.
Before she does so, though, she and five other students in the program were able to get some real-life experience.
Six students from the program collaborated with Ivy Home Builders to decorate the Garnet model, which will be included in this weekend’s Springbank Cavalcade of Homes in Plainfield.
Eleven homes will be showcased, including one ranch house. (more…)
