February 16, 2023
Coast Interiors: Styling your kitchen
Interiors writer CAROL BURNS offers some timely tips on how to make that most important kitchen of your home spaces a proper showstopper. The hub of the home, the centre of any decent party –…
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January 13, 2023
Coastal inspiration for your bathroom
BATHING BEAUTIES: Once regarded as a purely functional – and let’s face it, rarely talked about – space, the bathroom has undergone a dramatic transformation in our lives, writes interiors columnist Carol Burns. She takes a…
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December 7, 2022
A James Bond-inspired home in Cornwall
Carol Burns discovers a James Bond-inspired home which is an architectural gem on the edge of an estuary on the south west coast. When Trevor Huggins and his family envisaged a waterside home in one…
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July 6, 2022
Inspired by the coast: Elisha Green
Inspired by the coast – a few drops of seawater are added to every seascape painting or marine creature design that South Devon artist Elisha Green creates. WORDS ANNA TURNS | PHOTOGRAPHS BRAHMA STUDIOS Elisha uses…
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July 23, 2021
10 best garden rooms for more living space
From an outdoor office and statement seating, to a glorious glasshouse and a magical tree tent, here are some creative garden rooms to extend living space without an extension
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September 8, 2020
An Artist’s Life in Brighton
Artist Sophie Abbott’s vivid paintings are a tonic on canvas, evoking the uplifting colours and sunny details of the south coast seaside in high summer, documenting beach life from dawn to dusk. WORDS EMMA SOLA,…
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July 3, 2020
Inspired by the coast: Coastal Ceramics
Cornwall artist Catherine Lucktaylor finds inspiration in the colour of the sea, local cliffs and coastal wildflowers to create ceramics using the ancient Japanese technique of raku. WORDS Lisa Buckland The eureka moment for potter…
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July 2, 2020
INSPIRED BY THE COAST: SHOAL SCULPTURES
Designed and made by Dominic and Frances Bromley, variations of the light sculpture Shoal add drama and piscine style to interiors around the coast. Words CAROLINE WHEATER When Jill Stein, co-owner of The Seafood Restaurant…
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June 24, 2020
Finding Freedom: Pengelly Retreat
Ruth Milligan and Jim Watkins took a huge leap of faith when they relocated from Oxfordshire to Cornwall and started a new life offering a magical retreat in nature for those who want to escape…
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June 5, 2019
A beautiful coastal cottage renovation
Joe and Emily Reilly left London to set up an architecture and interior design business in the coastal village of St Agnes in Cornwall – renovating their own cottage along the way. WORDS ALICE WRIGHT,…
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May 15, 2019
The new nautical: coastal homeware we love
Inspired by the seabirds and boats that flit around the South Devon coastline, Bert Fowler brings a fresh look to his marine-themed homeware range dreamed up in his design studio, perched high above Torquay harbour.…
