They entailed considerable structural changes, including dropping the lower ground floor by 1.5 metres and adding a glazed double-height addition that is presided over by a mezzanine, ensuring that the upper ground level is awash with light. The sleeping quarters, too, were entirely reconfigured to create a luxurious main suite and gym on the first floor and three bedrooms on the uppermost storey. ‘The clients wanted to future-proof the home, so the design was very much geared towards a family,’ Margot explains....

This is all the more surprising when you discover it is located six storys above the buzzy, hedonistic setting of Miami’s South Beach – but that was precisely the aim of its designers at mwworks. This apartment was designed for a family with strong Miami roots, returning to Florida from Seattle. ‘The idea was to create a quiet, atmospheric environment that is rich in tones and materials,’ explains Eric Walter, co-founder of mwworks....

See more: Design gardens, garden advice and inspiration on our dedicated gardens page Garden orientation A two-acre terraced garden surrounding an Italian villa in the Tuscan hills. Soil type Loam, free-draining and fertile as it has been worked for many decades. Special features The estate has its own olive groves, vineyards and infinity pool. Garden design Martin Hulbert Design. Even if you have never visited this part of the world, the landscape is such an integral part of Renaissance art and literature that its gentle hills will immediately feel familiar....

The Microsoft Store (previously known as Windows Store) is an integral part of any Windows-powered computer. It’s a must-have for several reasons. By default, the Microsoft Store comes pre-installed with the Windows operating system and houses thousands of free as well as paid apps. However, some users reported online that the Microsoft Store went missing on their Windows 10 computer. The majority of affected users reported that the Microsoft Store went missing after a recent OS update....

With the introduction of SwiftKey and Gboard, Apple users finally got to experience what they were missing with the keyboards. The ability to quickly swipe on letters to complete the sentence or delete the words are the major part of my typing flow. The App Store is filled with options that offer such functionalities. And even better, starting iOS 13, Apple has finally implemented the same swiping function called ‘QuickPath’ on default keyboard....

If you’re certain that your internet connection is fine and restarted the app a few times, employ the seven troubleshooting tips in this post to fix the WhatsApp Status not uploading issue. 1. Try Another Image or Video 1. Try Another Image or Video First, try uploading another image or video. That’ll verify whether the issue is related to the particular image or video. You can also try posting a written status update instead to see if that works....

Outlook not receiving emails can disrupt your productivity and make you miss important updates and meetings. Before things go south, you may follow these troubleshooting fixes to get Microsoft Outlook to work on your Android phone. 1. Check Outlook Notifications 1. Check Outlook Notifications Most users rely on real-time notifications to receive new emails. After all, not everyone constantly checks the email app for new messages. If you have turned off notifications for a specific email account, use the steps below to enable it....

This quintessentially English dream country cottage looks good in any season and is truly one of the worlds best homes. The three-bedroom house in Wiltshire, UK, had humble beginnings, however, and was built in the 18th-century as a farmworker’s cottage, with a kitchen extension added in the 1990s. Under the custodianship of Ruth and her husband James, the grade-II listed cottage has come back to life again. As a director of Peagreen Locations (opens in new tab), a boutique photography locations agency, Ruth has a trained eye for spotting and creating a beautiful property, and the interiors here are welcoming and comfortable, with a relaxed country look befitting this perfect thatched cottage....

So, if you are looking for living room ideas that don’t make the TV the star of the show, these TV mounting ideas will be for you. And, of course, they can be adapted to bedrooms, kitchens and even bathrooms, too. ‘We are increasingly wiring for TVs in multiple rooms, although they may not often be used - some clients like to have the option of installing a TV later on,’ says Emma Emma Deterding, founder and creative director at Kelling Designs (opens in new tab)....

However, nothing is perfect and neither is Windows Search. And that’s the reason we have tools like UltraSearch. It doesn’t look for Windows system level index or background processes. It directly searches on the Master File Table (MFT) of the NTFS partitions and delivers better results. While using this tool I found that the results appear super quick. I got the results while typing the word. It also displays path, size of file, last access and last change date....

News Hub is accessible in the Steam client by selecting “News” under the “Store” category. From there, users will be provided with every major and minor update including patch notes, upcoming releases, event announcements and so on. As mentioned earlier, the news feed is customised towards the user’s personal preferences and is based on the titles and game genre that they own or follow on the platform. Where the older Steam news feed only featured a handful of gaming news sites, the new News Hub feature now allows users to add in content from the Steam Curator system....

Waze users from Malaysia will now be able to receive specific turn-by turn voice navigation and safety tips from the professional voiceover artist herself. She also throws in typical Malaysian utterance style such as “alamak, miss!” or “lubang lagi” when a driver approaches a pothole for an instance, to give navigation a more lighthearted mood. To find Dato Yasmin Yusuff’s voice-over directions, users will first have to tap on the Menu button and then go to Settings within the Waze app....

There were a lot of amazing things happening this week and we’ll ensure you get served the best of it in a jiffy. Major News this Week Major News this Week Read the entire story here. Avatar-like 13-ft-tall Robot, Which Might Guard Borders Some Day A South Korean robotic company — Hankook Mirae Technology — has been working on this gigantic 13-ft-tall robot, which weighs close to 1.5-ton and can accommodate a human pilot too....