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There’s nothing wrong with being adventurous with your bathroom ideas, as Diane Hyde, marketing manager at Craven Dunnill Jackfield (opens in new tab) explains. ‘If you’re looking to experiment with bold colors and decors and inspired layouts and patterns, the bathroom is the perfect space to make a distinctive design statement that is uniquely individual.’ Although many people focus on avoiding or fixing important bathroom remodel mistakes, design mistakes are just as important to rectify so that you can have a spa-like sanctuary within your own home....

With most of us unable to travel for almost a year, creating a hotel-style smart setting outside is the uplifting change so many of us are craving. And who better to advise on achieving the polished and luxurious look than a hotel designer? We spoke to Dale Atkinson, Founder of Rosendale Design (opens in new tab), for tips on incorporating hotel decoration into at-home al fresco dining areas. Dale has a wealth of experience working with both residential and hotel spaces....

Pies are always sure to impress, have a touch of nostalgia and are also surprisingly easy and enjoyable to make. These are our favorite pie recipes – why not try them this weekend? They can be matched with spring green recipes for a lighter feel. 5 pie recipes you’ll love year round 5 pie recipes you’ll love year round These pie recipes are easy to make, wonderful to eat as a family instead of a Sunday roast or to serve up for special dinners....

There are many difficulties when it comes to designing a rental home, but interior designer Laura Hur wasn’t about to let that stop her from creating a dream space to work, entertain and relax in. After a decade of diverse experiences in the design world, Laura Hur launched Lorla Studio to provide clients with holistic design solutions, blending her background in the social sciences with her expertise in the built environment....

The four-bedroom home was built in around 1715 in a historic village in the UK’s South Downs National Park. Its owners Matt and Holly Clements started their renovations with the exterior of the cottage, removing a pebbledashed cement render and restoring the Georgian sash windows, before turning their attention to restoring the cottage interiors. Kitchen – unfitted with vintage accessories Kitchen – unfitted with vintage accessories Kitchen ideas worth stealing from this glamorous space include adding interest with unfitted elements – a look that perfectly suits an older property like this but that works just as well in a more contemporary setting....

See more: World’s best homes – our page dedicated to fabulous properties The property The property Open to the challenge, the couple had decided to knock down an existing one-storey structure and replace it with this modern version of a cottage orné, a stylised, Romantic-era rustic retreat. The AONB status of the area meant it took four years for planning permission to be granted and a further three years for the building work to be completed....

As private spaces, bedrooms are rooms where we can be free to express our personalities and should be filled with the things we love. While a more reserved approach to decorating may suit communal areas in the home, such as living rooms and the kitchen, bedrooms offer the perfect opportunity to tune in to your favorite look or ‘aesthetic’ or, alternatively, to tear up the rule book altogether and create an eclectic look meaningful to you....

Details of the 4700G was first posted on Reddit by a user called Hifihedgehog. The details are clear; the APU is based on AMD’s 7nm Zen 2 CPU architecture, specifically the Renoir architecture. As with all APUs, the 4700G unsurprisingly comes loaded with a set of Radeon Vega Graphic Cores as well. Specs-wise, the benchmark shows that the 4700G sports an 8-cores, 16-threads layout and has a TDP power envelope of 65W....

In an exclusive interview with H&G, Andy shares his homes and interiors secrets – not so much living room ideas as the places that made him the celebrated player he is today. Most of my early memories… Most of my early memories… … are linked to my brother Jamie. We are only 15 months apart, so were very close growing up in Scotland. I remember playing swingball, which was probably with Jamie, and also sipping my babysitter’s coffee when I was very young, which I spat out....

From the images, the device sports a similar design to last year’s Powerbeats Pro which features a curved design with angled buds and over-ear hooks. The only visual difference that sets it apart from the Pro is an adjustable cable that connects both earpieces together. Like its predecessor, a talk button is situated on the cable connected to the left earpiece. WinFuture claims that the Apple Powerbeats4 will be equipped with the company’s H1 chip with the aforementioned voice-activated Siri support, as well as faster connection time for calls and up to 30 percent lower gaming latency, among other things....

The new picture-in-picture support enables users to watch videos, while at the same time continue using the Shazam app in the background. Naturally, obvious signs hint how Apple decided to snatch a similar function from WhatsApp’s playbook. The Back Tap feature, on the other hand, allow users to easily access Shazam by simply tapping the back of their iPhone. To enable the picture-in-picture support on the updated Shazam app, users will first be required to use the Auto Shazam feature....

The good news? The best air fryers are energy efficient. In other words, cooking with one of these can reduce energy bills compared to using the oven while still providing tasty meals and snacks for the household. If you’ve been asking is it cheaper to cook with an air fryer, the answer is it can be, and that’s down to its energy efficiency. Here’s what you need to know. Are air fryers energy efficient?...

Below, we investigate Arts and Crafts house style – this prettiest of house styles – and how to make the most of it. What is Arts and Crafts house style? What is Arts and Crafts house style? An Arts and Crafts-style home is a small-to-medium sized, single family home that usually is a square shape with two stories. The wood joinery and front porch are the most apparent traits of a Craftsman style home, but the distinct design of an Arts and Crafts house has been adapted to suit homeowners needs since their earliest development in the late 19th century....