Despite the current trend for talking everything down due to the credit crunch, Maison & Objet, Europe’s leading home interiors exhibition, echoed with the sound of customers discussing business and exchanging ideas.

The show was awash with the monochromatic look. Ideas and inspiration have moved this commercial look on, with interesting fabrics and textures making it altogether new again. Think shiny surfaces set against suede and mohair, and silver and metallics next to linen and c...

Wooden plantation shutters are fast becoming a popular design feature in UK homes. Recent rises in popularity have been picked up and featured on Channel 4 Home Show

Plantation shutters provide a modern clean look to modern living environements as well as providing practical window coverings to maintain privacy in homes as well as providing protection from the ever changing UK elements. Wooden Plantation shutters can allow light to stream into rooms, allowing the home owner to direct the light...

Wooden louvered plantation shutters are a fantastic way of covering unusual or irregular shaped windows in homes. Many homes these days try to optimise the use of space in their home and add value by converting rooms which may have not normally been used. Loft and attic conversions are a great way to add space to your home.

Many attics do not have window openings, so during the conversion process openings are created to let as much light into these dark rooms as possible.

Due to slanted, slop...