Details – home design ideas from Design for Me’s architects and interior designers Great home design is always in the detail. Big gestures can turn heads, but the test of good home design is all about how spaces and materials enhance your home life. The repetition of daily home life scrutinises and tests small design… Read more »
Your home office should be more than just a functional space—it should be a place where you feel comfortable, inspired, and productive. Unlike a corporate office, you have full control over how it looks and feels. From choosing the right desk and seating to optimising lighting and colours, every detail can enhance your work environment…. Read more »
Costs per square metre We asked our community of architects and design professionals for their experience of domestic projects and how they estimate new jobs. For South East England (where costs are highest), we found the following to be a very rough average. Costs can vary greatly across the country, but if you are outside the South… Read more »
If you’re planning a house extension, renovation or new self-build, finding the right architect can be the critical first step. We’ve compiled some of the best residential architects in Bristol and Bath to give you a starting point, and hopefully provide a little inspiration too. The Bristol and Bath area is brimming with talented architects and designers, so we… Read more »
Kitchen extension ideas from the architects on Design for Me Planning a kitchen extension but don’t know where to start? If you need some kitchen extension ideas or inspiration, we have some beautiful examples of architect-designed kitchen extensions below. The kitchen extension is one of the most popular project that clients post to Design for Me…. Read more »
Move over PVC bi-fold doors, it’s all about stylish, black steel doors and windows! The traditional variety are generally known to be thermally inefficient and expensive. However, there are many new companies on the market, whose products can be much more thermally efficient and cost effective, and we’ve listed some below to get you started. How much do steel doors and windows… Read more »
Modern kitchen designs Many of our homeowners who use Design for Me are on the lookout for fabulous modern kitchen designs that are simple, stylish, good quality and reasonably priced. So, we have searched far and wide and whittled it down to our top five modern kitchen companies. You are welcome! Pluck https://www.pluck.kitchen/ (See main featured image above) Kitchens designed and… Read more »
Bathroom design trends for the 2020s Goodbye metro tiles, grey grout and geometric patterns? See you later monochrome and slick surfaces? OK, we actually still love metro tiles and monochrome and there is still a place for them in the 2020s… but the touches below are guaranteed to move the modern industrial style into a new… Read more »
10 stylish side tables to brighten up your living room We think that these side tables would be brilliant additions to any living room! What do you think? 1. Consoles / Side tables in marble and iron from Graham & Green 2. Blossom, Yellow side table from Habitat 3. Solid Oak and Brass… Read more »
I’m designing a bathroom at the moment. I want it to feel calm, and relaxing… but also clean and modern and it’s that balance that is key. I’m not a fan of uber modernist bathrooms with wall to wall white tiles, white tiled floor, white polished everything. I think It’s important to have some texture and colour to… Read more »
