https://live-style.co.uk/ Interiors, design & the art of living well en-gb https://live-style.co.uk/2016/04/08/pick-me-up-graphic-arts-festival/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/04/08/pick-me-up-graphic-arts-festival/ Fri, 08 Apr 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Art & Prints For a few years each spring, the Pick Me Up graphic arts festival filled Somerset House with illustration, print and design you could actually take home. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/02/02/bbc2-great-interior-design-challenge-tennis-racket-upcycle/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/02/02/bbc2-great-interior-design-challenge-tennis-racket-upcycle/ Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Renovation Diary Old wooden tennis rackets make charming mirrors and wall decor. Inspired by BBC Two's Great Interior Design Challenge, here's how we upcycled ours. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/31/why-its-important-to-take-your-pleasure-seriously/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/31/why-its-important-to-take-your-pleasure-seriously/ Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Lifestyle Take your pleasure seriously is one of design's most famous maxims. Here is why it matters, and how to put it into practice at home. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/22/end-of-sale-edit/christine-lemieux/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/22/end-of-sale-edit/christine-lemieux/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Design & Makers Christiane Lemieux, sometimes searched as Christine Lemieux, founded DwellStudio and wrote Undecorate. A short profile of the designer and her style. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/22/end-of-sale-edit/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/22/end-of-sale-edit/ Fri, 22 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Shopping The January sales are nearly over. Here is our end of sale edit: the homeware categories worth a last look, and how to buy well rather than buy lots. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/15/one-partially-failed-diy-and-one-gorgeous-runner/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/15/one-partially-failed-diy-and-one-gorgeous-runner/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Renovation Diary A weekend of DIY that didn't quite go to plan, and a Roger Oates runner that went beautifully. Our latest renovation diary entry. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/08/aram-store/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/08/aram-store/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Shopping Founded by Zeev Aram, the Aram store has championed modern furniture in London for decades. We pay a visit to its Covent Garden home. https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/07/a-p-c-in-the-house/ https://live-style.co.uk/2016/01/07/a-p-c-in-the-house/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Shopping A.P.C. is best known for raw denim, but its quilts and home pieces bring the same quiet minimalism into the house. We take a look. https://live-style.co.uk/2015/07/16/final-paint-selections/ https://live-style.co.uk/2015/07/16/final-paint-selections/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Renovation Diary After weeks of sample pots and painted card, we've chosen our Little Greene paint colours. Here's what we picked and where each one is going. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/10/18/back-online-with-kakkoii-pantone-speakers/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/10/18/back-online-with-kakkoii-pantone-speakers/ Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Design & Makers After a quiet spell we are back, and celebrating with colour: small Bluetooth speakers named after Pantone shades. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/09/19/alberto-alessi-living-on-the-line/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/09/19/alberto-alessi-living-on-the-line/ Fri, 19 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Design & Makers How Alberto Alessi turned a family metalworking firm into a laboratory for design, and why the line between art and object still matters at home. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/07/04/nigella-lawson-almond-cake-recipe/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/07/04/nigella-lawson-almond-cake-recipe/ Fri, 04 Jul 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Food & Drink Our own easy almond cake, inspired by the relaxed, generous style of Nigella Lawson's baking. Moist, simple and perfect with cream. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/06/06/the-weekly-crave-heavenly-hammocks/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/06/06/the-weekly-crave-heavenly-hammocks/ Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Lifestyle This week we are craving slow afternoons, warm breezes and the gentle sway of a hammock. Here is how to bring that feeling home. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/03/28/comic-art-ltd-by-john-patrick-reynolds/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/03/28/comic-art-ltd-by-john-patrick-reynolds/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Art & Prints The London screenprinter John Patrick Reynolds turns much-loved British comic characters into limited edition prints that bring wit and colour to a room. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/02/16/apartment-therapys-january-cure-better-late-than-never/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/02/16/apartment-therapys-january-cure-better-late-than-never/ Sun, 16 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 January Cure We started the January Cure with good intentions and finished it in February. Here's our honest report on what worked and what didn't. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/02/02/two-east-london-hotspots/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/02/02/two-east-london-hotspots/ Sun, 02 Feb 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Places From sushi with a skyline view on the edge of Shoreditch to warehouse dining rooms full of long tables, two east London hotspots that earn the trip. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/26/home-with-house-of-fraser/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/26/home-with-house-of-fraser/ Sun, 26 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Shopping The DwellStudio founder brings her polished, pattern-loving style to House of Fraser. We take a look at the range and its pied-à-terre mood. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/03/apartment-therapy-january-cure/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/03/apartment-therapy-january-cure/ Fri, 03 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 January Cure A free, step-by-step home refresh that arrives in your inbox. Here's what the Apartment Therapy January Cure involves and why we're giving it a go. https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/02/west-elm-london/ https://live-style.co.uk/2014/01/02/west-elm-london/ Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 Shopping West Elm London has landed on Tottenham Court Road. We went for a wander, sat in far too many chairs and fell for the James Harrison rocker. https://live-style.co.uk/2013/11/28/open-studio-and-christmas-fair-in-london/ https://live-style.co.uk/2013/11/28/open-studio-and-christmas-fair-in-london/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0000 Places Open studios and Christmas design fairs are the best way to find thoughtful, handmade gifts in London. Here is how to make the most of them.