image via House and Garden UK There’s just something about British design, isn’t there? I’m far from an expert and of course it isn’t a monolith, but to me it’s about color, pattern, coziness, and a certain unstudied effortlessness…rattan, chintz, and stripes…rich history, touches of whimsy, brown furniture…brass beds, scalloped […]
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As the first Covid lockdown hit, workers in Britain opted to turn their sheds into offices – “shoffices” – and bars, but the trend has led to a surge in outbuilding fires. Data from freedom of information requests by the insurer Zurich found that blazes in sheds, garages and conservatories […]
That is the darkish legacy of the British empire, but there are brighter sides too. The environment of Woodside collided with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge’s royal tour of the Caribbean this week. The anxious-to-make sure you youthful couple are modern day and liberal in outlook, but they characterize […]