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Closca foldable cycle helmets
An award-winning Closca helmet is certainly a piece of safety attire that will turn heads as well as protect them
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Eco-friendly wedding presents for green-at-heart couples
You've got weddings or civil partnerships coming up..assuming you're one of the 15 guests allowed to attend in person. The happy couples have eschewed a list at John Lewis, Harrods or Selfridges, saying airily that 'anything recyclable, bio-degradable or generally CO2-lite will be simply divine!' Rejoice, there's much that fits the bill.
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Top 4 solutions to make your home more green
Keen to start playing a more active part in protecting our planet? We have a few easy tips to get you immersed in eco living
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Pop a cork: in praise of cork's versatility
Cork's long been associated with bottle stops and dull flooring. Not any more: it's the eco-friendly, design-friendly material designers can't get enough of for furniture, homewares and decorative accessories
Accessories
An award-winning Closca helmet is certainly a piece of safety attire that will turn heads as well as protect them
Multifunctional everything please...and if you're a fan of transformers, you'll love this Faltmal cushion that turns into a ...sleeping garment or a full size quilt
A new rug can transform a room and Claire Gaudion's designs are perfect if you're after subtle earth colours in contemporary designs
Features
You've got weddings or civil partnerships coming up..assuming you're one of the 15 guests allowed to attend in person. The happy couples have eschewed a list at John Lewis, Harrods or Selfridges, saying airily that 'anything recyclable, bio-degradable or generally CO2-lite will be simply divine!' Rejoice, there's much that fits the bill.
Need a garden office or a place for your teenagers to hang out? Build your own using the ancient cob technique..it's apparently not that hard to do!
Madeleine Boulesteix can take a box of unwanted glasses, teacups and jelly moulds and turn them into chandelier that will captivate and delight you for years to come. She talks to Abby Trow about her work
Interiors
When it comes to decorating the house, you’ve got two options: get the professionals in, or do the job yourself. If you choose the latter, then there are some important rules to consider before you begin.
Doors are easily overlooked and we tend meekly to accept what we inherit when we move into a property. But stylish interior doors can bring impact, cohesiveness and even a quiet grandeur to your home
Brextit notwithstanding, with land prices in Spain still fairly low, you might be considering doing a self-build by the sea... Let this contemporary villa near Valencia by Ramón Esteve architects spur you into action
Gardens
Need a garden office or a place for your teenagers to hang out? Build your own using the ancient cob technique..it's apparently not that hard to do!
Any outside space can be improved with colourful pretty plants in pots....so take a leaf out of our Mediterranean friends' book
If you lament the lack of birdsong in your garden, well, there's a lot you can do to make your garden appealing to birds
