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Can rugs and curtains help you save energy this winter? | Society
Designing a “warm” home is a common obsession for decorators and interior designers. But with the uncertainty of the energy bills and the arrival of the colder months, that warmth ceases to be an abstract concept; we actually need our house to be warmer and to remain that way for longer. And even if the obvious course of action would seem to be carrying out a renovation that makes it as energy-efficient as possible, the fastest and cheapest solution could involve little decorative tricks. But how useful is the decoration when preparing the house for winter? “Finding a house’s cold or humid areas in order to be able to treat…
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The Society of Garden Designers Awards 2022: the winners
The results are in for the Society of Garden Designers Awards 2022, among the most coveted annual awards in the gardening world, which celebrate the best of garden design innovation. The great and good of the gardening world attending a glittering awards ceremony in London last night, where the winners were revealed across categories including everything from International and UK residential projects, design for the environment, to planting design – with one of them taking home the grand prize of the overall winner. In addition there was the judges’ award, chosen from all winners, and the People’s Choice award sponsored by Homes & Gardens, which was the only one put to a…
