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Visuals can be very inspiring, the sky, the glint of sunshine on the water, a shade of grass after the rain, a beautiful turquoise vase or lavender fields in Provence-the list can be endless. For me design is a bit of a magic place, I am fascinated by it and greatly admire people who have creative flare for it. I love interior design books for inspiration for my own living spaces but an American online magazine Lonny goes beyond that.
I came across their site incidentally, last year and with every issue-the current one is Number Four (April/May 2010)I am falling deeper in love with their ideas, interiors and certain products. It also helps that there is a James Nares painting on the current issue, as I simply adore his paintings-if anyone wants to gift me one I will be most grateful .)
Lonny gives its readers access to design via online site, thus directly connecting then to products and resources. The online magazine covers living and dining rooms, bathrooms and bedrooms, kitchens and work spaces among other things. You get glimpses into the lives of well-known and not-so-well known people, who share their inspirations and ideas thus getting your own creative juices flowing and giving you food for thought. A highly addictive pleasure!
P.s. Not only is Lonny a visual delight and available online, it’s viewing is free! Well at least for now but you can make donations, if you want to.
http://www.lonnymag.com/Home.html
If you like unusual furniture or lighting or art/photography, have a look at a new Internet site www.made.com It has Brent Hoberman as one of its founders (LastMinute.com) and the idea behind it is to cut out the middle man between you and furniture maker, hence get you what you want at a discounted price, not compromising on the quality. You can also buy some prints, which makes it handy if you want to change the mood of your room without spending a fortune.
You can be very good with your hands and use them to fix things, when they break down around the house or apartment, but there comes a time when the job needs to be done by a professional, unless you want to be electrocuted or make things much worse during the ‘fixing’ process.
Well, of course one can ask a husband/boyfriend/partner to do it. But then he/she might not know how to do it or more likely, not have the time to do it. The second option would be to hire someone to do it. Again, the downside can be not knowing where to look or whether you can trust the hired person to do a reliable job. If all of the above fails the solution is to call Handy Squad.
I have read about them in the press but never got down to actually hiring them until recently, when ‘small’ jobs piled up and threatened to overflow my household, that normally runs like clock-work.
Navid called me, asking if he could arrive earlier than the scheduled time. Upon arrival, he promptly and very quickly got on with fixing the broken tile in the hallway and grouting of the shower. I had the spare tile but no grout, so he whizzed off to the closest supplies store and within a short time those jobs were done.
The other jobs required an electrician and Paul was an answer to my prayers. Not only did he do all the jobs quickly and efficiently (replaced electric sockets and fixed the twitching linear lights) but he also gave me useful tips and advice on how to change certain light bulbs and what to do if your linear lights play up.
Handyman squad provides a variety of services and they have clearly defined charges. I will definitely use them again and as far as I am concerned their services are highly recommended.
http://www.handysquad.com/