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St Andrews University Library takes a £32m cut on the refurb.

St Andrews University which is based in Scotland has announced that the refurbishment of their library will still be done but spending over £32m less than they originally planned.

Louise Richardson who is the principle of the University said that due to the ‘economic downturn’ they need to re think the extent of that they were spending as £46m to refurbish the library was a bit much.

Ms Richardson said: “Over the last 18 months, the landscape of higher education in the UK has changed markedly. From a position of relative buoyancy and growth, universities are now struggling to manage deep cuts in funding and the certainty of more to follow.

“Many are making staff redundant or closing departments. In St Andrews, these are scenarios which we are determined to avoid if at all possible.”

Fashioning chairs at interior design show

Montreal’s international interior design show will be opening its doors tomorrow and standing behind them to welcome you will be Jean-Claude Poitras. As for the third year in a row he will be running the show as well as having his own collection being included in the Chair Show which is being held. This is having plain chairs being done up and made lovely and then auctioned off with the money made being given to the Haiti funding.

“I’m trying to give it a little panache and glamour,” he said.

“I want to dress it up properly as a reminder of my past as a fashion designer.”

To that end, he went back to his archives and discovered a photograph from his 1988 collection, which won a Fil d’or award in Monte Carlo.

Poitras chair has been bought from Ikea and been kept very basic, he has kept it 2 tone colours of black and white, and the materials are fabrics which are purposely creased.

Meg Ryan invites cameras into new house to show off interior design skills

Meg Ryan has reportedly allowed cameras in Martha’s Vineyard in Cape Cod. She has been spending most of her time refurbishing it and has had the help from Marsha Russell of Satinwood.

She has said that she feels like she has been refurbishing it all of her life, 48 year old actress said “I’ve renovated apartments, lofts, a log cabin in Montana. I’m constantly ripping pages out of magazines in search of inspiration.”

Marsha Russell inputs saying “It’s absolutely beautiful, just operatic. Meg wanted someone to bounce ideas off and to find things for her. But she’s the visionary on this project. She has a wonderful aesthetic and a great eye.”

Green refurbishment

A refurbishment plan in the lake district which is set to be of high class is going to an eco-friendly one. It is having a farmhouse plus converted barn. After its finished they will advertise a new upgraded technology which makes them unique, having students of architecture at Lancashire University judging the progress.

The carbon emissions are made to me up to 70% less than any otherrefurbishment work.

7m Refurb on Gwyn Hall

Mathias Architects have now began the refurbishment on Gwyn Hall based in Neath. The hall is a community centre for arts and was ruined back in 2007 when a fire broke out. The new refurbishment will hold a 400 seat theatre, 140 seat studio and a 70 seat cinema as well as a café and entrance area. It should be ready for completion late 2011.

Carolyn Merrifield, director at Holder Mathias Architects, said: “We have worked closely with Neath Port Talbot Council to deliver designs that fully expresses its desire for a quality cultural venue in one of Neath’s landmark buildings.

“The designs were developed to help the council provide a focal point for the community in Neath and across the whole county.”

Samsung New Air Con

Samsung have revealed 5 new air conditioning models from their electronics range today. There has already been high interest in them when they were presented at the 2010 air conditioning, Refrigeration and Business Service Trade Exhibition.

“They have seen the new range and they have all been impressed.” Gary Sparkes from Samsung says.

It is said that the range is made to help people breathe more easily using the new system that has been installed.

£14m office refit.

It has been revealed that Ed balls’ Department of Children, Families and Schools has used £14.5m for office refurbishment and was all sorted out 36 months ago.

When everything was all finished the total amount sum was £14,512,287.

Diana Johnson who is the Junior School’s Minister has said “vacating Caxton House for Sanctuary Buildings had saved about £13million a year in running costs”

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GWA contributes to BCS Australia

It has been announced that GWA International Ltd. will enclose an additional amount of money for its Air Conditioning business ‘Brivis Climate Systems’.

By the end of this week, $50m will be transferred and be dealt with internally.

The company will be an addition to GWA International’s water heating so that they can produce a brand new heating and cooling unit.

Chatsworth is previewed since refurbishment.

The Duke of Devonshire has released information and has allowed a sneak preview of the home that has just been refurbished.

He said “I would consider giving up his title if Labour removed all hereditary peers from the House of Lords under new proposals”.

“It’s a long way in the future so it’s pretty hypothetical. I think the point really is that Chatsworth is the focus now more than the people who live here”.

He is the 12^th Duke since his father passed away, and has been in charge of it since 2004.

Southend’s Civic centre stopped planning.

A refurbishment in Southend on Sea for a civic centre has been unplugged due to the recession, it has been reported. The £23m refurb was brought forward by Southend Council and was set to have a new ‘eco-friendly’ tower block as well as a new entrance.

It has now changed and the council has put aside the same amount of money but to spend on another part of Southend, there was a proposal for a car park and suite next to the centre but that also has had a set back.

Mr Andrew Moring, who is apparently responsible, said: “We’ve scaled the plans so the Civic Suite and the car park are now possibilities for the future.

“Finance is in short supply in the current climate, so the cost benefits couldn’t be justified.

“We are seeing what we can get for our money and want to make the total as low as possible. The £23million is a ceiling of what we would spend.

“The plan is to refurbish the tower block where most people work to fit in more staff and reduce the carbon footprint.
“This should decrease our overheads and running costs.”
Mr Moring said this would involve fitting in more desks in and getting rid of unnecessary filing cabinets.

Lancasters big refit

The University of Lancaster is planning a £5.5m refurbishment at one of the campus’, and is browsing for a developer to be able to do the work.

The place where they hope to do this is at Bowland College and it is 75,000 sq ft and is made up of offices, student and family accommodation, lecture theatres and a bar.

The tenders deadline or to take part is April 15th.

Betsy Burnham’s all-white office.

Interior designer Betsy Burnham’s staff had quite the shock when she decided to redecorate her office, as she chose to decorate it all white. Her office now includes white Walls, ceilings, furniture and chandeliers.

“I’m a huge color fanatic but I just think white makes color pop so beautifully”.

Her much loved accessories that are full of colour have ‘never looked as good’ as how they now do when placed infront of a white back drop.

“White is crisp, it’s young and it’s really flexible”.

Design your own rooms app.

Thanks to a new application or app on the iPhone any body can learninterior design skills. An online adviser called Mydeco has helped people by making the app so that they can see what colours go together aswell choosing pieces of furniture from the selection of 500, and incorporating them in the desired space.

This application is free and you can take an image and play around with it until you are happy, you can then share it with friends and/or upload it on networking site Facebook straight from your handset for people to see.

This great gadget is great for people who are unsure what would look good in there chosen room, and can save people money if the item they want doesn’t look right after all.

New show, a dream come true?

So there is an assumption that people wish were true that one day you can go on holiday, come back and have your interior design all sorted out, after all the quibbling about what to have and where to put it. Now that actually happens on a new show called “Destination Design” on HGTV.

This new series finds out what meets people’s tastes, such as maybe a couple to an entire family. It’s presented by interior designer Taniva Nayak. She says “There is one thing for sure — on vacation, it’s hard to argue about what is beautiful, and what you both really like,” and “You are put into situations that are both fun and inspiring. And you are removed from the daily grind, and can see things you never thought you could be drawn to”.

Whilst filming one episode of the show, a couple were updating Nayak of all the things they liked when they were away, sending her photographs for ideas.

Design Students visit upmarket apartments for work.

Students studying at Barking & Dagenham College recently held a creative day, when they went to Crest Nicholson’s BASE development in Brentwood as part of their BTech Diploma in Art and Design. The students visited the chic fresh show apartment to increase an insight into the trends and techniques that are at this time fashionable ininterior design.

The students who are aged 16-22 years, are at present running a project to design a one or two bedroom show apartment and the visit to Base was set up to help inspire them.

BBC trust spends money developing London offices

The controller that double checks BBC expenses has paid out an additional £3million for its own new offices, it was discovered yesterday.

The new base for the BBC Trust is a short way from the broadcaster’s head office and has been styled by interior designers and set with a video wall to give a bright boldness to its entry hall.

It has a specified soundproofed office for the Trust’s chairman Sir Michael Lyons to guard the confidentiality of his meetings.

At home in your office? In your office at home?

The BID (British Interior Designers) have said that there has been a sudden increase in Office Refurbishment as it has been noted that companies are looking to ‘soften’ their space with things such as open plan areas, comfortable seats, living room style offices and other homely touches.

It has been shown that numerous London Office managers are making a list of help they can have working with Interior Designers.

Hiltons first hotel refurb complete.

After posting back on January 29^th that the Hiltons are using arefurbishment on all of their hotels, the Hilton Edinburgh Airport has been completed.

The hotel has upgraded and refurbished 40 bedrooms aswell as making the bar bigger, the restaurant and the public area.

Michael Squire, general manager of Hilton Edinburgh Airport, said: “With this refurbishment we are delighted to be improving what the hotel has to offer.”

Floral design on a come back.

For the ones looking for a new carpet may do well to select one with a floral design if they wish for it to be fashionable when it comes tointerior design.

A change to start having flowery themes and away from “quasi-Italian style decor” will be a aspect of 2010, according to interior designer and member of the British Institute of Interior Design Mary Leslie.

She also said she will “undoubtedly” be a shift towards more colourful patterns over the near future, adding that this is often the case when economic times are hard.

Fellow designer Alison Bracey from Bracey Interiors Bristol said “there is a “definite” move towards more flowery and colourful themes in interior design, adding that “bland is not the way forward”.

Kelly Hoppen’s Tips

US girls think loads about what we wear - but what about how we decorate our homes? The fashion of interiors is second nature to British designer KELLY HOPPEN. Her “simple, yet opulent” style has featured in apartments, houses, hotels, restaurants and offices all over the globe.

Here, Kelly gives her top tips for interior trends in 2010.LIGHTING:This is very, very important. Hidden and concealed lighting creates clever shadows.

The black plum powder-coated steel Tommy desk lamp (Habitat, £15) is very eclectic. It has an adjustable head.

KITCHENS: Designs will be simple but with a modern twist, like the Carello two-door, stainless steel storage unit (Habitat, £469).

Plates will be on show, giving kitchens a very Italian look and feel.

BEDROOMS: They’ll be sexy, warm and inviting with lots of texture.

There will, however, be less space because the bed will be the star piece.

White Vermont bed linen will help it stand out (J by Jasper Conran at Debenhams, £22-£75).

ACCESSORIES: A well-placed or appropriately coloured cushion can add a subtle splash of character to a room.

The grey feather fur one from the Star by Julien Macdonald collection is ideal (Debenhams, £15).

CARPETS AND RUGS: Pattern, shag and thick piles with a comfortable sinking feeling are a must for this year - such as the Shaggy Shinny Rug (Zara Home, £139.90).

TABLES: Tabletops will be mix and match and dining refectory tables are in, not only in wood but with edgy lacquers.

Sold as a set of two, this Onokuni nest of tables is simple yet sophisticated (Zara Home, £89.99).

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/2846762/Kelly-Hoppens-tips-on-interior-trends.html#ixzz0f92gHmIu

Interior designer facing grand theft charge

An interior designer is finding themselves charged of theft on more than $100,000, the Vero Beach Police Department have said.

Paula Holden-Sage, 60, of the 8300 block of Baytree Drive, Indian River Shores, was at the Indian River County Jail on Monday and posted $100,000 bail.

The charge stems from interior design work Holden-Sage was found in February 2008 to perform. Police began investigating the case last July.

Philips installs first all LED office building in the UK

The occupants of one of London’s most important office buildings, Tower 42, are to gain from significantly lower energy consumption thanks to the application of the most recent energy-efficient LED lighting solutions from Philips. As a result, Tower 42 now has the UK’s first ever office space to be completely lit up by LED lighting -the officerefurbishing is achieving a major energy saving of around 40% over more conservative technologies.

Tower 42 is the tallest structure in the City of London, the economic heart of Britain’s capital city, and has called upon Phillips’ knowledge to supply a remarkable example of sustainability and the maximum quality lighting result, perfectly aligned with the ethos of Tower 42 itself, in offering tenants an attractive and relaxed place to work.

Major faults delay Savoy’s £100m refit by over a year

The £100 million refurbishment of The Savoy has been delayed by more than a year after big structural problems were found.

The hotel may not actually open until July as doubts mount that the total cost could surpass £200 million, although operators Fairmont Hotels and Resorts will not reveal the exact number.

Some of the hotel has been underpinned with roughly 200 tonnes of steel after moldy timber and fragile floors were exposed. The hotel’s dangerous wiring and plumbing have also postponed the project.

The make-over was thought to last 16 months when it shut in December 2007. General manager Kiaran MacDonald said: “Therefurbishment is very much in delay, and it’s fair to say the budget is now in excess of £100 million.”

Air-conditioning units used by drug smugglers

A GANG has been sentenced to jail for a total of nearly 17 years for smuggling thousands of pounds of illegal drugs into the United Kingdom by sneaking them in air-conditioning units.

Gang member, Matthew Feavyour, was found guilty in September 2009 for his part in the importation of cannabis resin with a predictable street value of £270,000 hidden in air conditioning units.

Moore had prepared the air conditioning units with hollow panels, where the cannabis could be concealed while transporting it from Holland.

UK Hiltons to get £20m makeover

The big chain of Hilton Hotels are to be given big refurbishments as part of a £20m investment programme.

All 16 Hilton properties, owned by Igal Ahouvi and partners, will profit from the programme, which will see all areas restructured.

The refurb will also commence The Space, an innovative lounge that can be used for events.

The work is due to be complete by 2011, with the first launch will be at Hilton Newbury North next month.

“We are delighted that our Hilton hotels will be able to benefit from this major investment programme. We hope that as a result of the investment, and under the expert management of Hilton, the hotels will be well placed to benefit from the economic recovery as it develops and gains pace,” said CEO for Igal Ahouvi’s hotel businesses Hugh Taylor.

Network Rail multimillion pound refurbishment of Swansea’s railway station

Network Rail has released a £2.5m sketch to improve Swansea’s railway station and say it will create a bright, easy to get to, clean and protected station perfect for the public.

The refurbishment will also help increase Swansea’s public transport system as the system sits beside ongoing works to refurbish the city’s Quadrant bus station, and also improving the user experience for the station’s 1.6 million yearly passengers.

Flinders needs an update?

Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Australia turns 100 tomorrow and supporters are saying that it needs a desperate refurbishment.

Martin Pakula, (Victoria’s new public transport minister) said “the Government was considering a proposal from the Centre for Adult Education ‘for an arts and cultural hub with exhibition, classroom and studio space’ for the building”.

The station that brings over 100,00 tourists a day is a major part of Melbourne’s cultural scene because of its famous clocks and façade, but they have been allowed to become useless and the enormous space is being ‘wasted’ according to the national trust.

Air Con sky high in Brisbane

Today in Brisbane the Air-Conditioning was at an all time high! Tipping the thermometer at 35 degrees in January? The electricity demand was incredible and air con was sky high.

An amazing 4609 megawatts of electric surged through the grid just after mid day, which is an astounding 18 megawatts more that the last record in February 2009 held at 4500 megawatts.

“That is the equivalent of basically an entire Brisbane suburb dropping onto the grid overnight,” Energex spokesman Danny Donald told brisbanetimes.com.au.

“It is the most power South-East Queensland has demanded in the history of the state - we have never seen it climb so high before…and it is only going to increase.

“I would not be surprised if we see that record broken once or twice more before this summer is over.”

Debenhams refit makes christmas trading high.

One of the biggest department stores is Debenhams and they have said that they had a very good Christmas as trading was up as well as the profits for the 2^nd year in a row.

Chief executive Rob Templeman said: “Our continued focus on cash margin means that for the second year in succession we have delivered an increase in profit before tax over the Christmas trading period.”

Debenhams also added that it would step up its store refit programme of a successful refurbishment project at its Cardiff store

The company said its designer brands, which include ranges from Jeff Banks and John Rocha, remained popular despite the recession hitting.

Refurbished pool offers free lessons.

A swimming pool that will be re-opening in April after itsrefurbishment is offering FREE swimming lessons.

The swimming pool in question is based in Wolsingham, and is run by the local school and community college. They are offering free swimming initiative to young teens ages 18 and under as well as to adults aged 60 and over.

If you want to register and are eligible for the free lessons then you must register in advance between January and March, if you are under 11 you must take a carer with you to help you register.

The swimming pool is under refurbishment but in April will re open to the public, after a £250,000 has been spent during 12 weeks to improve to pool facilities.

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Arren Williams: Interior Design Show insider

Normally you’d find me scouring the Interior Design Show for the latest in local and international talent, but this year, there’s been a change made, since I’ll actually be participating. I’ll still be scouring around, mind, but I’ve also created one of four designer spaces for the IDS Ultimate feature (yes, I’m one of those handsome dudes you’re seeing in all the IDS ads). My space (above) takes its inspiration from a fragrance, Calvin Klein Euphoria, so I created an edgy, dark and rather sexy 700-square-foot his and hers bathroom.

And that’s not all; trade types will also find me emceeing the Pecha Kucha on Friday (when the IDS is open to the trade only). Pecha Kucha is Japanese for “chit chat” and is a bit of a high-wire act for the presenters (including theNational Post’s own Shinan Govani and lifestyle guru Cobi Ladner since as soon as they start their presentation, their slides change up every 20 seconds, no matter whether they fumble or have an early senior moment.

Then, on Saturday at 4 p.m. I’ll be on-stage again, in conversation with redoubtable design icon Barbara Hulanicki, who still rocks it out in her trademark all-black outfits, sunglasses and a severe bleached blond bob at the age of 73.

Read more: http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted-homes/archive/2010/01/21/arren-williams-front-row-at-the-interior-design-show.aspx#ixzz0ddVtH9Q3

Interior design and designers

When buying a house you want to make it the perfect ‘home’. You want to be settled in but notice that the couch you originally bought doesn’t really bond with the fancy modern condo that you have decorated. You may have lived in your home for a very long time, and as the years have past so have the decades.

Many people when having dilemmas within decorating their homes call in theinterior designers and/or decorators. But having the recession on our shoulders people don’t want to fork out on expensive decorators, and advice from them is great.

“It’s not about how much you spend. It’s how you present it,” said Mario De Armas, who opened a design firm, Lamby Productions, near Logan Circle in the District.

Decade of design

The last 10 years of interior design and home styling have really been anything but dull, which puts the cool but cold minimalism in the past.

“The biggest change from the 90s to the noughties was the move from minimalism to the use of much richer, deeper and interesting colours,” says Jan Janecek, a designer at interior design company Bentheim. “The trend for this decade has been for comfort - people want to come home to good, comfortable design which is still cutting edge.”

The whitewashed brick and wooden floors style may never tire us, interior designers have made style more individual and less perceptive.

The ‘Noughties’ has brought something different from the indistinct colour scheme of beige, white and more beige, the palette choice for buy to letters dressing warehouse bachelor pads.

Mood boards, Serve a purpose?

Interior designers love playing around with mood boards, it looks creative and imaginative, but what purpose do they actually serve?

Lots of designers use mood boards in some form or other to keep a collection of their favorite pieces and to create a certain style.

Interior Stylist Jeska Hearne has scrap books that she made into mood books, made up of images, colour swabs and fabric samples. This gives her ideas and she can look here for inspiration.

“If you’re planning to redecorate, you might have seen lots of pictures that you like in magazines, but you can’t really get an idea of how that style or scheme might work in your own house without trying it out on some scale,” she says.

“A moodboard helps you focus and helps you keep your ideas together, so that you don’t start going over the top - it’s a reminder of what you need and don’t need and what colours you want to work with. It’s easy to get distracted and start buying all sorts when you’re redecorating, only to find it doesn’t work when it’s all put together. A moodboard helps you sort this process out.”

Leather sofas making a come back

Leather sofas are very big right now and more and more people are wanting them, they are the ‘hottest’ thing in interior design.

Newspaper, The Times, has said that leather is becoming as common place on the high street as it is in high end bachelor pads.

The paper has claimed that the material of choice for both the Candy brothers is Leather and the majority of high street shoppers.

Speaking to the newpaper, Dan Cooper, upholstery buyer for John Lewis, said: “This is a real trend, because these are established sofas; it’s not just because we’ve launched something new”.

“This is a very big increase. Last week leather sofas accounted for 52 per cent of all upholstery sales.”

Interior Designers advice, ignored.

Interior design - some people don’t like waiting around and jump right in where as other like to take it slow and carry out certain measure before they change their home, some have even asked for advice from a professional.

The annoying thing that gets to Interior designers is when after asking for their advice people ignore it and carry on in the way they wish; The Victoria Times Colonist has said that a good interior designer knows how to turn a client’s idea into a reality.

Speaking to the paper, Victoria Times, Wendy Salamon, a designer at Nygaard Interior Design, said “It’s almost as if they want you just to give approval to their own ideas.”

“If you are going to hire a designer, let them do their job,” she also said.

Lily Allen hits interior world

Pop sensation Lily Allen has decided a change from music to establish her own fashion empire and now it seems that she wants to set herself intoInterior design by joining up with her boyfriend Sam Cooper.

Lily (daughter or Keith Allen) has recently bought a townhouse in North London (not in the Cotswold as rumored) with boyfriend Sam.

She is eager to get her house under construction to refurbish it, a source has let slip “Lily will be taking an extended break from singing in March but she’ll be far from idle. She wants to totally transform her new pad and keep filling her coffers with some big new business ventures.”

Happy New Year!

We are now open again at B.D.S.L, and we are hoping you had a lovely christmas.

We hope to see during this year, if you are a new customer or an existing one.

So all the best and HAPPY NEW YEAR

from all at everyone at B.D.S.L Interiors