With the mini heatwave making an appearance for many this week, attention turns solely to spending time in the garden. Forever there to help find little ways to perk up your patio, or update drab decking, Aldi is selling these smart outdoor plant pots, perfect for displaying a range of greenery and foliage.
Lightweight, durable and with a glazed-effect outside, these pots are a perfect example of budget garden ideas that can help elevate your space, without breaking the bank. Simply fill with compost, lining the bottom inch with gravel for drainage, then plant up your favourite flowers. Available in three different colours, from forest green, to cobalt blue and stone grey, the pots are all UV and frost resistant, but can be used indoors too. On sale from this Sunday, these Aldi glazed-effect pots are sure to be another one of Aldi’s sell-out products.
Aldi outdoor plant pots
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Whether you have a bijou balcony, a gargantuan garden or a prim patio, these plastic pots will give your space a smart, sophisticated feel, while keeping to a sensible budget. At just £9.99 each, these beauties certainly don’t look so purse-friendly, and even rival those sold through esteemed garden charity, the Royal Horticultural Society.
A fantastic dupe of the terracotta classic, Aldi’s outdoor plant pots are much lighter, meaning they can easily be moved from spot to spot in your garden. It also means you can play with their positioning, popping them up garden steps, on ladder shelves or even outside your front door for easy garden ideas. And at more than half the price, you just can’t go wrong!
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While this offering from Riverhill Garden Supplies may be slightly smaller than the Aldi dupes, it is still pricier, coming in at £20.95, rather than at a modest £9.99. Similarly, these glazed plant pots from Heritage Garden Pottery, come in almost four times more expensive, at £44.99 each, pricing many out of being able to enjoy their traditional style.
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But luckily, that is where supermarket Aldi comes in, with its designer dupes ready to inspire a whole host of garden ideas.
Arranged in a trio, or dotted around your outdoor space, these outdoor plant pots won’t stick around for long, so be sure to snap yours up, as soon as they launch online and in store this Sunday.
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And don’t forget to check out Aldi’s other great deals on their website, from outdoor rugs, to pizza ovens, it really is a one-stop shop for garden essentials this summer.
Ever jumped into the shower only to be met with an icy blast and immediately leap back out?
That’s where the new Navien NCB700, with its built-in recirculation pump — the first boiler in the UK to have this handy tech — can help cut down those pre-shower waiting times by delivering powerful hot water, quickly and efficiently to up to three bathrooms simultaneously. All while slashing your monthly energy bills and earning you some all-important eco-friendly brownie points.
Reducing water waste and saving money
The game-changing recirculating pump works by ensuring that hot water is always available as close to the point of consumption, like your taps, as possible.
This not only means that the hot water you need is ready as soon as you need it while providing the sort of hotel-level warmth you’d expect from a luxury spa, but also the added efficiency will cut down any water wastage and save you on energy bills.
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Easy to install and use
Sounds good right? However, getting everything up and running is usually where things get complicated. But it doesn’t have to be, and with NCB700 gas boilers able to be retrofitted into any property without incurring any expensive plumbing changes, Navien has taken a huge amount of stress out of what can be a trying process. Plus, the NCB700 is perfect for an extension, as it can still simultaneously deliver hot water for up to three bathrooms, without the need to install a cumbersome cylinder.
Once installed, you’ll also be met with a high-tech digital display panel that allows you to easily check the boiler’s current state, without the need for an installer or engineer. Back in the office on the regular? You can also check it via a smartphone from anywhere in the world.
Should a ‘low water pressure error’ occur, the NCB700 comes with a NaviFill keyless filling system, so only one lever needs to be lifted to get things back up and running. Easy peasy.
And as time goes on, the unit will ingeniously learn and adapt to your hot water usage patterns, allowing it to intelligently recognise when to preheat and provide lashings of hot water when you need it. That’s all to say, you’ll never have to stress about your boiler ever again.
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Building for the future
Extra plus points come from the fact that there’s no need for a cumbersome water storage tank with this new boiler, creating even more valuable space in your home — just think of the endless interior design possibilities.
And finally, in designing the NCB700, Navien is fully supporting the UK government’s long-term Net Zero Strategy by making the system able to run on a mixture of 20 per cent hydrogen and 80 per cent natural gas, without the need for any modification. It’s a boiler built for the future, ready to make a huge difference to your day-to-day right now.
Interior design coffee table books contain a wealth of information for any lover of design. These books have stunning photography, tips to decorate your personal spaces, and offer variations on any design style. Many interior design books can act as decor themselves, as they have gorgeous covers and spines that add sophistication to your living room.
You may see yourself as a bit of an expert on interior design, but even so, you can always learn more from inspirational images and the wisdom of other design experts. Whether you want to get tips on decorating your bathroom, making your bedroom cosier or bringing elegance to your family-friendly living room, interior design coffee table books are crammed full of advice.
We have selected the best coffee table books that you can use as a centrepiece on your coffee table but also flip through for design inspiration in your own home.
For inspiration, advice, and a beautiful coffee table book to grace your console or table, take a look at these 15 interior design coffee table books of 2022.
15 Interior Design Coffee Table Books to Complement Your Space
Kelly Wearstler is an experienced designer who has created beautiful homes since the 90s. Her book showcases her remarkable sense of style and design. Kelly is a creative genius who specialises in a style that combines breathtaking visuals with old-school Hollywood glam.
In her book, she shows the designs she created in hotels and educates readers on how they can bring the same style into their homes.
Jungalow: Decorate Wild: The Life and Style Guide by Justina Blakeney
Decorate Wild is a book that brings your jungle and bohemian fantasies to life. Justina Blakeney is a blogger and interior designer who shows readers how to use bold colours, patterns and prints to spruce up any room. She loves using greenery in indoor spaces, creating a jungle-bungalow – or “jungalow“.
This book is one of the best coffee table books, as it is not afraid to use bold colours and teaches readers how to break design rules in their own space.
Homebody: A Guide to Creating Spaces You Never Want to Leave by Joanna Gaines
Homebody is written by Joanna, the star of the HGTV show Fixer Upper. This book centres around creating spaces that focus on the people that live in the house.
Joanna offers practical information on how to implement a variety of design styles in our own homes and gives quick tips to liven up any room. This stunning book is the perfect gift for any design enthusiast.
This book is truly a work of art. A peek inside will show you beautiful photography inspired by slow living. Athena takes you into the homes of in-demand creatives like Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, as well as fashion designer Jenna Lyons.
Everything: A Maximalist Style Guide by Abigail Ahern
With a move toward minimalism, it is refreshing to see a home decor book focused on Maximalism. Everything takes a “more is more” approach, and embraces bright colours, patterns, prints and vibrant textiles to create beautiful spaces.
The maximalist aesthetic design combines different furniture items with colours and hand-painted interiors. This is the best coffee table book for the bold interior designer who is not afraid to take risks in their design choices.
S Is for Style: The Schumacher Book of Decoration by Dara Caponigro
If your mood boards are full of patterns, florals, polka-dots and stripes, then this coffee table book is perfect for you. This book takes readers on a deep dive into the offerings by Schumacher – the world-famous wallpaper and textile company – and shows how their products can be used to decorate your living spaces.
It also uses a collection of beautiful images to showcase how designers have used Schumacher prints and patterns in the past.
Hotel to Home: Industrial Interiors Inspired by the World’s Most Original Hotels by Sophie Bush
This book was released early in 2022 and is a beautiful book showing you how to incorporate what you see in hotels into your own home. This book takes on vintage and rustic design styles, as well as a modern twist. It specifically draws inspiration from industrial-styled hotel interiors.
It’s the Little Things: Creating Big Moments in Your Home Through The Stylish Small Stuff by Susanna Salk
Author Susanna takes inspiration from world-class interior designers Alessandra Branca, Bunny Williams and John Derian to create an inspirational coffee table book.
This book shows the small details that can transform any room. Using mirrors, scatter cushions, an upholstered chair or frills and tassels can decorate a room and elevate the style of your space.
It’s the Little Things encourages us to surround ourselves with the small things we love to decorate our homes. If you are looking for your next project in interior design, you can learn a lot from this gorgeous book.
The Home Edit: Conquering the Clutter with Style by Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin
The authors of this informative book have a popular Netflix show titled Get Organized with The Home Edit, where they declutter, organise and style the homes of celebrities. Their latest book will help readers to organise their own homes. It is more about just styling a room; it is also about creating a functional and organised but beautiful space.
By Design: The World’s Best Contemporary Interior Designers by Phaidon Editors
If you love contemporary design, then this book is a must-have. Phaidon Editors produces and sells the best coffee table books, and By Design is no exception.
This book features the work of 100 contemporary designers from around the world, and how they have created innovative and beautiful living spaces. It has received brilliant reviews and serves as a source of inspiration as well as a piece of decor.
Bunny Williams makes use of female-focused photographs with a feminine aesthetic to take readers on a magical tour of her home in the Dominican Republic.
In this book, she tells the story of the inspiration behind her home, the vision she shared with her husband to create the perfect space with a view of the Caribbean Sea, and how they brought this vision to life through decor and gardening. Sections of the book are written by Bunny’s friends, which provides a different point of view surrounding the inspiration behind the home.
The book contains plenty of practical information on how to decorate different rooms in the house and is also an enjoyable read.
The New Southern Style: The Interiors of a Lifestyle and Design Movement by Alyssa Rosenheck
The American South is unlike any other place, and Alyssa Rosenheck has embraced the southern design aesthetic. She showcases her beautifully designed home, as well as the homes of other designers like Leanne Ford.
This book offers guidance into southern design trends, and also offers some background into the southern lifestyle. Alyssa interviews interior designers, southern entrepreneurs and artists who have embraced this eclectic and growing style.
Shawn Henderson: Interiors in Context by Shawn Henderson
Shawn Henderson showcases 14 of his favourite designs in this beautiful coffee table book. His designs are all understated – leaning towards minimalism – while being modern and current.
This book includes interior designs of apartments, standalone houses and farmhouses, indicating that anyone can adopt a contemporary style in their home.
STYLED: Secrets for Arranging Rooms, from Tabletops to Bookshelves by Emily Henderson
Emily Henderson is an Instagram personality and HGTV host. Her latest book is brilliant for those just stepping into the world of interior design. She explains the basics, like how to arrange furniture and place decorative items around a room.
This book contains plenty of tips and design rules that are applicable to a variety of styles and rooms, to create an aesthetically pleasing and functional space.
Elements of Family Style: Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life by Erin Gates
Your family home does not have to be a mess of toys, clutter and clothes. Lifestyle decorator Erin Gates offers tips on how to create a functional family home that retains style and elegance. Her design aesthetic focuses on comfort and functionality.
There are so many beautiful interior design coffee table books that contain practical advice and beautiful imagery to inspire any homeowner. These books are written by experts in the interior design industry and are all pleasing to look at.
Any of the 15 books listed above will be a wonderful addition to your coffee table, and as a bonus, they all contain a wealth of information and tips on how to decorate your home.
We love finding a unique contemporary home, and this architecturally designed property hits the mark. With vast expanses of glass and sliding doors on all sides, the light and views of the surrounding Buckinghamshire countryside take centre stage.
The four bedroom detached building certainly started life off quite differently. Like many professional architects, Spencer and Emma Guy had ambitions to build their own home.
‘A plot in Buckinghamshire that ticked all our boxes came up, so we went for it,’ recalls Spencer. ‘And then everything fell into place quite quickly.’
The plot was part of a large agricultural complex overlooking the Chiltern Hills. It was a mass of nettles and brambles, with a derelict barn on site, but planning permission for a five-bedroom house was in place. ‘That design wasn’t to our taste, but we felt confident that we could change things and build the house we wanted,’ says Spencer.
The exterior
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They visualised a pared-back, contemporary home, appropriately constructed using the local red bricks and black-stained timber exterior cladding typical of the nearby agricultural buildings.
The house would include expanses of glass on all sides, connecting it to the outdoors and creating different vistas around the interior. ‘We were keen on an open-plan layout, but with the flexibility to close off rooms to make it more cosy in winter,’ says Spencer.
The layout
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The house consists of two oblong structures, with one sitting at an angle to the other, as if a wedge had been pushed between them. In the centre, the double-height entrance hallway ideas set the tone, with a back wall of glass that overlooks the garden, swimming pond and greenery beyond.
Vertical lines and utilitarian finishes including brickwork, white-washed spruce, oak and concrete are repeated throughout, linking the separate zones. ‘The design itself is pretty straightforward, as we didn’t have an unlimited budget,’ says Spencer.
‘We like a Scandinavian, mid-century feel, but most of the interior interest comes from the architecture itself, rather than decoration. We did want it to feel homely though, so we’ve got a lot of artwork, some inherited furniture and personal things around.’
The hallway
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Vertical structures emphasise the height here. The hall is open to a small chill-out spot, perfect for taking in views of the garden ideas. ‘We wanted the interior to feel like a series of terraces,’ says Spencer.
A mix of brick, glass and timbers creates the wow factor. ‘The interest in our house comes from the architecture itself rather than the decoration.’
The sitting room
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The large sitting room shows off the unusual low and long picture window was a clever design decision.
The kitchen
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A family-friendly kitchen-diner is on the other side of the hallway to the sitting room. Off-the-shelf units have been customised with quality surfaces.
The dining area
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In here, and throughout the house, the wood panels on the ceiling bring a beautiful warmth to the open, light-filled rooms.
The main bedroom
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Up simple wooden stairs leads to the four bedrooms. In the master you can see the beautiful covered balcony can be used all year round.
The en suite
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Even the bathroom ideas make the most of the light. Bespoke angular mirrored cabinets boost light and style here.
