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Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Witness the Convergence of Furniture, Skill, and Design at INDEXPLUS Delhi 2025
Discover 200+ brands and global innovations in furniture and interiors Experience live skill zones and design showcases Engage with international manufacturers including key participation from Poland NEW DELHI, July 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- INDEXPLUS Delhi 2025, India's premier trade fair for furniture, interiors, and design, will take place from 1–3 August at Yashobhoomi (IICC), Dwarka, New Delhi. Organized by NuernbergMesse India, the exhibition will feature 200+ leading furniture and interior brands, curated experiences, and high-impact knowledge forums—reinforcing Delhi's growing stature as a hub for furniture manufacturing, design excellence, and product development. Delhi-NCR has outpaced Mumbai and Hyderabad, recording ₹1.53 lakh crore in residential sales and 81.7 MSF (million square feet) in commercial office leasing in 2024. This surge in real estate activity continues to drive robust demand for modular furniture, sustainable interiors, and turnkey solutions. Valued at $24 billion in 2024, India's domestic furniture market is projected to reach $44 billion by 2033, reflecting a robust compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 6.4%. Consumers are moving beyond utility, seeking ergonomic, space-saving, and environmentally responsible products tailored to urban lifestyles and hybrid workspaces. INDEXPLUS Delhi reflects this shift with a showcase across residential, commercial, and institutional interiors, featuring latest innovations from both Indian and international manufacturers. "At INDEXPLUS Delhi, we're bringing together the entire furniture ecosystem—from manufacturers and designers to industry associations, key buyer groups, and international participants. It's a platform that fosters growth and strengthens connections across India's dynamic furniture sector," said Sonia Prashar, Chairperson of the Board and Managing Director, NuernbergMesse India. Highlights at INDEXPLUS DELHI This year, the event also features significant participation international participation, especially from Poland, spotlighting advancements in materials, manufacturing, and modular design. Knowledge-sharing takes centre stage through the IFJ Plus Conversations on Design—a curated conference series exploring sustainable luxury, BIS certification, and the future of workspaces, featuring some of India's leading Architects. The Design Atelier Pavilion, co-organized with the Furniture & Fittings Skill Council (FFSC) will bring together craftspeople, design students, and manufacturers for live builds, workshops, and collaborative demonstrations. Special zones at INDEXPLUS Delhi include: Kudos Gallery – Showcasing architectural brilliance with standout displays by top and emerging architects. Innovative Workspace Lab – Next-gen office furniture from Indian and global brands Trends Design Showcase – 2025's top furniture and décor trends from upcoming brands The event is further supported by Association of Furniture Manufacturers & Traders, Jodhpur Handicrafts Exporters Association, Federation of Rajasthan Handicrafts Exporters, India Sleep Products Federation and Moradabad Exporters Handicrafts Association. INDEXPLUS 2025, Delhi edition is expected to attract over 10,000 trade visitors, including architects, designers, dealers, retailers, procurement heads, and project consultants. For more information log on to: Logo: View original content: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Times
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Times
We turned an English cottage into a hidden Spanish-style villa
To walk down Cleasby Road in the village of Menston, West Yorkshire, is to be gently reassured by the stone façades and stoic calm of traditional English cottages. But one house, No 75, hides a secret. From the street, it appears to be a charming period cottage, yet behind its modest exterior lies a sprawling extension that could be lifted straight from the hillsides of Andalusia. This is a house with a split personality, combining the serenity of an old gardener's cottage attached to an orchard with the airy grandeur of a modern villa. It is a home of glass, clean lines, secret doors and cinematic surprises — and one that, due to planning constraints, is unlikely to ever be replicated. • Read more expert advice on property, interiors and home improvement 'We lost planning permission at one stage because we've got protected trees, and we stored some of our stuff under them,' says Martin Flack, 55, who owns the house with his partner, Jill Austerberry, 51. 'But getting the actual planning initially went smoothly.' The key was that the site already had a rear extension when the couple bought it, which made obtaining planning permission easier than it might have been elsewhere. The footprint of the house was only modestly altered, thanks to clever excavation and a build that expanded down as much as out. 'The downstairs is probably three to four times the size compared with when we bought it, and upstairs is probably two to three times the size,' Austerberry says. When they found the house, the couple had been living in a flat in Menston for four years and had fallen for the community feel of the village. The area, a fixture in The Sunday Times Best Places to Live list, is on the edge of the scenic Yorkshire Dales and has fast transport links into Leeds and Bradford. Looking for a larger space to make their own, Flack and Austerberry bought 75 Cleasby Road for £340,000 in 2014. At that point, it was a hodgepodge of poor-quality additions, including a ground-floor basement with a ceiling barely higher than 6ft. The vision for the house was inspired by Flack's childhood visits to his aunt and uncle's home in Devon — a very 'social house', he says, that was frequently used to host family get-togethers. The goal was to create a similarly sociable open-plan layout, with a large downstairs table and an elevated patio for gatherings. What began as a fairly simple plan to raise the basement ceiling turned into a wholesale demolition and rebuild, reusing the original stone from the front and removing more than 100 tonnes of earth and clay. Three years, £450,000 and hundreds of design decisions later, they have created a one-of-a-kind concept home. The sleek, expansive interior opens out onto a wide sun terrace and a garden bordered by mature trees and a meandering stream. There are three storeys, all linked by a floating staircase, and a private cinema and utility rooms hidden behind high-gloss kitchen doors. Designing it was a personal mission for Flack, who runs a 24-hour fitness centre with Austerberry, but had always harboured dreams of becoming an architect. 'I used to build houses out of Lego,' he says. 'I ended up in the fitness industry but I think if I had followed my talent I'd have been an architect.' They got a little help and inspiration at a Grand Designs exhibition in London, which connects fans of the TV show with the experts behind the builds. They finished sketching the layout on the train back to West Yorkshire. 'The top floor was the stumbling block,' Flack explains. 'We didn't want a conventional dormer window. We met an architect [at the exhibition] who suggested a big arch because we didn't know what to do to bring it together externally.' That arch now frames the upper floors at the back of the house. From the rear patio, the house is scarcely recognisable as the same one you can see from the front. Triple-sliding anthracite doors stretch across the lower level. Upstairs, the master bedroom opens onto a Juliet balcony that overlooks the back garden. There's underfloor heating on all levels, a bespoke German kitchen by In-toto, Porcelanosa bathrooms and a wired Sonos sound system that extends to the garden. The house has a high EPC (energy performance certificate) rating of B (A is best) — a natural outcome of new-build construction rather than a specific goal for the couple. • Our £1,500 hallway renovation got 13 million views on TikTok 'I love the element of surprise when carrying out viewings, especially at dusk,' says Lesley Shakeshaft, branch manager at Dacre, Son & Hartley, the estate agents selling the home for £950,000. 'I've been in the property industry for 41 years and it's definitely one of the most remarkable dream homes I've brought to market.' The hidden cinema room was a late-stage indulgence, born out of the dark, enclosed nature of the room. It quickly became a snug space for movie nights with surround-sound escapism. Other features include a room divider made of driftwood — sourced from a display at Redbrick mill in Batley — and ornate reclaimed doors believed to be Moroccan, found at a reclamation site near Ripley Castle. Even the lion statue above the front door has a story (more of an urban myth), which originated from a neighbour who has lived in Menston for decades. 'He knows everything about the village,' Flack says of the neighbour. 'He once said that before there was a fire service, you subscribed to the private fire service locally, and the lion meant you had subscribed. If they saw the lion [above the door] they'd come and put the fire out. I don't know anybody else who's got a lion, though, so I think he might be winding me up.' • A £4m house for £25 — are Omaze raffles too good to be true? Flack and Austerberry are now preparing for a new adventure. They are selling both the house and the fitness business to travel before settling in Harrogate, a town they've grown fond of. Their departure is an opportunity for someone else to own this unusual hybrid property, a blend of English tradition and Mediterranean flair. A walk down Cleasby Road may still feel like a trip back in time — until you reach No 75, where the past and present collide in one house, hidden in plain sight.
Daily Mail
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- Daily Mail
How to make guests think you're richer than you are - give your home a high-end makeover at high street prices
Daily Mail journalists select and curate the products that feature on our site. If you make a purchase via links on this page we will earn commission - learn more Elegant furniture, bespoke lighting and designer touches – when it comes to interiors, some things just scream (or rather whisper) 'money'. But you don't need to spend huge sums to create a sumptuous look. Follow my advice for creating home that looks high-end, as well as the cheapening pitfalls to avoid.
News.com.au
2 days ago
- Lifestyle
- News.com.au
Geelong artist lists picture perfect colonial style home in Newtown
Timeless colonial-style architecture shines bright at this beloved family home that brings a touch of the English countryside to riverside Newtown. Mature 70-year-old pin oak and golden elm trees surrounding the weatherboard house often draw comments from passers-by who stop to admire its leafy gardens. It's all part of the package that first drew the vendors to the 791sq m property five years ago, just after the original residence had been fully renovated and extended. Marathon reno transforms inner city cottage The vendor says she was instantly taken with 4 Windmill St, Newtown's colonial style and the roaring open fire in the living room. 'It was such an immediate feel for me and luckily all the other details of the home spoke to me,' she says. 'I love a white weatherboard house with shutters, I just think it is so striking and it just adds so much to the warmth of the home. 'Unfortunately no one can see our beautiful garden at the moment because it's winter but we have hydrangeas out the front and then we have got this amazing golden elm and a really big pin oak that lots of people comment on.' The previous owners had already renovated throughout and extended the front of the house, adding a main bedroom suite and moving an original colonial bay window forward to maintain the exterior style. But the vendor, an artist with a background in furniture and interiors, has since added her own touches, including switching out navy cabinetry for a softer hue and installing new lights and curtains. 'We put a deck out the back, which has been great for the kids, and the pool is used non stop in summer,' she says. An open-plan kitchen, dining and living area is at the heart of daily family life and entertaining. with two sets of French doors linking to a north-facing poolside patio. In winter, the living room – with its original marble fireplace and feature arched shelving – comes into its own. 'I love a little French chic vibe so inside I've tried to create that cosiness because I love that,' the vendor says. 'It's a modern interior with a classic finish so you can dress it up however you like.' Modern luxuries are on display in the high-end kitchen, which has a 200-bottle Vintec wine fridge, dual Bosch ovens and stone benchtops. Custom cabinetry is a signature feature throughout the house, with built-in desks and shelving incorporated into the second lounge. The vendor says the location has been a huge highlight for her family, with Fyans Park Primary School and reserves on the doorstep. 'It's very family friendly – all the kids just go down to Windmill Reserve together and ride around on their bikes and have that freedom. It's such a safe little community.'
Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Times
Rise of the haute beach hut — plus more trends to know
Find out what's heating up (and cooling down) in our weekly barometer of trends from fashion to pop culture. Right now the interiors set is going mad for the souped-up beach hut. For those in the know, it's all about location, location, location — and the smartest areas to buy are Mudeford, Dorset (the Mayfair of beach hut postcodes, where they go for £465,000), Wells-next-the-Sea in Norfolk and Southwold in Suffolk. But how to decorate once you've got hold of one? Traditionalists will go for New England coastal chic, with timber cladding in sunshine hues, like the Happy Huts' Beach Hut 113, Wells-next-the-Sea. For a more contemporary take, see Amy Bannerman, eBay's head of preloved, who recently transformed her own Hastings hut. Working with Louisa Tratalos, of the fabric company Colours of Arley, she used stripy fabrics and offcuts to give the space a refresh, complete with a curtain for wetsuit changes, bright cushions and a kitchen skirt that's more boho than cringe. Order bespoke fabric from Choose your colour combos (fabrics from £85) and the company will sort the striping and sizing. Or go for the surf shack/Scandi vibe, as seen in Jo Lowery's Cool Coastal Huts in Essex. Its matching fringed parasols and deckchairs have been dubbed 'an Instagrammer's dream' because — be honest — you'll definitely be showing off on social media while you're there.
