Fancy escaping the home for some good food, fun and fresh air now that the weather is cooling down? Savour captivating culinary flair every Friday and Saturday as Bab Al Shams Desert Resort & Spa introduces its whimsical new Picnic Brunch from 1 pm to 4 pm. Providing diners with an experience reminiscent of a classic afternoon picnic, the Picnic Brunch at Al Forsan, the property’s all-day dining venue is sure to become a hotspot…
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The Dubai Home Festival (DHF) is back, celebrating the very best shopping experiences that only Dubai offers, with amazing sales and promotions, expert home lifestyle advice and exciting events taking place throughout the city’s malls, from September 24 to October 10. DHF returns for its second year, thanks to Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), and Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, bringing world-class entertainment, shopping and events to the emirate with super sales…
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Ebarza, much loved as one of the UAE’s most fashionable furniture e-tailers, debuts its first brick-and-mortar showroom on Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah. It’s time to celebrate! A firm online favourite amongst UAE-based homeowners, renters and interior enthusiasts alike, Ebarza, a homegrown contemporary furniture online retailer of home accessories and furnishings for living rooms, bedrooms, home offices and outdoor spaces, has opened its first brick-and-mortar store in Nakheel Mall, on Palm Jumeirah. The 14,250-square-foot showroom is located…
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We’ve all spent a lot more time at home this year and it’s made many of us realise that we own a lot of unnecessary ‘stuff’ that serves only one purpose: to add clutter. Perhaps you have a wardrobe overflowing with clothes, too much food in the cupboards (looking at you, lockdown pasta stockpile!), unfinished hobbies in the lounge, or old toys in the playroom that your pre-teen has grown out of; these are all…
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If your home is lacking that certain joie de vivre, be inspired by this stunning, contemporary villa project by Valentina Piscopo, founder of the online design platform KUKY. Last summer, the Italian designer was asked by an Abu Dhabi family to help them transition from an apartment to a two-storey villa in Green Community, Dubai. Valentina’s brief was to create a cosy home with a Scandinavian design influence for the couple, Suad and Ali, and…
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Perhaps you’re moving, had a frenetic Marie Kondo session, are annoyed by your growing collection of blunt kitchen knives, or you simply need to dispose of old furniture or broken household appliances, but how do you go about getting rid of items that you can’t sell on Dubizzle or fit in the bin? Sometimes, one man’s junk simply cannot be turned into treasure, so how do you go about disposing of such unwanted items, and…
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If turning your fire extinguisher into a chic Chanel home accessory sounds like your kind of makeover, you’ll love the inspiring hygge-focused home of Canadian-Lebanese expat Cynthia Salloum, which she showcases on her Instagram account White Haven Décor. Cynthia’s villa in Jumeirah Village Triangle (JVT), Dubai, is a sanctuary of layered natural textures and Scandinavian tones, honey woods and heavenly whites — even her fluffy Persian-Angora cat Bella complements the scheme! Here, we find out…
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Congratulations, children and parents, for making it through the long break away from classroom education! While parents should get gold stars for being home-school superheroes since nurseries and schools in the UAE closed early in the year due to the pandemic, the kids deserve gold medals for adapting to prolonged home study, and coping with being away from their classmates for so long. No doubt going back to school in September and the reunions with…
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If you get home from a busy working day or a hectic school run and wonder whose messy house you’ve actually stepped into, it’s probably time you gave your home some TLC and discovered what your carpet really looks like under all that Lego. But just how do you go about Marie Kondo-ing your home here in the UAE? Gina Positano is one of Home Club ME’s approved vendors, offering professional home organisation and interior…
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While some of us are left dreaming of a summer vacation in Bali, others — like Stephanie Farah — have brought the dream to life without leaving Dubai, with a beautiful home decorated in authentic Balinese style. The 28-year-old CEO and Managing Director of Empyre Communications, a boutique public relations and digital marketing agency based in Dubai, has conjured up the calm, boho-beach ambience found on the Indonesian island at her loft-style apartment in Jumeirah…
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