Find out how you can remodel your property to include bi-fold doors, so you can enjoy more light and space in your home.
If you want to make your home ideal for family living, this guide will help you make some key changes.
Take inspiration from the Great British Bake Off and add some vintage charm to your kitchen
Make the most of unwanted household objects by turning them into pretty planters for your garden.
Sherlock Holmes has captured our imaginations since Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published his first short story starring the detective in 1887. Since then there have been countless adaptations of the classic story including the hugely popular Sherlock series starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman which first aired on the BBC in 2010. Season three finished this January so for those of you looking for a Sherlock fix we’ve put together a guide to recreating Sherlock’s iconic apartment in your own home.
At Origin, our beautiful bi-fold doors offer superb views of the garden and provide a seamless transition between the outdoors and indoors, especially in summer. Autumn and winter weather can also provide gorgeous views of the garden, from the warm reds of the changing leaves to Christmas card perfect crisp white snow, but these seasons can also bring potential problems to your home and garden.
No matter the size, shape or layout of your home, there’s one thing that it has in common with every other home out there… Potential. The problem is, all too often, we simply exist within the four walls of our homes; ‘putting up’ with furnishings and décor which are just OK, not even contemplating the fact that a quick lick of paint or some carefully chosen accessories could transform the space.
There is no better way to give your interior an instant facelift than by freshening up the walls. The obvious quick fix is to slap on a fresh coat of paint, but when you are going to the trouble of clearing the room and putting down the dust sheets, why not go that extra mile and make sure that you are making the most out of your efforts?
From the 1920s to the modern day, find out how the kitchen has evolved to become the real social centre of the home!
Our gardener in residence, Jack Shilley takes us through his top tips on gardening during the winter months and advises how to keep your indoor plants thriving.
The weather is finally on the up and what better way to prepare for the sunshine than to create a relaxed seaside feel in your home?
When designing a kitchen from scratch, or even revamping your existing space, it can be difficult to know where to start. Whilst you will want to incorporate everything that suits your individual taste and style. What may look best, doesn’t necessarily work best and so kitchen design really is an area where we need all the help that we can get.
Flooring design is becoming more important in interior design and now it's given as much attention as any other aspect of the home. Flooring can now become it's own statement piece in the home. Find out what the trends are and how you can best achieve in our ultimate guide to flooring.
Origin recently commissioned a survey among homeowners with bi-fold doors installed, asking them about the impact it has had on their day-to-day living. There were some really interesting stats to come out of it, although I would say not surprising being a bi-fold door convert myself.
In this short video, Kevin McCloud shares his top five tips for those who are undertaking a self-build project.
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These days we all recognise that over-dosing on social media negatively impacts our happiness, but did you know the Instagram effect stretches to the way we view our homes too? According to a recent poll commissioned by Origin, 50% of Instagram users in London are dissatisfied with their homes after a session of Insta-interiors scrolling.
In a recent poll carried out by Origin, over 50% of those asked felt dissatisfied with their homes after looking at images of other people’s houses on Instagram, with an incredible 83% of those feeling this way more than once a month after scrolling through Instagram. But of course, it’s not everyday reality you’re seeing in those little squares.
Origin have teamed up with Walls & Floors to bring you 'Four Ways to Extend Your Living Spaces.'