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At just £25 for a year’s worth of GDM, a subscription is a great Christmas gift – and you’ll get a free ticket to Grand

At just £25 for a year’s worth of GDM, a subscription is a great Christmas gift – and you’ll get a free ticket to Grand

Designs Live London 2012, plus

Designs Live London 2012, plus a free Karlsson alarm clock,

a free Karlsson alarm clock,

worth £13.99

worth £13.99

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Kevin McCloud

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108 NEW YEAR, NEW KITCHEN

This expert guide will help you to make 2012 the year to tackle your kitchen project 117 SPACE-SAVING SOLUTIONS Make the most of a small bathroom or en suite with these clever ideas 127 DETAILS Everything you need to go from first to final fix, including leather wallcoverings and a flue-less fireplace 129 CARPET Take your pick from this latest range of fabrics, patterns and colours 133 EXTERIOR WALL LIGHTS Redefine your outside space or increase security with these carefully chosen designs

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137 ADD-ONS THAT DON’T ADD UP

Discover the projects that will – and won’t – increase the value of your home 139 ASK OUR ARCHITECT

TV’s George Clarke answers your design queries and shares his professional know-how 141 ECO YOUR HOME FOR 2012

The top 10 ways to make your property green – it’s good for the planet, and will cut your household bills, too

BULLETIN

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17 EYE CATCHER An L-shaped window gives this house in Japan a most unusual appearace 21 NEWS Daring, beautiful and useful architecture, design and gadgets, plus all the latest information on kitchen, bathroom and eco products 37 INTERIOR TREND: WOOD

New pieces to add imaginative touches to your room schemes 41 A MODERN MURANO Designer

Giovanni Corrado marries the ancient Venetian glass-making tradition with a cool and contemporary twist

11 EDITOR’S LETTER AND

CONTRIBUTORS Meet this month’s team of experts 13 KEVIN McCLOUD On the identical interiors of modern cars, the rebuilding of Christchurch, New Zealand, and the building industry’s unsustainability 148 SHOWCASE Products and suppliers featured in the GrandDesignsTV series 150 RESOURCE A-Z guide of suppliers for your project 162 TV SERIES SECRETS

Grand designers Simone and Jim Fairfull had to negotiate with cautious planners before they could build their lochside house