Regency style in a present-day setting

May 19, 2012 | 1m:  THE SPIRIT of this Regency house has been carried through to the present day by the current owners who have filled it with antiques and created a classical, formal garden to the rear. Beyond this is the music room which links, beneath an arch, to the drawing room which has a fireplace. The ground floor has four rooms, laid out in a square, all of which have connecting doors so you could walk right round this level, from one room to the next. Each of these rooms has a deep sash window and a glass door leading into the marble-floored conservatory with faceted walls. To the right of the front door is a wooden kitchen by Chalon, with a stone worktop, white tiled floor, and Miele appliances. DUBLIN 4 €1. Situated at Belmont Avenue in Dublin 4, which runs from Ranelagh to Donnybrook, the house backs onto Muckross school. Set back from the road with a raised forecourt to the front, this retreat in a busy area is for sale at €1. 1 million through Lisney. Read more »

Hot dilemma: Choosing a heating system

May 19, 2012 | According to FortisBC, the Regency L390 gas insert has an efficiency rating of 71.9 while the see-thru Napoleon BDG40 rates at 66.8. Even with the rebates, our final cost on the fireplaces was more – by 35 per cent –than we had budgeted.

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis to commence $25 million facelift

May 19, 2012 | The upgraded lobby will comprise a large stone fireplace possessing frames in rustic wooden logs. The fireplace will be encompassed by a sunken-living room sporting walls and furniture items in split-timber walls, lighting systems and carpeting donning

Take your place at the inn

May 19, 2012 | By Deborah Curtis-Setchell Dogmersfield Park And Spa has a distinct Jane Austen ring about it, conjuring up notions of Regency England and period piece dramas. And it is exactly the right sort of place to enjoy a traditional festive season.