Drawn to art? Then head to Lisbon, where you’ll find walls of beautiful blue-and-white glazed tiles, ‘artistic graffiti’ and a gallery beloved by Madonna Famed for its ceramic azulejo tiles, Lisbon is embracing a new wave of street-art stars and graffiti artists ‘Driving force’ Alexandre Farto, who goes by the name Vhils, runs the Portuguese … Read more
A pub owner has discovered a 50-year-old time capsule containing a price list, ha-penny coins and a £1-an-hour wage slip buried in the 200-year-old building’s walls. Toby Brett, the current owner of Holcombe Farmshop and Kitchen in Radstock, Somerset, said finding the small haul of items from 1973 was a ‘pleasant surprise’. The package contained … Read more
Channing Tatum is the new owner of a charming $5.6 million midcentury farmhouse located in Mandeville Canyon, Los Angeles. Built mostly of wood and stone around 1950, the exquisite 3,300 square foot property boasts a family room with fireplace, pool, lush backyard, and guesthouse, according to The Hollywood Reporter. From the stone walls to the … Read more
In the event you get bored waiting for your Audi A6 e-tron to charge its batteries, instead of kicking back to read a newspaper you can play a video game in the car – and have it beamed onto a wall by the headlights. That’s the key gimmick flagged by the German car bosses at … Read more
Want to breathe new life and energy into your home? Wallpaper is a quick way to make a big difference to your decor, and might just cheer you up, too. Sales of wallpaper have seen a healthy uptick over the last year, and gone are the days of people trying to retain a neutral palette. … Read more
Some 14 million Texans continue to experience water outages, forcing residents to scrape snow off walls and boil it for drinking water while hundreds of motorists wait in line outside a Houston stadium to get bottled water. The disrupted water service left many longing for a hot shower just as the state’s power grid jerked … Read more
Will passenger plane windows become obsolete? Firm offers cabin upgrades that include covering the walls in giant OLED screens that display movies and landscapes The concept has been developed by Swiss design company Yasava, which customises private jet interiors It says the OLED screens come in various sizes and can be fitted over windows on … Read more
Uber-wealthy Manhattanites who paid as much as $88million to live in a 1,400ft tall residential skyscraper say that the building suffers from leaks, flooding, creaking walls, faulty elevators, and rising common charges caused by repairs as engineers say the fierce high-altitude winds are leading to maintenance mishaps. The 96-floor building at 432 Park Avenue, whose … Read more
That’s relatable! Viewers notice Natalie Portman’s children have scribbled on the walls during Zoom interview – as she reveals they’ve picked up some Australian slang By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 09:07 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 09:07 GMT, 2 February 2021 Natalie Portman is in Australia to film her new movie, … Read more
Builder is sacked for sharing video of ‘laughable wonky walls and uneven brickwork’ on Persimmon homes site where houses sell for over £190,000 Keith Barker was dismissed after highlighting the ‘disgraceful’ workmanship He took the photos and video at Persimmon’s Lodmoor Sands site in Weymouth Persimmon said the images depicted work in progress on unoccupied … Read more