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BCN YARD guides: Interior design. 84 articles to help plan your project in Barcelona. Page 2.
Porcelain 20 mm thick on adjustable pedestals gives a raised floor, access to the waterproofing and a level match with the living room. Timber is warmer and softer, stone heavier and cooler. We compare heat, weight, slip resistance and upkeep.
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Heritage and the contemporary live together when each room has one hero and the rest is calm and simple. Rules of contrast, colour, furniture and light.
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In a multi-owner building a wood fire is almost always out. That leaves a sealed gas unit, bioethanol and an electric fire with a flame effect. We compare safety, look and permissions.
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Mirror light should be lateral, soft and colour-accurate, and wet zones need fixtures with the right IP rating. Night lighting goes on its own circuit at very low brightness.
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A powder room is small and can take bold materials, but ventilation without a window, light and sound must be solved early. Sizes, basin, wallpaper and insulation from the living room.
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A monolithic stone basin needs exact height, a fall in the bowl and a hidden waste, and the vanity must resist moisture and carry the weight. Stains, height, waste, and wall-hung or floor-standing.
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An open master bathroom works if ventilation, WC separation, glass and the order of zones are solved. We cover a bath in the bedroom, humidity, sound and the sequence bedroom, dressing room, bathroom.
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Three ways to open handleless fronts behave differently in daily life: gola is more reliable on heavy drawers, push-to-open gives the cleanest front, the integrated pull is a compromise. Pros, cons and the effect on front heights.
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A hidden working kitchen behind the main one takes dirty dishes and small appliances out of sight and keeps the open kitchen clean. Sizes, door, ventilation, light and a second sink.
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A factory kitchen brings a proven system; a joiner brings freedom of size. We compare lead times, service after five years, wall junctions and how to combine both.
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We compare four worktop materials in real situations: a hot pan, a lemon, a knife, a knock on the edge. We also cover thickness, edge profiles, undermount sinks and chip repair.
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Hand-painted panoramic wallpaper, silk, grasscloth and fabric walls look superb but demand a sound wall and controlled humidity. Here is where they belong and how to prepare the surface.
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An interior glass partition carries daylight into the dark part of a flat without turning it into a fishbowl, if the frame and glass are chosen well. This guide compares steel and aluminium, fluted glass, sound and safety.
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Living brass against PVD and lacquered coatings, mixing metals, how finishes behave in hard water and care rules.
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Signs of quality joinery, questions for the workshop, checking the sample and what goes into a fabrication drawing.
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How a concealed door without casing is built: frame in the wall, hinges, latches, 2.7–3 m height, acoustics and the order of work.
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How slats are built on walls and ceilings, how a felt-backed panel differs from joinery made on site, and how to integrate doors and lighting.
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What to do after the stone goes in: sealing schedule, safe cleaners, wine and oil stains, etching and when re-polishing is needed.
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Poured terrazzo with brass dividers versus tiles, chip size, grinding and sealing, restoring old Barcelona floors and underfloor heating.
View detailsThe lime finish of Marrakech for showers and baths: how it is made, how it differs from microcement, how it is cleaned and when it is renewed.
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Polished lime stucco: substrate, coats, where it suits, gloss versus matte, how to recognise the real thing and how to repair it.
View detailsEnglish and French herringbone, plank sizes, solid versus engineered on underfloor heating, oil or lacquer, borders and how the pattern behaves in the long rooms of the Eixample.
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Which species and finishes work in a bathroom and kitchen, where wood darkens and how not to lose it in the first year.
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Two routes to a seamless floor and bathroom: where repairability decides, where getting slabs into an old building decides, and what is more dependable in a shower.
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