Acoustic comfort: define the problem first
Room echo, airborne noise, impact noise and services noise are each solved differently; decoration only fixes the first.
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Guides: Interior design · Page 4
BCN YARD guides: Interior design. 84 articles to help plan your project in Barcelona. Page 4.
Interior materials: choose for maintenance too
Upkeep depends as much on how you live as on the material itself. We go zone by zone: worktop, parquet, microcement, grout, taps and walls, with Barcelona's hard water and sea air in mind.
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Displaying art: plan walls, lighting and furniture
Plan the collection before first fix: which walls stay clear of switches and sockets, where to add backing for heavy pieces, what lighting, and where art must not hang.
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Designing a home for changing needs
An adaptable home rests on a few hard-to-change decisions made early; furniture and finishes can be adjusted later without building work.
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Which materials should you choose before renovation begins?
Before work starts, decide the materials that the first-fix work depends on: floor build-up, concealed sanitaryware, kitchen appliances and doors. The rest can wait.
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Apartment layout: how to prepare your design brief
A good layout starts from a brief that describes your life, not a request to make it feel spacious. What to tell the designer and how to compare options.
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Interior lighting: plan scenes, not just lamps
Plan lighting from what happens in each room: scenes, circuits and controls before first fix, with the fittings chosen last.
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Open or enclosed kitchen: deciding before renovation
An open kitchen suits moderate cooks willing to invest in extraction; an enclosed one suits heavy fryers who want a quiet living room.
View detailsBathroom renovation: decisions before choosing tiles
Bathroom tiles are chosen last: first decide who uses the room and how, where the fittings go, which systems are built into the walls, where light is needed and how the materials will be cared for.
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Bespoke storage: plan the inside before the doors
Bespoke furniture is designed from the inside out: first the items and fittings, then the carcass, and only then the doors. What to check before production.
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Choosing flooring for your home: beyond the photograph
Flooring is chosen by how each area is used, the substrate underneath, the transitions and the upkeep; the photo comes last.
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Colour and materials: adding character to a calm interior
A calm interior gains character from a permanent base, a single recurring accent and contrasting textures, not from adding more colours.
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