‘The brief was practical but playful’: an adventurous redesign of a tiny top floor flat | Interiors

‘Us, 15 years ago, pre-kids, is how we imagined the perfect inhabitants for this space,” says interior designer Edwina Boase. She and her interior architect husband, Marc Boase, bought the tiny, top-floor rental flat, in one of Brighton’s graceful Regency buildings, specifically to have a bit of fun with it. With sole access to the loft, the couple embarked…

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‘The two of us book a karaoke room for an hour. It’s like tiramisu for the soul’ What’s on your dopamine menu? | Happiness

Dopamine has a reputation as the body’s “feelgood” hormone, but it’s “really more about motivation than about positive affect”, says happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky. This is the chemical that nudges you towards things you enjoy, helping you muster the effort required to attend a party you’re on the fence about, then showering you with a…

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