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Move or Make Over: Use colour to create an inspiring modern office space

08/03/12 at 11:55 PM |

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"Hi Neville, I am a small business owner and I have recently moved into a new office with three other staff. The office is a renovated mews and is very spacious, bright and airy. We are fitting it with all the essentials at the moment like desks, a kitchen and bathrooms but I am debating what shade to paint the newly-plastered walls. As we are a creative team so I would like to use inspiring, bright and modern shades. Can you help?"

I am delighted to hear that you want to paint your office in inspiring, colourful shades. Office décor can be incredibly bland and unproductive so it’s refreshing to hear that you want to inspire your staff.

Anna Gedek

28/10/11 at 07:06 AM |

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What I am wearing:

Anna Gedek

Jacket: Zara

T-shirt: H&M

Sunglasses: Lifestyle Sports

Shorts: New Look

Bag & Shoes: Penneys

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Donal Skehan's dark chocolate swirl bun recipe makes 30 moist, springy cakes... ideal for sharing.

07/07/11 at 11:59 PM |

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If you'd been watching Kitchen Hero on RTE you might have spotted me making a variation on these little babies during the baking show. Swedish cinnamon buns were one of the first things I learned to bake when I stayed in the country and they are easily one my most favourite things to make. The beauty of them really is their reliability and adaptability. I have made them with lots of different flavour variations (I was intending to add raspberries along with this chocolate filling but when I opened the fridge this morning, my berries had all been eaten - the hazards of living with other people!). Anyway I want you to give these delicious little buns a go this weekend and if you are still in the need of some summer baking recipes, make sure to check out my website where I have a lovely little round-up of them, along with the chance to win a very nice Weber barbecue!

Test - A Bikely Story

01/07/11 at 12:01 AM |

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After a childhood spent on two wheels, Colm O'Regan lost his faith in bikes for a number of years. Now though, with the planet in peril, he's become re-cycled...

It was the 1980s Famous Five TV series that first pedalled/peddled the cycling philosophy to me. You may remember its iconic title sequence.

As the soundtrack bounced along: “We are the Famous Five De-De-De-De De-De JulianDickAndAnneGeorge AndTimmyTheDo-o-o-o-g”, each of the Five was involved in some sort of adventurous mode of transport. Julian swung across the river on a rope (the spanner); Anne rode a horse (slowly though, as it was far too dangerous for girls), Dick fell into a lake while rafting (how we laughed), Timmy skulked along the bottom of a lawn, bored out of his mind but George was the coolest. Don’t- Call-Me-Georgina raced along a dusty road on a BMX and then skidded to a halt as if she’d made an alarming discovery (possibly her gender).