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    Posted: Wed Nov 2 2005

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    Architects and interior designers

    Found Associates
    This architecture and interior design firm has a long track-record in stylish domestic interiors, offering a full internal refurbishment and/or extension service.
    14-16 Great Pulteney St, W1 (020 7734 8400/ www.foundassociates.com).

    Habitat
    Habitat’s new interior design team provide a bespoke service that isn’t just restricted to recommending Habitat products. For £200, designers will visit your home, suggest ideas for two of your rooms and recommend decorators and other trade suppliers. Call for an appointment.
    (020 7614 5255/ www.habitat.net).
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    Kathleen Hall
    Hall provides bespoke interior design ranging from style makeovers to more radical redesigns. She describes her style as minimalism with warmth, but always strives to reflect the personality of the client.
    (020 8838 6400)

    Knott Architects
    Run by brothers George and Tom Knott, this offers domestic new-build and conversions, extensions and redesigns. They describe their work as ‘crafted modernism’.
    98B Tollington Park, N4 (020 7263 8844/ www.knottarchitects.co.uk).

    The Pike Practice
    Long-established Battersea architectural practice with considerable experience designing elegant, refurbished and extended domestic spaces.
    Unit 1, Crombie Mews, 11A Abercrombie St, SW11 (020 7924 6257/www.thepikepractice.com).


    Emergencies

    Gas leaks
    Transco (0800 111 999/ non emergencies: 0845 605 6677/ www.transco.co.uk).

    Water leaks
    To report a leak in the road or footpath or a blocked public sewer:
    Thames Water (0800 714 614/
    non emergencies: 0845 920 0800/ www.Thames-water.com).

    Locksmiths
    Master Locksmith’s Association (0800 783 1498/
    non-emergencies: 01327 262 255/www.locksmiths.co.uk).

    Power cuts
    EDF Energy (0800 028 0247).

    Blocked drains
    The following plumbers provide 24-hour services:
    Aqua-Care (0800 389 2238/ www.24hrlondonplumber.co.uk).
    AD Environmental Services (0800 093 0015/www.adsel.co.uk).
    Emergency Plumbers.net (0800 458 3082/ www.emergencyplumbers.net).
    Dyno-Rod (0800 000 999/ www.dyno.com).
    Blockbusters (0800 136 658/ www.blockbusters.co.uk).


    Recycling websites

    Computeraid
    Donates old and unwanted computers to schools around the world who need them.
    (www.computeraid.org).

    Council for Electronic Equipment Recycling
    Provides details of how to dispose of electrical appliances from PCs to fridges with a very helpful directory of companies offering specific recycling services (such as computer salvage specialists) throughout the UK.
    (www.icer.org.uk).

    Environment Agency
    The public body for protecting and improving the environment offers
    a helpful A-Z of environmental services with details on everything from asbestos disposal to traffic pollution and helpful hints on what and how to recycle.
    (www.environment-agency.gov.uk).

    Ethical Consumer
    Comprehensive website that looks at the social and environmental records of the companies behind the brands. There’s also a useful buyers’ guide to ethical shopping with details on where to buy the most ethical bananas, trainers and much more.
    (www.ethicalconsumer.org).

    Freecycle
    Online community where members can post messages about wanted/unwanted belongings. It’s great for sourcing furniture and electrical goods, but there are all sorts of unexpected things too. The only rules are that it must be free, legal, and suitable for all ages.
    (www.freecycle.org).

    Recycle For London
    Tips on recycling and a handy search facility to find recycling services in your area, with links to the recycling pages of borough council websites.
    (www.recycleforlondon.co.uk).

    Solar Century
    Details on how to heat your bath water or supply household electricity with solar panels.
    (www.solarcentury.com).

    The Recycling Appeal
    This company raises thousands of pounds for charity by recycling used mobiles and ink cartridges.
    (www.recyclingappeal.com).

    Recycling Unusual Items
    Easy-to-navigate site offering helpful hints on how to recycle and reuse everything from batteries, to fridges, and CDs, to furniture, mobiles and car tyres.
    (www.reuze.co.uk).

    Waste & Resource Action Programme
    Tips on recycling with all the basics on what you need to be a fully fledged recycler and details on how to start home composting.
    (www.recyclenow.com).


    Handy interiors hotlines

    DIY
    B&Q (0845 222 1000/ www.diy.com).
    Homebase (0870 900 8098/ www.homebase.co.uk).
    Jewson (020 7735 1251/ www.jewson.co.uk).
    Robert Dyas (0845 4503004/ www.robertdyas.co.uk).
    Wickes (0870 608 9001/ www.wickes.co.uk).

    Lighting
    Christopher Wray (020 7751 8701/ www.christopherwray.co.uk).
    EC1 (020 7833 9669).
    Lighting Direct (01923 3333000/ www.lighting-direct.co.uk).
    The Light Store (020 7286 0233/ www.thelightstore.co.uk).

    Paint
    Dulux (01753 550555/ www.dulux.co.uk).
    Farrow & Ball (01202 876141/ www.farrow-ball.com).
    Paint and Paper Library (020 7823 7755/ www.paintlibrary.co.uk).
    The Paint House (020 7924 5118).

    Tiles
    Criterion Tiles (020 7736 9610/ www.criterion-tiles.co.uk).
    Fired Earth (01295 814300/ www.firedearth.com).
    Topps Tiles (0800 783 6264/ www.toppstiles.co.uk).
    World’s End Tiles (020 7819 2110/ www.worldsendtiles.co.uk).

    Tools
    Buck & Ryan (020 7430 9898).
    Cecil Tyzack (020 7739 2630).
    Grizard (020 7385 5109/ www.grizard.co.uk).
    HSS Hire (0845 728 2828/ www.hss.com).
    London Power Tool Centre (020 7237 9884).
    Thomas Brothers (020 7272 2764/ www.thomas4tools.co.uk).

    Wallpaper
    Cole & Son (020 7376 4628/ www.cole-and-son.com).
    Susan Bradley (07905 484542/ www.susanbradley.co.uk).
    www.zoffany.com (08708 300 060).

    Other home & garden contacts in Time Out London, Nov 2-9

    Builders, carpenters and joiners, chimney sweeps, curtians and blinds, directories, doorstripping, electricians, glaziers, infestation, landcsape gardeners, picture framers, plumbers, trade bodies, tree surgeons, upholsterers, window cleaners, house doctors, conveyancing, estate agents, home search service, surveyors, removals, change of address, and renting.

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