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What is a traspaso?

In the Spanish property sector, some words often go untranslated. here are a few you need to be aware of.

The Recycle of Life

Gardeners already know all about recycling – how old life gives way to and nourishes new life, but making the most of everything we use has never been so important as it is now. Here are a just a few tips for recycling household items in your garden. Once you start, though, you’ll see others every day.

Cool Neutrals

We’ve recently come to think of neutral colours as background – the setting against which more eye-catching contrasts can stand out, but maybe calm, relaxing shades are all we need in these turbulent times.

Where you can be you

Bathroom style has changed over recent years. In the recent past, pink tiles and luxury gold-ornamented bubble baths reflected a desire to prettify the bathroom experience and highlight the luxury of pampering yourself. Bathrooms were private places where nasty pongs and dirt were carefully wiped out of existence with perfume and prettiness.

Design matters

Garden design is not only vital for a thriving green space, It’s also fascinating, and there’s no better place to see how it works than Lanzarote.

Living in the future

Something unique is happening in Costa Teguise, and you can't miss it. On Calle El Timple, the first complex of Cross Laminated Timber homes on the Canaries is being constructed. We took a closer look.

Collectors’ Corner

Our home is where we surround ourselves with the things we love, and if you’re a collector, then you’ll know exactly how satisfying that can be. Collectors have attracted a bad reputation in recent years. First it was the minimal…

Make your quirks work!

Your home is a place that not only reflects your personality. It can also be a record of your history and an experience that brings emotion, memory and sensation into play. Everyone knows what a cat is, but if you think more deeply you’ll…

Do it Lanza Style

Gardeners on Lanzarote can learn a lot just by looking around them, and the cultivation techniques on this island offer all sorts of possibilities. Here are a few bright ideas you could easily borrow. The unique landscape of La…

Traditional & Modern

Lanzarote’s current building style is firmly rooted in the traditional past, thanks to the vision of the island’s most famous modernist. Lanzarote’s wealthy would build their homes from stone cut from local quarries around Guatiza.…