With 60% of UK homes now living with pets, “pet-first” design is a 2025 must. This interior-designer guide shows how solid-wood furniture—slatted sideboards with hidden dog dens, pull-out bowl drawers, ash litter benches and oak cat ledges—keeps homes beautiful and pet-friendly. Real-world sizes, RSPCA-informed welfare tips and scratch-resistant finish choices inside.
The home-bar revival is real: UK households are entertaining in, and 80% bought drinks for home consumption last year. This designer’s guide shows how solid-wood drinks cabinets—walnut, oak and teak—deliver function, mood and sustainability, with data-backed trends, space-planning for UK rooms, and a build sheet you can hand to your joiner. Explore Mangomood’s handmade, FSC-certified bar pieces that plant a tree with every order.
“Bookshelf wealth” is the UK’s 2025 interiors crush—curated, characterful shelves that feel collected over time. This designer’s guide shows how to build solid-wood libraries that won’t sag, with real spans, lighting tips, acoustic notes and sustainability smarts—plus Mangomood’s FSC-certified bookcases that plant a tree with every order.
