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Father’s Day
I’m going to save you all a sweat-soaked and breathless last-minute dash around the shops and let you into a largely forgotten secret- June 20th is Fathers Day. Go on admit it, you’d forgotten hadn’t you?! Shame on you. But now that you know, you’re stuck for ideas right? I mean, this isn’t Mothers Day - bed sets and cheap cushions won’t do here! It’s the same every year- what do... [Read more]
The Dining Room Colour Scheme
Bored with your plain white dinner service that seemed like a good, sensible idea at the time? Are you tired of being so level-headed and want to inject some serious fun and colour to your dinner times? Use this helpful colour guide to create just right mood for your next dinner party or indeed any redecoration project around the home. Red is the strongest of all the colours, it stimulates the senses,... [Read more]
Putting Your Home to Work
With so many people taking their work home with them these days there is a definite need for most of us to have a space dedicated as a home office. Not only does it help with productivity and getting the most out of your time spent working but it also helps to cut out the inevitable distractions and keeps your work and home life separate enough for you to be able to switch on an off as an when required. The... [Read more]
Live in a Greenhouse
You will probably be aware of the large amount of publicity surrounding the Great British Refurb at the minute. Headed by Grand Designs’ own Kevin McCloud, the Refurb is a national campaign to convince us all to live greener and for the government to built more energy efficient homes. By energy efficient what we essentially mean is homes that produce as little carbon emissions as possible. Carbon... [Read more]
The Perfect Playroom
Stuck for ideas for how to put your spare room to good use? Why not consider using it to create the perfect playroom for the children? Not only will your kids love you forevermore, you will feel the benefit through having a how free of strewn debris, toys and damaged ornaments and get a little more peace and quiet- content in the knowledge that your youngsters are safe and sound. Sold? Ok, so let’s... [Read more]
Space Saving Storage Tips
Suit bags are great for formal wear. Clothing needs to be safely stored when the seasons change and one type of clothing is exchanged for another. Just as winter coats and clothing has to be collected and stored in the spring, summer clothing has to be packed and stored away when the weather gets colder. Packing up and storing clothing needs to be done in a way that everything is neat and organized... [Read more]
Nautical Themed Rooms
Having a nautical theme in your home can be beautiful and evoke all the relaxing feelings of life on the water. To create a ship shape coastal theme in your home simply follow these 5 simple steps. Step 1 A change of colour is the biggest step towards this breezy theme. Usually blues and neutral tones work quite well but light pastels can work equally as well. It all depends on the feel you’re trying... [Read more]
Holiday Homes
Using an exotic foreign holiday as the basis for a design theme is a fantastic way to inject some verve and excitement in your home. Obviously the more far flung and mysterious the country you visited was the better, so if you spent a boozy two weeks in Majorca or Tenerife its probably best that you relive your hols strictly through the snaps you took whilst there- wicker donkeys and dentist chair... [Read more]
The Perfect Guestroom
Have you ever noticed how most of us love playing host but generally don’t like being guests quite as much? The reason? Guest bedrooms! In our own homes we get the best of both worlds- no travelling, a night with our friends or family, food and music WE like and at the end of it all- our own bed! As guests a night usually ends up with a cramped and uncomfortable sleep in a (barely) adult sized cot!... [Read more]
Slo Down
The Sloliving philosophy is designed to be an antidote to the frenetic pace of modern life by encouraging residents to enjoy the simple things and reconnect with nature. Technological advances have resulted in labour saving devices for the home. Who would complain about vacuum cleaners, electric stoves, hot water systems, flush toilet, or the bread maker, but have these technologies really given us... [Read more]
