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Interior Design Trends For 2018 – What Did People Really Think?
It has often been said that an Englishman’s home is his castle, but whilst we may think that of the building itself, it seems we old very different ideas when it comes to how we choose to decorate our castle. 2018 has seen a whole raft of interior design ideas that have been influenced by the past, by television and film., even by our Summer holidays. But the opinions about these kinds of designs seem to vary greatly according to where we live. Chapel Interiors who create beautiful wall coverings and paint, carried out an interior taste survey. They questioned 1,250 people on the year’s top interior design trends, including…
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Christmas Gift Ideas From Tigerparrot
Has your child wrote their letter to Santa yet? Or their Christmas list? If the answer is yes you might be despairing about the amount of technology on it, or the cost of some of the items. But don’t despair. While it may be true that our kids are far more technologically advanced than we were, the truth is they still like to play, and traditional style toys and crafts that were made to last are still very popular. Tigerparrot is a one stop children’s shop, and should certainly be on your list if you are looking for gifts for children this Christmas. It brings together the best baby and…
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Christmas Traditions: From Movies to Chocolate Advent Calendars
Christmas is most definitely coming, the Christmas markets are up and running, some people already have their tree up, and with Black Friday almost upon us there will be the rush to grab those present bargains. We are now just 9 days away from enjoying those Chocolate advent calendars. It’s definitely beginning to look a lot like Christmas. But where did some of our best loved traditions come from? Advent Calendars Everyone loves to open those little windows of an advent calendar, revealing what is hiding behind, but did you know that advent calendars actually date back to the 19th Century, and are German in origin. The original calendars were…
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Christmas Gifts For Footie Lovers
Football, the beautiful game and the national obsession. Today’s gift guide is dedicated to football, with some fabulous gift ideas that you could choose if you can’t actually get tickets to the big game (which is WBA v Aston Villa on the 7th December in case you were wondering.) This guide has gifts for football fans of all ages and some personalised options that will put a smile on the face of any football fan. A Football Team History Book From In The Book In The Book sells a wide range of personalised books for both adults and children. For football lovers it has a beautiful hardback personalised football book…
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Stylish Television – Little Drummer Girl
Sometimes you watch a series because it is must see television. Sometimes you watch a programme because everyone is talking about it. And sometimes you watch a programme because you are totally obsessed with the leading ladies wardrobe. Little Drummer Girl, currently showing on the BBC on Sunday evenings, is definitely in the final category. It hasn’t totally gripped me, although it is interesting and watchable, but leading lady Florence Pugh as actress turned secret agent Charlie has the most covetable wardrobe currently see on television. Little Drummer Girl is based on a John Le Carre novel and is set in 1979. It is filmed in a very 1970s style…
