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Irish Homeware Must-Haves
Your home is your sanctuary. Your place to retreat and relax after a long day at work. Your shelter during long Irish winters and where you spend precious time with the ones you love. Decorating is how we make a place our own and turn a house into a home. Creating spaces that fit our lifestyles and needs. Adding finishing touches that bring us joy and comfort. Here at the Aran Sweater Market we have put together our top Irish homeware must-haves for your home. Irish Sheepskin Rugs Natural sheepskin rugs have adorned the hearths of many homes for generations. But did you know they are also thought to…
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3 Interior Design Mistakes You Don’t Want To Make
Interior design can be both easy and satisfying if you approach it the right way, but it doesn’t take much to turn it into one long, expensive, stress-fest. Good interior design takes a keen and knowledgeable eye, a lot of planning, and for most of us, some shrewd budgeting decisions. If you’re about to start a big home makeover to create your dream home, here are three common interior design mistakes that you need to avoid… Forgetting About Scale Credit: Pixabay One crucial element of interior design that almost every newbie tends to overlook is scaling. When you enter a well-designed room, it should be a tasteful mesh of different…
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Traditional Toys From Jaques of London
As a child of the 1970’s, I guess I always believe that toys were so much better then. Traditional toys made of wood always seemed like they were built to last, not like the bits of plastic that are commonplace today. Toys then were made to be used a lot, to be loved a lot, but also, we we had grown out of them, they got passed on to siblings and still seemed as good as new. It would be hard to think of doing that with any toys that you are able to buy today. Or would it? There is still a brand that appreciates the beauty of good,…
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Reviewed – Horrible Histories Barmy Britons
When it comes to history, kids are most enthralled with the gory stuff. They want the Black Death, Guy Fawkes, Burke and Hare, the hangings, the highwaymen, basically anything that looks and sounds like hell. The new Horrible Histories show that opened at The Alexandra theatre, Birmingham, last night, has all this and more, as the very talented duo Morgan Philpott and Jack Ballard put the gruesome into twosome and bought history to life with plenty of laughter and songs that totally entertained the whole audience. This is a brilliant two man show that takes a walk through British history, from ancient times up to Queen Victoria, but also manages…
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Stylish Films: House of Gucci
Let’s be honest, a film starring the glorious Lady Gaga about the fall of the family behind the iconic, historic Gucci label, was never going to be anything other than super Stylish, but House of Gucci surpasses even my wildest expectations. The story of the events leading up to the murder of Maurizio Gucci, organised by his wife Patrizia, is a wild, eye popping tale of a family imploding and destroying itself in a quest to control the Gucci name and brand. It is a brilliant film that you just cant take your eyes off, and proves once again that Gaga is queen. Fashion plays a major part in this…
