home and interiors
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A guide to choosing a new sofa
It seems so simple to say you are going to get a new sofa. A simple matter of choosing something you like, ordering it and then sitting back and relaxing until it comes. Well, as someone who once made a mistake with the sofa that I ordered, and then had to cancel and choose again, I can say that it is not as easy as all that. There are things to consider to make sure the choice is one that suits your house, and suits your family, and will last you for some years. Things to consider when choosing a sofa Style. When you choose a new sofa it needs…
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Building your own dream home
Whether you are trying to get onto the property ladder for the first time, or are looking to move to a bigger home as your family expands, or even thinking of downsizing as the children grow up and move out, we all have a dream house in our heads. The difference is that, these days, many people make their dream home a reality. This can be in building a home from scratch, or renovating a property, often one that was not always a habitable dwelling. There are things to consider if you go down the creating or renovating route. You need to find that perfect plot or building, you need…
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A Cosy Home For Christmas
I am a real sucker for the Channel 5 Christmas B movies, the sort that star people like Hayley Duff and Nicolette Sheridan and are set in places where they have crisp, deep snow, acres of Christmas lights and the biggest trees you ever did see. I’ve always loved these films and I think part of the reason for this is to do with the places where the characters live. They always exude cosy ‘Christmasness’, with roaring fires, huge sofa, windows with shutters, cosy rugs and festive/alpine touches. If this is your idea of decor heaven, read on to find how you can add your own cosy touches to your…
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Why Choose Wood Flooring?
From the 1980’s on wards, we saw a rise in the popularity of laminate flooring for our homes.People, especially those with young families, began to look at different options rather than traditional carpet, realising that wooden style floors could look stylish, but were also practical and easy to clean, especially for people with young children and pets. Today we seemed to have moved on even further, with the artificial looking laminate floors losing favour. We now want our floors to have the naturalistic beauty and solid feel of hard wood flooring, knowing that this will not only be a stylish option, but will also be hard wearing and, again that…
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An Old World Feel in Your Living Space
Do you watch shows like “Downton Abbey” or travel to Europe and yearn for that Old World feel in your living space? When most people think of the Old World, they hark back to the 17th to 19th Centuries, when parlours and great rooms were quite different from the living rooms of today. Here are six tips for creating an Old World atmosphere in your home by using carefully selected antique furniture that you can find quite easily at antiques fairs and other establishments, along with a few key facts about days past. Look at getting a wooden floor If you are opting for an olde world style, that carpet just…
