home and interiors
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Stylish Gardens – Hints and Tips
With the coming of May, your thoughts are probably turning to your garden, and all the time you will be able to spend in it as the weather improves. Whatever the size of your garden, it can be a beautiful space which you can enjoy with your family, and whether you decide to tackle this yourself, or if the project is too big so you get some professional landscaping help, the lovely weather that we have been promised for this Bank Holiday weekend makes this the perfect time to get in the garden. If you are struggling to decide what to do with your garden, follow a few of the…
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The average cost of a kitchen per region
House prices vary hugely across the UK by region, but are renovation prices also affected? The cost of a kitchen differs widely throughout the UK. From disposable income and the size of a home to the size of a kitchen and the extravagance of appliances, the budget and subsequent cost of a kitchen renovation can range from hundreds to thousands of pounds. But what about the region? Does that also affect kitchen prices? According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), in 2015, Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham was the local area with the highest gross disposable household income (GDHI) per head (£52,298), more than two and a…
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Organising Your Home, Office And Life
In our current busy and overcrowded lives, we are often forced to organise ourselves in order to multi task. For Mom’s and dad’s this can be even more difficult, as not only do we have to organise and plan our own lives, but we need to look after the lives and social calendars of our children too. Juggling work, family and leisure can be exhausting – in an average week my child will have after school clubs, football matches and training, as well as spelling tests that have to be revised for, whilst I am trying to manage deadlines, remember important dates and birthdays, and currently cope with hospital and…
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Interiors Focus: Wall Art
A home with lots of bare walls is a home without a soul. Images added to your walls show your personality, your style and tell something about your life. You can purchase attractive prints from pretty much anywhere these days, but, in my opinion, the most attractive form of wall art are prints and canvases that are produced using your own photographs, making you the creator and controller of your own art. Photo Canvas Prints are a big story in home decor these days, especially as, with the advent of smart phones and digital cameras, we no longer need to invest in lots of high range, technical photography equipment in…
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Choosing Window Shutters For Your Home
A recent trend when it comes to home decor has been the rise in popularity of the window shutter. Window shutters have long been popular in European homes, which may be why many of us think of Swiss style, chocolate box houses when we think of windows with shutters. But the reality is that this is just one style, and rather a cliched one at that (albeit very pretty.) Window shutters now come in many different variations and styles, and can suit the look and decor of most homes. Style So why have they become so popular? I think firstly we have to look at the aesthetic value – shutters…
