home and interiors
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Delivery Made Easy With Shiply
It’s an age old problem. You see a piece of furniture that you love on eBay. It will be perfect for your home, and the price is just right too. But then you look at the listing and see the words that strike dread into your heart “collection only.” You have no way of collecting the item, no access to a van and truck that would help you, and so the item slips from your hands. Fortunately, this does not have to be the case. With the rise of the selling of furniture on eBay, on Facebook selling pages, and through auction sites and house clearance sites, there is a…
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Muddy Boots Storage With Vintage Apple Crates
One of the negative point people often mention when they are talking about storage solutions is how unattractive it can be. Go to Ikea and you will find acres and acres of plastic boxes that work well but look pretty horrible if we are being honest. If only there was some way to make storage more attractive. Vintage Apple Crates do just that. Using sourced genuine vintage apple crates that have been sanded down, the sturdy and roomy crates are perfect for storing a range of objects. They have a gorgeous rustic look that will appeal to lovers of vintage and retro styling, but as they have also been upcycled,…
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Sprucing Up Your Home For The New Year
Ok, you’ve done the run-up to Christmas, the actual Christmas bit, the run-up to New Year and the actual New Year. You could be forgiven for feeling a little jaded. But those New Year’s resolutions really aren’t going to happen unless you do something constructive about them. Well, one way of making a difference – and it doesn’t have to be a resolution, just something you really want to do – is giving your home a makeover and adding a whole range of new styles to spruce it all up. It’s not that difficult and you don’t have to spend a fortune, especially if there has been the odd maxed…
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Open Or Broken-Plan? A New Design Trend
Multi-functional rooms have been popular for a long time, they allow you to use your space in a way that suits you, and this seems to be a practical option that appeals. Many of these rooms are open plan. However, once we have opened up our homes from many small rooms to one big one, this can cause problems. One room zoned into specific areas for cooking, dining and relaxing appears to be a dream, but is the reality somewhat different? Together with Harvey Jones, fitters of bespoke fitted kitchens, lets take a look at this new kitchen trend. Living in open-plan spaces When leading a sociable lifestyle, entertaining guests…
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Homes And Interiors: Alternatives To Carpet
Excuse the pun, but where do you stand when it comes to carpet in the home? Do you still have it in your living room, or, like me, is it now banished to bedrooms only? (Please don’t say you have it in your bathroom, perish the thought.) In the 60s, 70s and 80s carpet was a status symbol as well as a key home furnishing, with a thick shagpile being the height of luxury, something to sink your feet into. But now there are many different kinds of flooring that are more suited to 21st century living, where we want the practicality of a floor that is easy to clean,…
