home and interiors
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Introducing ‘Stick Em Up’ stickers for the home
When it comes to decorating our homes, it has to be said that it can be a very expensive business. Wallpaper is costly and many of us actually prefer the blank canvas that painted walls can provide, we can then add our own decoration and adornment. But blank walls can also be rather dull, particularly when they are in a child’s room. That is why I love the idea behind Stick Em Up, a company who are all about fun and interesting wall stickers that will create a theme for any room. Stick Em Up are based in my neck of the woods (Wolverhampton to be precise) and have a…
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End January with a Cocktail Hour
cocktail hour noun 1. the interval before the evening meal during which cocktails and other alcoholic beverages are often served. I think we need to bring back cocktail hour this January. As a month, it is always miserable, containing the most miserable day of the year. This particular January has been cold, cold enough to want to stay in and hibernate until at least mid March. So what better way to brighten up the month than by bringing back the most glamorous hour of the day, one which tastes delicious, and can, if you so wish, be attended in your pjs. Let’s bring back cocktail hour. I have only…
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Home Security Pointers for 2017
Christmas was a shocking time when it came to home security. Two very good friends were both burgled just before the Christmas, in one instance a garage where Christmas presents had been stored was broken into, with all the presents, including expensive go karts and bicycles. In the second instance, burglars entered a home through a kitchen window and took car keys, laptops, mobile phones and gifts. It is hard to believe that anyone could be so cruel as to do this to a family, and especially at that time of year, but it is proof that now, more than ever, we need to look very carefully at our home…
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Creating a comfy festive bedroom
[affilinet_performance_ad size=468×60] At this time of year, as the days are cold and we are heading towards the shortest day of the year, a cosy, comfortable, festive bedroom sounds like the perfect sanctuary. A bedroom should always be a refuge from the outside world – a boudoir as well as just a place to sleep, but on those coldest of Wintry nights it also becomes the place we can’t wait to get back to, cuddled up with our loved ones because baby, it really is cold outside. This year there are just so many lovely touches that can be used to add a few festive touches to our bedrooms, but,…
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Pebble Grey: Bathroom Mirrors with lights
A well designed bathroom will always need a good mirror, one that works well for shaving, applying make up, looking carefully at skin and pores, and even checking out those skin blemishes and problems in finer detail. A good quality mirror must also be able to magnify the face and skin so that when you leave the house, you really feel like you look the best you possibly can. Pebble Grey is a company that creates stylish and unusual bathroom mirrors with lights. These range from mirrors suitable for putting on the wall, to magnifying shaving mirrors that can also be portable. I was recently sent the Sara LED Magnifying…
