homewares
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How to Protect & Clean Leather Sofas
Leather sofas can be an incredible centre piece for your living room: they add an irresistible element of luxury to any environment. However, they also require specialist attention to retain their smooth and stylish shine. But taking care of leather sofas doesn’t have to be difficult. Follow our quick guide to keep your leather fresh. Keep out of direct sunlight Sunlight can cause leather to dry out and fade. To protect leather sofas, it’s best to position them away from the windows so they are not exposed to direct sunlight. Alternatively, cover them when not in use. Wipe with a dry cloth The best way to keep leather sofas clean…
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Are you ready for an allotment?
The BBC’s Big Allotment Challenge might not have quite reached the same dizzying height of popularity as The British Bake Off but it did manage to land a second series, showing we Brits have an appetite for gardening as well as cakes and biscuits. Those who are not blessed with large lawns need to seek space for seeds and saplings where they can. According to the Guardian, an increasing number of city dwellers are using alternative methods such as vertical growing to ensure they can still get their gardening fix. They coined the phrase rurbanite for the hip young things who are going green-fingered on their apartment balconies but there…
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King & McGaw – Easyart gets a new name!
In February I did a post about the amazing range of images and art prints that are available at Easyart. (You can check out that post here.) Since then, Easyart has had a name change and is now known as King & McGaw, but the fabulous quality and range is still the same and comes highly recommended by Fashion-Mommy. I was recently sent a beautiful print that is now taking pride of place in my living room, and I have to say that the all round service by King McGaw makes them very easy to recommend. For me personally, one of the main things I worry about when ordering a…
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Update that Kitchen with Lilly Loray
In fashion, when we can’t afford to buy a complete new outfit, we try an update with accessories instead. A little black dress can be transformed just by adding a statement necklace, or a coloured cardigan, or a jaunty scarf. It is much the same when we come to looking at rooms in our homes. We may not be able to completely redecorate, but we can update and revamp by selecting some choice new accessories. A great place to look if you want to add colour and pattern to your kitchen is the Lilly Loray website. Lilly Loray is concerned with textiles, namely textiles for the kitchen, although the beautiful…
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Maximising your bedroom space
It is a common problem. You have the wardrobe of Carrie Bradshaw and more shoes than Imelda Marcos, but your bedroom is, let’s be honest, small, and your storage space is limited. For many of us, this is a reality we face in our own homes, with overflowing closets and drawers, and our things left on chairs, and just stuffed under the bed. But it does not have to be this way. The space we have can be utilised to its maximum capacity, no matter how small, by choosing fitted wardrobes and bedroom furniture. Urban Wardrobes is London’s Number one provider of sliding door wardrobes, and has a range of…
