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READ MOREWe do have to take great care of our furniture and interior furnishings. It’s so easy for something to get spilt on that nice comfy sofa – maybe someone was having a sneaky cuppa soup and half of it landed down the side of the cushion . . . Or n the pouffe, that half […]
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READ MOREThe winter approaches quite quickly after the end of those glorious summer holidays. When making the most of these pleasures, it’s quite clean outside – there’s usually not much mud or mucky stuff about. But once winter approaches we have constant rain and damp atmosphere which comes into the house on coats, shoes, boots etc. […]
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READ MOREIt’s funny how certain colours stay in fashion and others come and go. For some reason grey, in all its shades has been the top selling colour for all things connected with decorating and furnishing the family home for quite a few years. I personally find this colour very drab and depressing – hardly any […]
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I was recently treated to an afternoon tea at a tiny tea shop in the nearest big town we have. I had been told it’s vintage and that’s reflected in the furniture and decor. My chum was absolutely right – the chairs and tables were small and just the size they would have been back […]
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Taking care of furniture is something that either comes naturally in nurturing sort of way, or it doesn’t! But care for it we must otherwise the fabrics become matted with grime and have that unpleasant odour and sticky feel. Tables and other wooden furniture always resp9ond well to a good dusting and the occasional application […]
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It’s absolutely amazing just how grubby I manage to make the doors and surfaces of my house – I do wash my hands, very frequently in fact, but I also use lots of body and hand lotion because I have sensitive, very dry skin. These products stay on the hands and eveyr time I open […]
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When the country has been in the throes of major global upheaval it can be very unsettling at all levels of family life. for some reason we feel at a loss as to how to go forward and those annual jobs we’are so used to tackling have tended to take on a different emphasis. I […]
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After being shut away in our houses for weeks at a time, through pandemic and other disasters, there’s nothing more refreshing than opening up the windows and doors for hours and a time and really giving the house a good blow through. We are currently bein reminded in fact that to clear our homes of […]
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READ MOREThere’s a property up the road that houses a really impressive collection of furnishings and furniture. The owners are used to the best of everything and this is definitely reflected in their style of decor. Top notch curtaining with pelmets and swags. Small chandeliers in the main rooms. Whereas I have the modern style of […]
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I have been amazed how grubby I can manage to make my house if I’m lazy and don’t carry out my regular housework and cleaning routines. I was always feel thrilled when visiting my grandmama’s immaculate bungalow. Somehow, it mattered not what time of day or week we called, the red tiles on her doorstep […]