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Decor is most certainly a very personal matter. One familys clean and neutral wall is another family’s terrifyingly boring space. So thought must be given to what can be added to make that personal mark on the room, Of course, there is the old trick of adding scatter cushions on the sofas, this is […]
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This is now springtide – just running up to Easter is exactly the time for looking at decorating, of course! It is a well known fact that more people pick up paint charts and tile samples near Easter than at any other time of the year because the longer days and brighter weather seems to […]
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Oak furniture is something to aspire to. For years it was thought that the out of town scandinavian home furnishing emporiums was the only way to fill your new abode. Their catalogues were at one time the most desired coffee table tomes – every cheese and wine function would include discussions aout the billy book […]
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In the old house we bought as my first property investment, there was a fantastically long galley kitchen and I distinctly recall the decor was firmly entenched in the 1920s phase of its life. To say it had been crying out for some interior care is an understatement. There must have been 2 or […]
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It can be pretty daunting to start looking after a home when you’ve only just moved in. If you’re a first time buyer there are so many things to have to think about. Paying that mortgage, building insurance, contents insurance, community charge and utilities to name just the essentials. It canbe rather bewildering at first […]
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We 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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It’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 […]