Decided to purchase a new set of bi-folding doors for your home? This guest post outlines a few important things you need to consider before parting with your cash. Bi-folding doors are perfect for both small and large properties, regardless of whether they’re traditional or contemporary. They’re also ideal for opening up your home to plenty of natural night, bringing the outside world in and providing easy access to your garden. However, it’s ...
Is vinyl flooring a good choice for family homes?
A new year often gets us planning lots of new projects for our homes: what’s on your list for 2018? We’re planning a big kitchen renovation and a new look for our lounge, and both of those projects will involve a flooring re-think. With two kids and a pet cat, the flooring we choose will most definitely need to cope with busy family life; think muddy paws and wellies, heavy traffic and indoor football, and you get the picture! Having ...
How to increase your home’s kerb appeal
As the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression - and that’s just as true of homes as it is of people! We form an opinion of a property within the first few seconds of seeing it, so the impression your home makes from the kerb plays a crucial role in that process for visitors and potential buyers. So how do we get that all-important first impression right? There are lots of things you can do to enhance your home’s kerb ...
The best flooring for a family home
When you decide to replace the flooring in your home, one of the biggest decisions is choosing the right option for the room in question. With so many flooring types available, getting it right first time can feel a little daunting. This guest post covers flooring recommendations for each room in a typical family home. Kitchen & Bathroom Possibly the most difficult rooms to decide on in your home are the kitchen and bathroom. These rooms ...
How to Transform Your Garage into a Usable Living Space
If you have a garage on your property, chances are at some point you've had high hopes of it being solely a safe space to store the car, or a beautifully organised storage area for your gardening tools and outdoor equipment. In reality, I bet a lot of us have garages that have become a dumping site for all manner of possessions: things like unused furniture, spontaneous purchases we've never used, projects in progress, abandoned exercise ...
Using Clever Storage for a Better, Smarter Family Home
Feeling overwhelmed by clutter? Today's guest post is full of clever storage tips to help you get it under control - enjoy! Keeping the house tidy is a never-ending challenge, especially when there are kids about. It doesn’t matter whether they’re toddlers or teens, they seem to have an inbuilt ability to leave a trail of chaos. If you’re forever picking up after the family, there are ways to make storage work harder. Create Activity ...
Five ways to brighten up your home for Autumn
Today's guest post explores easy ways to embrace autumn in your home. Enjoy! Autumn is one of the most amazing seasons of the year, and the perfect time to spruce up your home. With the nights drawing in earlier and it getting much colder outside, making your home a cosy sanctuary away from the cold weather is essential. There are so many things you can do to brighten up your home, here are a few to get you feeling inspired. Pile on the ...