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How a garden room can benefit your family

July 4, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Garden rooms have grown rapidly in popularity in recent years, and are fast becoming one of the most longed-for home improvements. It's not hard to see why a garden room appeals: they're an easy way to create additional living space without a major building project, and can be used in so many ways. Innovative ways to use your garden room The possibilities are pretty much endless when it comes to uses for garden ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Family, Family home, Garden, garden room, Home, home improvement, Home working

6 English cottage décor ideas you will want to try asap

June 26, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post The pandemic has made rural life more attractive for many people in the UK, but the urge to move to the country goes back a long way. In the late Victorian period, the Industrial Revolution led many Britons to abandon cities in favour of quaint cottages situated amidst beautiful green scenery. House & Garden insists that cottage-style interiors aren’t “restricted to cottages themselves though – anyone can bring a ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: cottage, Home, home accessories, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors

How domestic self-storage can help you organise your home for your growing family

June 26, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post As your family grows, finding a place for everything in your home can be a struggle. As time goes on and our lives evolve, we tend to accumulate all sorts of things, from family memorabilia to everyday essentials we couldn’t live without. But as our lives expand, the need for extra space becomes more and more pressing. While some might be able to consider a home expansion, this is often a very costly and lengthy process, ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Family home, Home, home management, Interiors, storage, Top Tips

A guide to kitchen island spaces and sizing

June 25, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post A kitchen island can serve many functions for members of your household. As well as providing extra space for storing, preparing and cooking food, an island can also be an informal place to get together or eat as a family. If you want to add an island to a kitchen that's currently lacking one, you will need to strike a careful balance with the unit’s size. It's really important to factor in the floor space of the kitchen ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen & Dining Tagged With: Home, home improvement, Interior Design, Interiors, Kitchen, kitchen design, kitchen island

These outdoor staging tips will increase your property selling price

June 25, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Since the COVID19 pandemic, people have begun looking at outdoor living spaces through a new lens. Spending more time outside helped lots of us survive the worst waves of the pandemic and all those weeks of lockdown, and now it’s become a habit that many people want to stick with. When looking for a new home, most buyers want somewhere with outdoor space that they can make the most of. They are looking for a home where ...

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Filed Under: Garden Tips Tagged With: Garden, Home, kerb appeal, outdoor entertaining, outdoor lighting, outdoor living, Selling your house, water feature

Flexispot standing desk review

June 17, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with FlexiSpot If you work from home, or have kids who need to study, you’ve probably got a desk somewhere in the house.  More of us are working from home than ever before, and when you squeeze a home office into an existing room layout it isn’t always easy to create a comfortable desk area. I work from home, and spend several hours a day sitting at my desk.  I try to take regular breaks ...

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Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Desk, Health, Home, Home office, Home working, Reviews, Working from home

Can a professional cleaning service help to reduce stress?

June 13, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Stress is an area of mental health that affects pretty much everyone at some point. In recent years we've seen a shift towards discussing mental wellness more openly, and this is definitely a positive move towards helping us all to manage stressful situations. The workplace, family issues, and finances can all play a role in causing stress levels to rise. According to a study by the Mental Health Foundation, 74% of UK ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Cleaning, Home, Home maintenance, mental health, Stress

Will hydrogen boilers be the future of home heating?

June 7, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Hydrogen is fast becoming a popular solution to our greenhouse gas problems. Once it can be harnessed cheaply, it should pave the way to a greener future. The UK government is committed to meeting its carbon neutral goal. Because natural gas is a major contributor, it is likely that low-carbon alternatives such as hydrogen will replace it over the coming years. A hydrogen ready boiler's major advantage is that it can ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Boiler, Eco-friendly, heating, Home, hydrogen boiler

Home interior design styles to consider for 2022

May 24, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post When it comes to home interior design styles, there are so many to choose from that it can be hard to stay dedicated to one specific look. Style is personal, and it's important to choose something that you'll not only love, but that expresses who you are. The good thing about the amount of choice nowadays is that there's something for everyone; it's just a matter of finding what suits you and your aesthetic vision the ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Home, home accessories, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Top Tips

6 tips on how to furnish and decorate a new kitchen

May 24, 2022 by Catherine Leave a Comment

When you move into a new home, one of the first things you'll want to do is make it feel like your own. This is especially true when it comes to the kitchen; after all, it's the heart of the home. If you're starting from scratch with a new kitchen, or just want to give it a makeover, here are six tips to help you furnish and decorate it to suit your style and needs. 1. New water filtration system If you're not happy with the taste or ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen & Dining Tagged With: Home, home accessories, home improvement, Interior Design, Interiors, Kitchen, kitchen design, Top Tips

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