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Why choose quartz worktops for your new kitchen?

February 23, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

This is a collaborative post in partnership with CRL Quartz. Are you planning on updating your kitchen?  It’s a major home project that lots of us would love to tackle, and when you do decide to take the plunge, you naturally want to get it right first time. When it comes to choosing a new kitchen, worktops are definitely a key element to prioritise. As well as performing a crucial role in your kitchen, worktops can add real wow ...

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Filed Under: Kitchen & Dining Tagged With: Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Kitchen, kitchen design, Kitchen worktops, Quartz worktops

How to add character to any room with flowers

February 5, 2021 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Flowers are an easy way to brighten a place up, and they can quickly create a welcoming and warm atmosphere. If you use them in the right way, a floral arrangement can also add character to any room. We all love to use flowers to create a 'look' in venues for important events, and you can use the same principle within your home. Whether you’re looking to add a bit of colour to a room, or you'd like to highlight a specific aspect, flowers are ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: cut flowers, Floral gifts, Flowers, Interior trends, Interiors, Top Tips

Tips for choosing the right mattress

November 25, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Experts agree that getting enough sleep and maintaining good sleeping habits is one of the key ways to look after your health. And that makes sense, when you think about the fact that we spend a substantial amount of our life sleeping. Most adults need around 7 to 9 hours of sleep per day, with a slight variation according to age and health. If you also read or watch TV in bed, the amount of use your mattress gets goes up even more. The ...

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Filed Under: Bedroom Tagged With: Bedroom, Home, Interiors, Mattress, Top Tips

Great ways to bring more natural light into your home

November 23, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Does your home have enough natural light?  It’s a key element to get right in interior design, and can make all the difference to how a room feels and functions. There’s a very good reason why we all enjoy natural light.  It’s a powerful mood booster, with the ability to aid production of the happy hormone, serotonin.  Natural light also helps our bodies produce vitamin D, which in turn can help to ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Bifold doors, Home, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Natural Light, roof windows, Soft furnishings, Top Tips, windows

Tips for upgrading your interior lights

November 20, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Winter is traditionally a time to give your home some wow factor with festive decorations. But you don't have to limit the changes to Christmas decor; it's also a great time to think about upgrading your interior lights. Yes, Christmas decorations have their part to play, and this year more than any other it's going to be all about the outdoor decorations. Colourful lights, twinkling characters, and even Santa Claus ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Home, home improvement, Home maintenance, Interior Design, Interiors, LED lights, Lighting

How to embrace the wall tapestry trend

November 9, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post When it comes to wall art, have you ever considered using a wall tapestry instead of a traditional print? If the answer is ‘no’, here’s why wall tapestries might be a great option for your home. What is a wall tapestry? When we talk about wall tapestries, you’d be forgiven for thinking of heavy, woven textiles decorating crumbling medieval homes.  But wall tapestries have come a long way. These days they’re a ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Home, home accessories, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Wall art, Wall tapestry

Gifts for the home and interiors lovers

November 6, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

How's your Christmas shopping going this year? Mine is off to a slow start, but working on my gift guides has definitely helped with the ideas stage! If you're shopping for a fan of all things home and interiors, this is definitely the guide for you. I've rounded up lots of great gifts for the home, so if you're struggling for inspiration it's the perfect place to start. Great gifts for the home What better place to start than with ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Christmas, Family home, Gift Guide, Gifts, Home, home accessories, Interiors

Simple ways to embrace botanical decor

November 1, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post Have you embraced the popular botanical trend in your home decor? It’s a trend that has been around for a while now - pantone even chose greenery as their colour of the year in 2017 - and it’s not hard to see why.  Bringing the outdoors into your home is a great way to add colour, texture and interest to a room, not to mention the fact that interacting with nature can have powerful psychological benefits. If you’d ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Botanical, Bringing the outdoors inside, Decor, decorating, Family home, Home, home accessories, Interior trends, Interiors, wall stickers

Practical alternatives to wood flooring

October 20, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post There’s no denying the appeal of real wood flooring; solid oak boards have a timeless, authentic charm. They’re ideal for traditional interiors, and they can also work surprisingly well as part of a more contemporary interior design. But hardwood floors don’t look after themselves. Not only do you have to make sure you’re cleaning your floor with a suitable cleaning agent (since using the wrong chemicals can rob the ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: Engineered wood flooring, Family home, Flooring, Home, Interior Design, Interiors, Laminate flooring, Tiles, Top Tips, Wooden flooring

How to choose the perfect wall art for your home

September 29, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post If you’re looking to add finishing touches to your home decor, wall art is a great place to start.  You can use it to complement a room’s style and colour scheme, make a statement, create a more welcoming atmosphere, and stamp your personality on your interior space.  Wall art is also easy and quick to install or change, so it’s perfect for making a big difference without blowing the budget or embarking on a major ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Gallery wall, home improvement, Interior Design, Interiors, Top Tips, Wall art

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