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Six easy ways to revive your home

September 3, 2020 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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Collaborative post Is your home starting to show its age?  Time and money might be short, but that doesn’t mean you can’t make some simple changes to revive your home and add value. If your home is in need of a makeover, here are six easy ways to get it back into shape. Paint it One obvious way to rejuvenate your home is to give the exterior a paint job.  Think about your walls, window frames, doors, fences and ...

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Filed Under: Family Home Tagged With: bathroom, Bedroom, decorating, Flooring, Home, home improvement, Home maintenance, Home renovation, Kitchen, Living Room, Top Tips

How to style a living room from scratch

February 6, 2020 by Catherine 1 Comment

Collaborative post Moving into an unfurnished home can be a little daunting - especially if you're making the move from rented to owned and have been used to furnished properties. With most rooms demanding that you make lots of furniture and accessories decisions, it can be hard knowing where to start. Your first priority will obviously be the essentials: beds, basic kitchen equipment, bathroom supplies etc. Once you're up and running ...

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Filed Under: Living Room Tagged With: Flooring, Furniture, Interiors, Living Room, Natural Light, storage

6 easy ways to revamp your living room

October 25, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Collaborative post With autumn in full swing and the clocks going back, chances are you’re spending more time indoors.  Combine this with the fact that Christmas isn’t far off, and it’s no wonder we often feel the need to smarten up our homes at this time of year. We’re almost at the end of a big living room revamp, which has involved re-plastering, coving repair, a new fire, redecorating and a new carpet.  It’s been a pretty ...

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Filed Under: Living Room Tagged With: decorating, Flooring, Furniture, Houseplants, Interior Design, Interior trends, Interiors, Living Room, Lounge, Painting, Wall art

How to Create a Multi-purpose Living Room

March 15, 2019 by Catherine Leave a Comment

Creating a home that suits the whole family can feel like a tough job, particularly if your main living areas need to fulfil more than one function. One person’s style is another person’s pet hate, so creating a homely environment that’s well-balanced to everyone’s quirks can be a challenge. But it can be done! One way to tailor your space to suit the whole family is to create a multi-purpose living room. Get this room right, and it will be ...

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Filed Under: Living Room Tagged With: Family home, Furniture, Home, Living Room, Top Tips

The best flooring for a family home

October 31, 2017 by Catherine Leave a Comment

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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 ...

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Filed Under: Interior Design Tips Tagged With: Bedroom, Dining room, Family, Flooring, Home, Interiors, Kitchen, Living Room, Top Tips

Revamp your space with Greenery: pantone colour of the year 2017

February 3, 2017 by Catherine 11 Comments

Revamp your living space using Greenery, the Pantone colour of the year for 2017. Check out my top picks for bringing this versatile colour into your home.

What’s your favourite colour? That’s a question I get asked a lot at the moment; Lily is very into colouring right now, and seeks my opinion on pretty much a daily basis.  My answer is always green, followed by her current favourite in second place to keep her happy! I’ve always loved the colour green.  I suppose when I think about it, that’s probably a big part of why I love gardening and plants so much; it gives me a chance to submerge myself ...

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Filed Under: Product Showcase Tagged With: Cushion, Green, Greenery, Home, home accessories, Inspiration, Interiors, Lamp, Lighting, Living Room, Lounge, Mood board, Pantone, Plants, Rug, Sofa, Soft furnishings, Table, Top Tips, Vase, Wall art

Living Room Inspiration

August 24, 2016 by Catherine 6 Comments

fishpools living room mood board

I’m a complete sucker for dreaming about and planning my perfect home.  Since moving into our house, we’ve extended twice and decorated every single room at least once, and we’re by no means ‘finished’.  As the kids get older, we’ll carry on updating and rethinking our indoor space to suit the changing needs of the whole family. When it comes to interiors, I get my inspiration from magazines, online retailers and a good dose of Pinterest ...

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Filed Under: Living Room Tagged With: design, Family, Furniture, Home, home accessories, Inspiration, Interiors, Lighting, Living Room, Sofa, Soft furnishings, storage, Top Tips

Hi, I’m Catherine. Welcome to Growing Family, a top UK home & garden blog sharing ideas, inspiration and tips for making the most of busy family life, indoors and out.
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