Home interiors and gardening
Home is a place where we love, laugh, rest, play and increasingly work too after the global pandemic. Top advice on making your home beautiful and practical for your particular needs as an individual or family unit. Includes luxury and more affordable options.
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Spruce Up Your Home Before Winter: A Guide
Before the worst of the winter hits, you must spruce up your home and your backyard, as you might not be able to complete some major home renovations in poor weather conditions. Therefore, here are some of the steps that you should take to ensure that your home is welcoming throughout the winter months and that it is ready for spring as soon as the snow melts once more. · Clean and Grout Your Outdoor Areas Over the summer, you will likely have used the outdoor areas of your home more, and this can leave them looking a little worse for wear. To ensure that they are not unusable next…
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How to Create a Beautiful Space with a Small Garden
Having a garden is a luxury, especially if you live in the city. So, if you have been lucky to grab a property with a tiny garden space in the middle of the urban jungle, you will want to make the most of it. Here are some top tips for creating a beautiful garden when you are short on space. Couleur from Pixabay Weed Control One of the things that can make a garden look awful is weeds. The problem is, in a tiny garden, the weeds will look worst than usual in a small space. Weed control needs to be at the top of your list when it comes…
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5 Reasons to get a loft extention
I have always fancied doing a loft extension. It’s the sloping walls and the idea of a sanctuary to relax in that really appeal to me. I have seen some where you have space for your boudoir, your office and your sitting room too. How wonderful! I have also had the occasional luxury hotel stay where I have indulged in a room up in the loft with stunning views. However, loft conversions cost time and money so you need to be absolutely sure it is worth the investment. Here are 5 reasons to get a loft extension. Avoiding planning permission Unlike when you build out from your property to create …
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Choosing kitchen worktops for your home
In the last few years, it feels like I have changed home far too many times. Job losses and relocations to find work or a better lifestyle were necessary but ultimately exhausting. When looking for places to rent, it is always the kitchen that matters most to me. I am very much a kitchen is the heart of the home type of woman. I like to see it as a place to make memories preferably surrounded by family and great food. Do you get excited when seeing or planning a new kitchen? In this post, I am going to talk about choosing kitchen worktops for your home. Choosing kitchen worktops…
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5 Ways To Make The Most Of A Small Bedroom Space
pexels It can be challenging to make the most of a small bedroom, if you add too many decor items everything looks cluttered. On the other hand, a lack of decoration can leave a small room looking dull. Luckily, there are lots of ways that you can make a smaller bedroom feel bigger. To start making improvements today, try a few of these ideas. 1 . Space Saving Furniture To make the most of a small bedroom it’s important to choose space-saving furniture items. Whether it’s your free standing wardrobes or your bedside cabinet, choose items that are small, functional, and with maximum storage space. Here are a few…
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Outside Is The New Indoors: Making More Of Your Garden
We have all just had a crazy year, and because of that it has meant that many of us have stayed at home and isolated away from loved ones, friends and family. However, with the easing of the restrictions in many cases, socialising is now an option once again. Socialising outside, in gardens at home can be an easy way to spend time with family and friends while still remaining safe. So how can you make the most of your garden? Here are a few suggestions to help you get started. Image source – pixabay – cco license Make the space a usable area One of the first things to…
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10 Ways To Transform Your Garden
Photo by Mike from Pexels Sometimes we focus more on the inside of our home over the outside, leaving our gardens looking tired and neglected. You want your garden to feel inviting and a place to enjoy those summer evenings. We have found ten ways that you can upgrade your garden from gloomy to show-stopping using simple measures from hammocks to lighting. Go minimal When deciding to upgrade your garden, you need first to determine whether you want a more minimal low maintenance garden or whether you have a green thumb and would like to be able to tend to your garden. If you have a smaller garden, we recommend…
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A Guide To Safely Moving Antique Furniture
While moving house is stressful enough, if you are the proud owner of valuable antiques, that can take your stress to a whole new level. Many fine antique furniture items are bulky and heavy, which means you need to pack the item and transport it very carefully. Here are a few tips for packing and transporting antiques to ensure a safe trip Image Source: Feepik Choose an Experienced Removalist Fortunately, if you search online, there are specialist furniture movers on the Gold Coast to rely on when transporting valuable antiques. Plus, they would be fully insured for transporting such expensive items, which is essential. Corners of heavy furniture are especially…
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How to Choose the Best Artwork for Your Home
Displaying artwork can instantly bring life to your home by adding pops of colour, making a statement, or expressing your interests. However, if you’re new to the art-buying world, it can be tricky knowing what to look for and where to find exquisite pieces. There are a few stylistic and practical considerations to keep in mind when looking for art to suit your interiors, but you don’t need to be an art connoisseur. Here are a few simple steps to follow when buying art for your home. Location The surrounding interiors can hugely influence your choice of art so first; you need to choose a room to host the artwork.…
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Outdoor lighting tips to protect your home this winter
Like it or not, there can be no doubting that we’re now firmly into the colder and wetter months of the year. Indeed, you might well already be returning to your home after work each evening in darkness, which raises another question: are you doing enough to adequately protect your home from the threat of intrusion and burglary? For more than three quarters (79%) of us, according to research cited by House Beautiful, the answer to that question is “no”. The good news, though, is that there are quite a lot of both straightforward and inexpensive ways to enhance the security of your abode at this time of year. Even…
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5 Lawn Maintenance Services You Should Definitely Consider
If you own a lawn, you must care for the grass, soil, plants and other elements present on the land. Regular lawn care is important if you want a healthy outdoor space that you are already blessed with. With regular maintenance, you not only can enjoy the freshness outside, but also stay at bay from huge expenses that would go into repairing the space. When you have a beautiful and healthy lawn, you can also conduct several fun activities with your friends and family. What Includes in Lawn Maintenance Service? You can come across a host of services when it comes to lawn maintenance. Right from trimming the grass and…
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Stunning See-Through Electric Fireplaces
Lots of people think about investing in an electric fireplace for their homes. Very few, however, consider the impact a see-through electric fireplace can have. These fireplaces provide more bang for your buck. Plus, they are perfect to wow your guests and add some serious class to your space. Basic Information Electric fireplaces offer a fireside ambiance without any of the hassle. They don’t require any cleanup, and your fire is just a push of a button away. Most of the time, the buttons will be on a remote control so you can control your fire from the comfort of your couch. Electric fireplaces offer a heat output that can…
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How Colorful Flowers Important for leading a better lifestyle?
It makes us feel beautiful when we adorn it. It makes us feel loved when someone gifts it to us. It makes us a calmer version of ourselves just with its aroma and natural beauty. It makes our heart bloom into happiness seeing the symbolism it conveys. It is none other than god’s greatest piece of craftsmanship – colourful flowers. Being our rainbow in someone else’s cloud to make one of the classic gifts for centuries, flowers are a blessing in disguise. To honour someone or to appreciate someone’s existence in our lives to convey our condolences on someone’s loss, flowers do it all on behalf of us. Red roses…
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Find the Perfect Home Designs for You
Your home is part of you, and its design is a way for you to express yourself. Do your walls show off your unique personality? Is your sofa as comfortable as the air you give off? You may find that your home doesn’t represent who you are, so your next challenge is to figure out how you want your home to look. This can be as much of an uphill mountain as actually getting the redecorating work done. Here are tips on how to discover the perfect home designs for you. Think About What You Already Own When thinking of designs, it’s important to take into account the items that…
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What is veganic gardening? The rise of the vegan gardener
“Veganic” stands for vegan and organic, and it is the new trend taking organic gardening to the next level. To date, organic gardening has been widely accepted as the superior form of gardening. Organic produce is often preferred to normal produce, and of course comes with a price tag. However, with the new generation of vegans, the rise of the vegan gardener is growing across the UK, US and Australia. Organic gardening involves growing produce without synthetic chemicals, pesticides and growth stimulants. Veganic gardening is the next level of organic gardening by also minimising the use of animal parts and animal by-products in the soil. The vegan gardener wants to…
