In recent months there has been a growing trend for simple décor and a stripped back aesthetic for our living spaces. And as we move towards spring the desire for a less cluttered space intensifies. Natural materials To create a fresh and modern space, try using natural materials. One of the most timeless and versatile [...]
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Is Renting the New Owning?
January 19th, 2012
Owning your own property has always been something to aspire to. As Briton’s we love the feeling of owning our own space, and it makes good sense financially too. However, as we enter another unpredictable year some are suggesting that many of us will be turning our backs on becoming a homeowner. So, is renting [...]
Quality of life in the UK
January 18th, 2012
When buying a home in the UK there are always a number of considerations that will be at the forefront of your mind. Clearly price is a massive concern, as is location, transport links, schools and open space. This all adds up to create a quality of life in a certain place. After all it’s [...]
How to Makeover Your Old Kitchen Cabinets
January 6th, 2012
You can get away with less impressive looking appliances, flooring and even furniture in the kitchen if your cabinets really sing. It’s the cabinets that often set the entire tone for that room, and can certainly be the force that makes or breaks the look. However, to replace them, or even just the doors can [...]
Improve Small Bathrooms With a Plan of Action
December 29th, 2011
As a new year approaches, I always like to assess where I have been and where I would like to be headed. Sometimes I limit the reflection to the past year, and others I think back even further to what my hopes and ambitions have been. I have been doing this ever since my mother [...]
The Way to Make Exciting Felt Christmas Stockings
December 4th, 2011
Though making felt stockings might not sound all that exciting, making felt stockings with decorations punched out is definitely a cut above. The number of instructions available on the Internet for making felt stockings says it all, humdrum, insert yawn. But, when you embellish them with hand punched motifs, you’ve made something out of the [...]
The Real Reason for a Master Chore List
October 2nd, 2011
It is not often that we get volunteers to help us with the housework, but when we do we need to be prepared. Sure, we have been around the block enough times to know that if a member of our family is offering to spend their all too valuable time helping clean or organize the [...]
