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Add Efficiency and Beauty to your Home with LED Lighting

January 12, 2018 By Editor Leave a Comment

Add Efficiency and Beauty to your Home with LED Lighting

Lighting is a design element that can create the most luxurious, clean effect with a low amount of effort. It provides the “seasoning” to a room, and gives it the overall breath and life once every other detail is in place. However, lighting efficiently, while still being beautiful, can be difficult as some people are…

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Filed Under: Lighting

Shop Showcase: Anthropologie

November 3, 2017 By Editor 4 Comments

Shop Showcase: Anthropologie

Welcome to the latest in our Shop Showcase series where we profile some of our favourite shops for home accessories and give you an insight into the types of products you can buy. Anthropologie is a store that heralds from the US. We used to swoon over the products and were thrilled when they finally…

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How to transform a bathroom

August 3, 2017 By Editor 2 Comments

How to transform a bathroom

Is your bathroom in need of an update? It’s amazing what a difference a new colour scheme can make. If you’re thinking of giving your bathroom a makeover, then here’s some fabulous inspiration from home and interiors blogger Cassie Fairy. Having recently moved house, Cassie wanted to transform the tired old bathroom into something more…

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Filed Under: Bathroom Tagged With: decorating

How to remove scratches from glass

July 26, 2017 By Editor Leave a Comment

How to remove scratches from glass

Chosen for its naturally reflective properties, glass is a material that suits all interior design styles and tastes. From the minimal to the traditional, glass is ideal for a wide variety of applications, from delicate glass-stained windows to toughened coffee table surfaces, but there is one issue that can detract from its beauty – surface…

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How to remove scratches from glass

June 25, 2017 By Editor Leave a Comment

How to remove scratches from glass

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8 ways “flower power” influences design and life

December 10, 2016 By Editor Leave a Comment

8 ways “flower power” influences design and life

Mother nature always gets it right. Scientists have studied why we find plants and flowers so pleasing and put it down to the famous Fibonacci sequence, better known as the golden ratio, the pattern of perfect proportion that can be found across nature. Yet there is more to it than that; flowers bring colour, aroma,…

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Filed Under: Decorative Accessories

Six style secrets to steal from Airbnb

August 30, 2016 By Editor Leave a Comment

Six style secrets to steal from Airbnb

When looking for interior design inspiration, we tend to fall into the same old habits. We trawl the websites of department stores or flick through a magazine with last year’s advice recycled. Is it any wonder many of us feel our homes are lacking a little flair and that certain je ne sais quoi? It…

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Filed Under: Decorating, Practical Tips & Ideas

Cleaning matters: Oreck Magnesium RS vacuum cleaner review

July 24, 2016 By Sara Walker Leave a Comment

Cleaning matters: Oreck Magnesium RS vacuum cleaner review

While vacuuming not be at the top of everyone’s list of chores, most of us have to do it, and I’m always interested in anything that claims to make the job easier. I tried the Oreck Magnesium RS vacuum cleaner on behalf of Home Gems. Here’s how I got on. Who are Oreck? The brand name…

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Elegant home lighting tips

June 13, 2016 By Editor Leave a Comment

Elegant home lighting tips

Lighting can be a tricky thing to get right and finding elegant lighting for you home that is both practical and striking can take some time. Don’t despair though, here are some starter tips for different styles from pendants to table lamps, plus insight into the top lighting styles this season. Pendant lights can be used…

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Fit for a queen: Limited edition patriotic textiles by Jan Constantine

March 18, 2016 By Editor Leave a Comment

Fit for a queen: Limited edition patriotic textiles by Jan Constantine

Designer Jan Constantine is already renowned for producing patriotic home textiles, but now she’s released even more designs to celebrate the Queen’s 90th birthday. There’s a collection of cushions which are decorated with flowers of the realm – roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks. They’re beautifully stitched to form crowns, hearts and the word ‘love’. The…

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Filed Under: Hall, Soft furnishings

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