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How to choose which appliances to buy for your kitchen

June 20, 2014 By Editor Leave a Comment

A Home Gems guide to choosing and buying kitchen appliances

Whether you are planning a full kitchen renovation or simply need to update and replace your current appliances, when purchasing the likes of fridges and dishwashers, you are almost certainly going to need to make a sizeable investment if you want solutions that will look great, work well and last you for many years. As…

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Do you need a new sofa?

May 23, 2014 By Editor 1 Comment

Do you need a new sofa?

How often do you replace your sofa? It’s one of your home’s big purchases, so probably not that often. But have you ever thought what your sofa goes through during the course of its lifetime? This infographic has the full lowdown…

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Serve cake in style: 10 of the best beautiful cake stands

May 19, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Here at Home Gems we love cake stands. Maybe even more than we love cakes! There’s something about these traditional looking stands that take us back to a time when afternoon tea was a daily ritual, with invited guests and cotton napkins. And we’re not the only ones. Cake stands are easy to find nowadays,…

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Shop Showcase: Top 10 home accessories from Design 55

May 2, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Design 55 has some interesting home accessories for sale, some of which are quite unusual, others of which you just think would look good in the home. Here are 10 on our shopping list. 1. Champagne cork ice bucket This champagne cork ice bucket is aptly designed. Made from sustainably sourced Portuguese cork, the strong and…

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Shop showcase: Top ten from Made.com

April 16, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Made.com is a company based in London’s Notting Hill Gate. Because they’re not based on the high street, and are web only, they claim you can save up to 70% off designer brands – something that’s definitely appealing! They specialise in selling bespoke, designer and original furniture, and help support new designers too. There’s always…

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Biscuit love: Top 10 biscuit storage tins

April 2, 2014 By Jackie Cosh 3 Comments

Mmm, who doesn’t love a good biscuit? If you’ve got biscuits at home or work for elevenses in the morning or to serve with an afternoon cup of tea, you’ll need somewhere to store them to keep them in prime biscuity condition. If you’re in the market for a new biscuit tin, look no further….

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DIY home accessories projects using glass

March 28, 2014 By Editor Leave a Comment

Get creative and make your own home accessories using upcycled glass! Upcycling With Glass by Terrys Blinds.

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Shop Showcase: Best buys from Cargo Home Maker

March 15, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Home Gems best home accessories

  Cargo Home Maker is the wesbite of the Cargo store, which has shops across England. While they have a good selection of furniture, we decided to take a look at the home accessories they have in stock. Here is our top ten of what we found useful or beautiful. Live Laugh Love sign on…

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Kitchen accessories: 10 of the best chopping boards

February 24, 2014 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Whether you like your chopping board to be modern or traditional, colourful or plain, practical or decorative, there is a good selection on the market. You can even have your name or a message engraved on a chopping board. 1. Hevea garlic board Dunelm Mill brings us this wonderful Hevea garlic board. The idea of having…

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Colourful accessories could boost your wellbeing

February 21, 2014 By Editor Leave a Comment

Colourful home accessories

As well as being decorative or practical, the accessories you choose for your home could have a beneficial affect on your wellbeing too. That’s the idea behind colour psychology at least. Here The Gifted Penguin provide some ideas about how you can add a rainbow of colourful accessories to your home and the benefits you…

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