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Home decorating tips for first time buyers

September 4, 2013 By Editor Leave a Comment

Are you a first time home owner? Find out how you can add style and value to your new home, with this infographic guide from Topps Tiles.  

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Shelf storage essentials: 10 best bookends

August 12, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

A bookend is more than just a piece of wood that keeps books from falling over. It is a statement about your taste in décor, and there is a fantastic range out there, to meet whatever your taste is. Here we look at ten of our favourites, some classic, some fun, some rather unusual. What’s…

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Shop Showcase: Top 10 home accessories from Toast

August 5, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Toast is a company with a strong ethical policy.  As well as supporting a different charity every year, it uses organic cotton, only uses animal products which are a bi-product of the meat industry and doesn’t sell throw away fashion goods. The ethos of the company is very positive and additionally there is a good…

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Filed Under: Shop showcase Tagged With: bolster pillow, breadboard, coat hangers, cocotte, crocheted, ecru, French, heather, linen apron, mango wood bread board, Organic braided jute placemat, storm lantern, tin trunk

Blue soft furnishings: Top 10 blue cushions

July 29, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Calling all soft furnishing fans! Cushions are one of those essential home accessories and something that can easily be updated to reflect a change of colour scheme or taste. If you love the colour blue, then here are 10 of our favourite blue cushions for use in your living room, bedroom or favourite comfy chair….

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Decorative home accessories: Fair trade wise wooden owl

July 24, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Ethical Superstore sells a good selection of Traidcraft products. This wise wooden owl, which is on sale for just £7.99, is carved from sustainable albesia wood made by fair trade producers and then decorated with an ethnic-inspired pattern. The owl measures 17.5cm tall and is a lovely decorative accessory to own or give as a gift.

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Kitchen storage accessories: Four tier pot stand

July 16, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

This stylish four tier pot stand is based on a classic Victorian design. The stand is made of cast aluminium and steel and is sturdily made. If you’ve got limited cupboard space for storing pots and pans, the stand would sit nicely in the corner of the kitchen, saving space and ensuring your cooking essentials…

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Shop Showcase: Top 10 home accessories from Houseology

July 8, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

This time in our Shop Showcase series, we’re turning our attentions to look at Occa-Home – now known as Houseology. Houseology (Occa-Home) was set up in 2003 by interior designer Kate Mooney and her business partner, Wendy Clark. The online store specialises in selling stylish, luxury and unique brands of interior homeware products and is packed with…

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Filed Under: Shop showcase Tagged With: baguette set, biscuit tin, bodum twin salt and pepper grinder, GroundGate Ammy round tin box, Just slate egg cup set, Occa, Occa-Home

Stylish dining accessories: Top 10 napkin holders

June 26, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

You may not use napkin holders or serviette rings every day, but every home should have a set. When you’re setting a table for a dinner party, birthday meal, Christmas or other special occasions, it offers a great way to dress your table and make a stylish impression on your guests. Whatever your style and…

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Shop Showcase: Top 10 home accessories from Fab

June 19, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

Fab is a company which we keep noticing on Facebook with its fantastic selection of home accessories, as well as clothes for men and women. Here at Home Gems we have put together ten of our favourites, in our latest Shop Showcase. 1. Vintage sari throw This vintage sari throw is one of a kind….

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French bull floral salad servers

June 12, 2013 By Jackie Cosh Leave a Comment

These French bull floral salad servers are part of the Jackie Shapiro range and are quite spectacular looking – certainly a lot livelier than a lot of other salad servers! They are made of melamine, a product popular in the 1960s, and each have funky modern colours and designs. Kitchen Aria sell them for just…

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