Home & Interiors
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Creating an Easily Maintained Home*
There is no way around it. For homeowners, having a home is both a blessing and a curse. Indeed homes can be extremely time and energy demanding, especially if you are keen to keep them clean and organised. Yet, nobody likes a nightmare home where chaos rules over everything. But not everything feels that they can have the time, after a long day at work, to clean their home and make the mess disappear. That is because home maintenance, even if it is only indoors, needs to be constant, or at least, if not constant it should be regular. Again, the same question arises: Who has got time for that…
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DIY Jobs To Make Your Home A Watertight Unit*
We tend to think of DIY jobs as things that push the decor of the house in the right direction. But the foundation of DIY is to make sure that the home is in good condition. This will help you make your home more comfortable, and push the home’s value in the right direction too. There are some jobs that’ll help more than others. For example, some jobs will make your home “watertight,” and by that we meant it’ll be a cohesive property. Take a look at below, get started, and it won’t be long before your home is looking and feeling in perfect condition. Brush Up the Front A…
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6 Ways to Spruce Your Home Up for the Fall*
Fall is a wonderful time of the year. The streets are lined with crunchy leaves and colorful trees. Shops are filled with Halloween candy and decorations, and the first signs of Christmas are starting to make an appearance. It’s a time for new beginnings with the kids going back to school, and generally, there’s excitement in the air. Autumn is the perfect time to make some changes at home. We want to be able to get warm and cozy when we get in from a long day out in the cold. We want our home to comfort us and welcome us in. But, for it to do this, we need…
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Top 9 Home Decor Tips for Small Homes*
Do you have a small home? Are you worried that you are not going to be able to design and decorate the ideal space for you and for your family? If this is true for you, then we have put together our top 8 favourite home décor tips. All of which are designed to make the most of even the smallest of homes. Credit Choose Furniture That is Going to Work With Your Space We all love the idea of having large sofas and chairs that give a luxurious and bold feel, but sometimes, in smaller homes you are not going to be able find space for them. A great…
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Things to Think About Before Selling Your House*
From watching endless property programs with my mum on the mornings she isn’t working I know it’s finally a good time to put your house on the market. A few years ago the property market crashed and people have been waiting every since to try and sell their homes. Before getting started you should work out how much you’ll have to play with when buying a new house. For this I recommend using something like Mortgage Calculator UK. Although it may be a better time to put your house on the market, it still isn’t an easy process and if you are looking for a quick sale there are a…
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Helping Your Home Now and in the Future: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint With Sound Investments*
We all want to make certain home improvements to feel better about living in our home. When we consider the things we’d like to change about our property, do we really consider how we can reduce our carbon footprint? As nice as it is to have a sustainable property or one that is really helping you to reduce your carbon footprint, many people consider it to be an expense that’s not worth it. But there are aspects that we can incorporate, not just to help our carbon footprint, but to help our bills as well. Use the Rainwater Having a rainwater tank in the garden can help if you live…