Image Source We all want our homes to represent what we love most. Hence why we pick our favourite colours to cover our walls. We select our favourite art prints to hang in frames and, you guessed it; we display the photography which speaks to us loudest. In some cases, these will be photographs you’ve taken yourself. In others, it’ll be offerings from your favourite photographers. Either way, capturing love for photography at home can be the ideal way to bring the space together. Varied photos can provide a point of interest as well as becoming amazing features. But, you may feel as ... read more
Creating Playful Paradise From Little One’s Bedroom
Children are like curious sponges, they soak everything in as they grow up. Interactions with the outer world are crucial for forming their personality and building character through time. In that sense, designing a warm and stimulative personal space for your child is important for healthy upbringing. Your little one’s bedroom is supposed to reflect their own, mini-world while providing a safe environment that’s cozy and suitable for playtime and rest. If you need some creative designer ideas on how to make an original interior your youngest ones will love, keep reading. Try the ... read more
Making plans
After writing about how were were searching to find our new family home I have a bit of an update. Drum roll please... We've found it! I don't want to temp fate too much by giving away too many details, but the hours and hours that I spent on RightMove looking at houses and then scouring maps to work out exactly where they were before moving on to Google Street View and spying on the whole neighbourhood finally paid off. I ended up finding somewhere and just as soon as I looked at the floorpan I just knew that we could make the place work. It gave us the three bedrooms that we want ... read more
Top tips for selling your home
When it comes to selling your home, there’s always a strange, mixed bunch of emotions – we’re excited for pastures new, relieved to have finally taken the steps to make such a momentous decision, nervous about whether or not you’ll get your asking price and even a little sad to be moving on. But selling your house can also be hugely overwhelming…so roll up those sleeves: there’s so much to do before you sign your name on that dotted line and close your old front door for the last time. Here we’re going to focus on how you can help potential buyers see that your old home could be their new ... read more
Trying to find a home
For all of the second half of 2017 I kept saying that once Christmas and New Year were out of the way my next plan was to try and find a new home. A family home. A family home that is the right size and shape for our new family shape. I kind of have in my head what I want this home to look like, but unfortunately no matter how good the online house search engine you can't just put in there something like "it has to feel like we can turn it into our forever home". And now we're in 2018, that's exactly what I'm looking for. Of course you can search for some simple criteria. Things like ... read more
Simple New Year’s Changes That Will Revitalise Your Home!
https://www.pexels.com/photo/apartment-architecture-art-books-276724/ There are few times that are better for making a fresh start in your home than in the New Year. After all, you've probably just had a pretty stressful and busy couple of months with the holidays, so this may well be the first moment of peace that you've had in ages. So why not take advantage of this free time to make some changes to your home that will bring it back to life? With that in mind, here are some incredibly simple things that you might want to try that will entirely reinvigorate your home. New ... read more
Nice Ways to Keep the Family Warm in Winter
Image via Pixabay So, we’re well and truly back to the chilly days now, where cars need to be scraped clean of ice before the morning school run, where breath mists in the air, and where the thermostat is likely turned up to near-maximum at all times day and night. Autumn and winter can be magical times — especially if you’re lucky enough to live in an area which gets decent snowfall, with families enjoying days out to toboggan down hills, build snow men, and prepare for the festivities of Christmas and the New Year. But it can also be pretty miserable, as the skies turn gloomy, and ... read more
Where To Start When You Design A New Kitchen
If you love to cook, then the kitchen is probably the most important room in your house. This is the place where you concoct wonderful meals, entertain friends, and enjoy quality time with the kids. So when it’s time to renovate, you probably already have lots of great ideas for your new kitchen. The trouble is, it’s difficult to know where to start when you have to come up with a brand new layout and design: Worktop Space The first thing you might consider is freeing up some of that worktop. If you’re buying beautiful wood or granite, you want it to be seen! Hobs, sinks, drainers, and ... read more
Smart Decoration Is Already At Your Fingertips
Pexels Moving into your new home can be a wonderful time. Living in a family home for the past few years could have been the best years of your life. However, there’s no shame in admitting you’d like the place at least a little redecorated. Updating the space as your tastes develop can help you own the space, and stamp your personal or your family’s personal identity upon it. Maybe you have something that is spurring this decision on, such as the arrival of a new child, or the fact that your children have flown the nest. It can feel difficult to decorate in a smart way that works for ... read more
Winter Is Coming So Create a Healthy and Clean Environment at Home
Winter is nearly here! Now we’re in November, even though we are only a few days in, it has seen quite a stark temperature contrast and everyone has been cracking out the hats and gloves. But before things get too cold, and you’ve got all things festive on the brain, then it is a good time to get your home sorted for winter. Germs are in abundance at this time of year. So having a healthy and clean home to be in can help you to start things off right. Forget about spring cleaning; it is all about having a winter clean! Here are some of the things you should be focusing ... read more