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Shop Local
October 30, 2020As local lockdowns spread and business anxiety is increasing, it is all the more important to ‘shop local’. Small independent businesses are the lifeblood of communities. They do ‘community’ things and are heavily involved in their local area. Show that you value them and you’re really good local shops. All our retailers are doing a […]
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Improving your home
September 2, 2020September is National Home Improvement month, an initiative, funnily enough, designed to get us to improve our homes during September! Joking aside, a survey of 2011 UK home owners by the British Home Improvement Trade Association, the body behind the campaign, found that 31% had decided during lockdown to update their home’s style. What is […]
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Colourful Floors
August 21, 2020Adding colour to a room can change it’s look and feel and have a profound effect on one’s state of mind. Vibrant shades create an uplifting mood and when it comes to colour, red is the real ‘diva’. The trend towards warmer tones is set to continue into the Autumn and as well as red, […]
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Shop Local Week
August 13, 2020Shop Local Week This week is Shop Local Week when shoppers are being urged to hit their high street and support local businesses. Nearly one million shops filled bustling Victorian high streets but the 1980’s saw a big change to ‘out of town’ shopping malls. Some say it is ‘high noon’ on the high street […]
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Support Local Businesses
June 18, 2020As more shops are now open, please support your local high street and improve the local economy. Local businesses are the backbone of the national economy and are at the heart of their local communities. They will play a pivotal role in our economic recovery. You are assured of great customer service from people who […]
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First Impressions Count
June 10, 2020First impressions count. Stair runners are great for injecting personality to your home as well as reducing the clatter of footsteps up and down the stairs. Eyecatching and welcoming, they are also a way of adding a stylish splash of colour. They do, however, experience heavy footfall, on a daily basis, so you need a […]
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Lockdown Trends
June 8, 2020We started lockdown with a look at 10 reasons to be cheerful, now, 10 weeks in, how many have these buying trends have you succumbed to? Week One: Loo roll. In spite of no evidence that Covid 19 symptoms required more paper, supermarket trollies bulged with mountains of loo paper! Week Two: Flour. Baking became […]
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Children cooking during lockdown
April 16, 2020Like many, we have got our children cooking one meal a week each during lockdown. Bearing in mind they are 23 and 20 and both at university, one may be forgiven for thinking (or hoping) that they had learnt some cooking skills. Clearly not! All I can say is that it is like being a […]
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What does our home say about us?
April 7, 2020Let’s be honest – we aren’t faced with a lot of decisions in our daily lives at the moment (apart from ‘what shall I do today? and ‘what time is wine o’clock?’). Furthermore, many of us are working from home, at kitchen tables, in box rooms, garden sheds etc. Meetings, however, are still going ahead […]
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