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    Elevate your property with portable changes

    Elevate your property with portable changes

    Published over 3 years ago

    Some of the most eye catching home additions are permanent, expensive or both. While there is no doubt that replacing an old kitchen or installing a new bathroom will transform a property, it’s not a practical path to follow for tenants or for soon-to-be sellers.

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    How to tell if your next home will be warm

    How to tell if your next home will be warm

    Published over 3 years ago

    If you are moving home soon and want to know if the property will retain heat, there are a few things you can look out for. The first is the EPC rating – which shows how energy efficient the property is…

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    Very Peri: how will you use Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022?

    Very Peri: how will you use Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022?

    Published over 3 years ago

    It may be best to stop reading now if you’re a fan of neutral design palettes, as home interiors are set to be full of Very Peri this year – Pantone’s Colour of the Year 2022. For the first time in its annual colour trend history, the company created a brand new shade that wasn’t already in its extensive catalogue.

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    Winter warmers: staying safe and snug this winter

    Winter warmers: staying safe and snug this winter

    Published over 3 years ago

    Preparing our properties for inclement weather is more important than ever this year, with many of us mindful about the amount of gas we are using and how low the temperature may drop, thanks to climate change.

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    Could Swedish fika be the secret to selling your home this winter?

    Could Swedish fika be the secret to selling your home this winter?

    Published almost 4 years ago

    Rather than batten down the hatches, take a leaf out of the Swede’s book and embrace fika. It’s the latest Scandinavian trend that celebrates all things cosy and warm, coming hot on the heels of Danish hygge and Dutch gezellig.

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    Revealed: Bright Skies is Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2022

    Revealed: Bright Skies is Dulux’s Colour of the Year 2022

    Published almost 4 years ago

    Design and decorating companies usually announce an annual ‘colour of the year’ – a shade that encapsulates a nation’s mood and complements current interior trends – and Dulux has been the first to break cover. It has announced that its Colour of the Year 2022 is Bright Skies.

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    Securing your new home

    Securing your new home

    Published almost 4 years ago

    If you’re due to complete on a property soon and want to keep it secure as you settle in, you may find our 6 essential security changes useful.

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    Interior trend: make time for mantelscaping

    Interior trend: make time for mantelscaping

    Published almost 4 years ago

    While we may only light the gas, fan the real flames or flick the switch of a stove-effect heater when it’s really cold, the mantelpiece is a year-round feature that you can dress to have a big impact. In fact, there is something called ‘mantelscaping’ – the art of arranging knick-knacks, trinkets and flowers on the ledge (the mantel) that sits above a fire.

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    7 Shortcuts to Boho Chic

    7 Shortcuts to Boho Chic

    Published almost 4 years ago

    So just what is boho chic, we hear you ask? In terms of interior design and accessorising, boho chic is the best of laid back, unstructured living, with global influences and a love of all things handmade.

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    Sales of halogen light bulbs banned from September 2021

    Sales of halogen light bulbs banned from September 2021

    Published almost 4 years ago

    We should be more than three-quarters of the way to being carbon net zero by 2050 and helping us to achieve this milestone is a change to the availability of halogen light bulbs. 

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    Adding shade to your garden this summer

    Adding shade to your garden this summer

    Published about 4 years ago

    Deciding to add a form of shade to your garden can prolong the amount of time you can sit outside comfortably – and provide somewhere to entertain even if there’s a sharp summer downpour. What type of shade you opt for will depend on your aim, approach to building work and budget.

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    5 ways to embrace friluftsliv – the Nordic love of outdoor living

    5 ways to embrace friluftsliv – the Nordic love of outdoor living

    Published about 4 years ago

    Even if you’re not a fan of following interior fads, Covid has forced many of us to entertain outside, and friluftsliv can also reduce stress and boost wellbeing, so why stay inside?

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