Oh gosh how to keep warm in the depth of winter. I have to own that I live in a very nice comfortable centrally heated house. No problem there. It’s when I visit family who don’t live in the same modern way. I’m currently […]
I do love the colours of the winter. Dark greens and reds always set a room off and these reflect the changing seasons outside. I have one tree in the back garden that looks really unexciting when denuded of leaf, however, come the early autumn […]
Just as the summer has slowly drifted away, we may be getting geared up for the autumn and winter seasons to come upon us. I personally love autumn. Perhaps because my birthday falls then. When we were still at school, I always like walking through […]
Country living is very much the way of newly ‘arrived’ families to make it kown they are success and have thus arrived. so they can show off their new country decor and furnishing. . . Being seen out with the Barbour coat & boots. For […]
I have been taking an interest in the subject of window blinds and matching curtains. I have a large bay window and since moving in I have utilised a flexible plastic curtain rail which has been bent and fixed into place. The curtains had to […]
When you are looking to purchase new curtains and blinds, one of the first things you will need to do is accurately measure your windows so you can get the correct size. Here are some instructions to help you get the measurements right every time […]
I was talking to a lady from the village recently about blinds and curtains. She is of a certain older generation for whom the prospect of changing curtains in spring and autumn is a task that cannot under any circumstances be ignored – pale coloured […]
One of the more amusing aspects of the advertisig world is the need to keep the buying public thinking they’re ahead of the game. We hear the word ‘faux’ banded about very liberally these days. Take faux leather – this covers a variety of furnishing, […]
There has been a fantastic number of houses changing hands in my immediate locality – having lived in the same area for the nearly 20 years and even then, we lived less than 2 miles away before that. Houses are displaying the Sold signs without […]
Curtains and window dressings for this time of year can be quite difficult to judge. There’s the wonderful prospect of bright and unbroken sunshine – something we all love to think about when the winter’s upon us and we’re skulking around in the gloom of […]
