I love a good personalised item. Having 3 children, I like things that preserve those special memories and events, and yet still complement our household style.  I was recently sent a wooden birth date plaque for Max from Handmade by Kirsty. There are heaps of different options, ranging from birth…

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The boys room has been in need of a bedroom makeover for a while, but was one of those things that just kept getting pushed down the list – purely because it wasn’t urgent. It was functional, it was clean and tidy, it just wasn’t very inspiring. We slapped a…

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It is always at about this time of year that I decide the house needs a good declutter and clean (hence the term ‘spring cleaning’ I suppose). This year, Home Bargains sent me a box of goodies to help me on my spring cleaning quest. So for my kitchen and living room…

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As a lot of you will know, we are planning to move house in the near future. To make the most of our budget, we may well look to buy a house that needs a bit of work doing – nothing major, but we are certainly not averse to a…

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Cable and Cotton offer a novelty pick and mix lighting solution. You can select your own colour combinations, and of course you can display them in a way that suits you. I recently received a set of Sea Salt string lights – a gorgeous fresh mix of pale blue, white, grey and…

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