Westbury Garden Rooms design and manufacture bespoke timber garden rooms, orangeries, conservatories and pool rooms from their factory in South Woodham Ferrers. They offer a complete service and so are involved in all stages of the project – right from its initial outset to laying the final roof tile. Managing Director Jonathan Hey has … Continue reading
INSPIRED COMPETITION – WIN TICKETS TO GRAND DESIGNS LIVE 2012 Design guru, Kevin McCloud, is bringing his leading contemporary home show, Grand Designs Live, back to London’s ExCeL Centre from the 5th – 13th May 2012 for its 8th consecutive year! To celebrate its return, is offering readers the chance to win one of 10 … Continue reading
The UK’s leading contemporary home show, Grand Designs Live, launches, for the first time, the Grand Art fair with handpicked works of art from some of the UK’s top art galleries. Grand Designs Live, hosted by TV’s design guru Kevin McCloud, is the perfect show for you, if you’re looking for inspiration and expert advice … Continue reading
The bathroom isn’t just a functional part of the home any more, it’s a retreat. We want to be able to shut the bathroom door on a hard day and turn it into our own private spa…so grotty looking bathroom suites just aren’t cutting it in 2012. Whether you’re an indulgent bath person or prefer … Continue reading
When you’re picking out a new carpet, the temptation is always to go for the least obtrusive, nude, go-with-everything shades. But if you want to be ahead of the interior design crowd, head for the colours and patterns. It’s fine to play with carpet design these days and you don’t have to stick with a … Continue reading
This set of four colourful Marmite Melamine plates by Wild & Wolf is presented in cool pop art style colours and unlike Marmite everyone will love these colourful plates. The four plates feature the marmite jar and the phrases ‘Love it’ or ‘Hate it’. The plates come in a Pop Art gift box and would … Continue reading
If nobody bought you roses for Valentine’s Day, don’t fret. They would have only lasted a week, anyway, and this candle will last for much longer. Treat yourself to the scent of freshly cut roses, all day every day if you so desire. One of the Summer Home fragrances from Yankee Candles, this lovely scent … Continue reading
If you’ve splashed out on a gorgeous new wooden floor, first and foremost you’ll want to know how to keep it looking lovely. Here’s our top tips on maintaining the look of a wooden floor… Give it a clean sweep daily – all it needs is a quick going-over with a brush or a vacuum … Continue reading
npower, the UK based energy supplier, has revealed that it received an 80 per cent increase in call outs to homes with broken boilers last year and as a result, is urging homeowners to make sure everything is up to date with their heating. The Met Office predicted this February’s cold snap and it looks … Continue reading
Frugally Festive The Mills family from Bridgwater in Somerset are bargain-hunters extraordinaire. Nectar held a competition this summer to find the UK’s Savviest Family, with eight families chosen to blog for 11 weeks sharing all their money-saving tips. The Mills family were the winners – stay at home mum, Hannah, 25 and civil engineer, Richard, … Continue reading
