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What are the benefits of custom-made furniture?

Hands up if you have ever bought furniture without properly measuring your space? Bought something on a whim or on a deal and it doesn’t fit? That’s where custom-made furniture comes to the rescue.

When we moved house back in the middle of the 2020 pandemic, we made sure to measure the room and the doorways of the house to get our heavenly sofa in. Did we think to measure the angle of the hallway and bannister in our 100yr old house? NO!

We spent months while the shops were shut, sitting on our emergency flat pack Ikea sofa, googling Custom-made furniture!

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How a Lighting Makeover Could Completely Change the Dynamic of Your Home

Hands up who thought it was a good idea to paint their large, bright and airy living room a deep shade of purple? Great in the summer but now the dark nights are here, I am struggling to keep my room feeling bright and not drab. The lighting lets me down. It always feels cosy on a night time which is great but during the day it’s lacking that bright pzazz, but I do know I don’t want it to feel stark and clinical.

All the rooms in my house have bold punch colours in them so I need to up my lighting game and change how I think about lighting my rooms.

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Simple Ways to Give your Home more Personality

I know how decor is very personal but I think your house reflects your personality, despite trends. My own house is bold and eclectic in colour choice and the finishing touches have been gathered from our travels. Have I ever blogged about my skull wallpaper? See, keeping it unique!

We are going to redecorate our sitting room before Christmas so I have been hunting for inspiration!

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Tips for a good nights sleep

Everyone struggles to sleep at some point. Whether it is stress, babies, or a fidgety partner, bed is one of the places we spend the longest each day in 1 place.

I struggle to sleep quite often, working late and rising early, I need to make those few snatched hours in bed count. I have invested in a quality mattress and luxurious bedding to make my bed an inviting and relaxing place so I don’t have to stress about sleep.

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Flamingo Lamp

Primark Flamingo Light

Just look at this magnificent piece of kitsch goodness!

I definitely think a Flamingo is my spirit animal and I’m glad my friends are prepared to acknowledge this!

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