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Digital Drawings

It can sometimes be hard to visualise how a colour or fabric is going to work in your room. In terms of choosing paint colours there are some brilliant apps that enable you to see different wall colours in your room using your phones camera. I’m sure a lot of us have sat on our…

Living in Rented

Living in rented can be great as often you are given a blank canvas with neutral décor. However they can also pose their challenges! It can often seem hard to add your own personality into a rented property and make it a home rather than just a house. But with a few clever tricks and…

A lesson from the past

The saying, “Make, Do and Mend” began during World War II, when clothes rationing was introduced. A pamphlet was distributed with tips and advice on how to be frugal when buying new was not an option.  Housewives were encouraged to repurpose any existing items of clothing, whether that was from mending a hole or even…