The cost of travel during school holidays is notoriously high. Everything from your airline seat to your hotel room might be considerably more expensive should you choose to travel during term time. When you’re planning family ski holidays, the differences can be quite significant. Given that skiing is usually one of the more expensive types
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Loose Ends | Key Pieces That Make Seasonal Dressing Easier
Do you even live in the UK if getting dressed can feel surprisingly complicated when the weather changes its mind several times in one day? A chilly and grey morning can give way to warm sunshine before an afternoon shower sends you reaching for another layer. Rather than buying a completely new seasonal wardrobe, you
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Home | Choosing The Right Flooring For A Busy Family Bathroom
A family bathroom often has to deal with more than the occasional splash; I know ours does with three boys! There are wet feet after showers, towels dropped on the floor (why aren’t they just hung back up?), bath toys, hurried school mornings with toothpaste left across the sink and the regular cleaning that comes
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Home | The Rise Of Soft Living In Contemporary Homes
A silent yet strong transformation is occurring in interior design. In modern houses, a trend is towards a casual and more comfortable and emotionally responsive environment. This trend is referred to as soft living – a design process that emphasises convenience, warmth and a feeling of ease in the daily settings. Soft living is not
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Home | Top Roofing Materials That Hold Up To A Minnesota Climate
Minnesota weather doesn’t make your roof an easy job. One season brings heavy snow and ice, while the next throws hail, rain, and strong summer heat at the same house. That constant change puts roofing materials under pressure year after year, which is why material choice matters so much in this region. A roof may
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Interiors + Home | How to Prepare Your Family for a Move
I don’t think I’ve made a secret of looking at moving house recently. While I love the house that we’re in, more and more things are coming out that I maybe don’t love so much about it. Admittedly, we have more room than we need, a garden that doesn’t get used like it should and
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Family | Recognising When Children Need Support During Divorce
Before we get into this post I just want to clarify that I am not getting a divorce. I’m sure if my husband came to read this he might panic (or not..), but no. I have a couple of friends who are going through separations and divorces right now and it can be heartbreaking to
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Interiors | Modern Design Trends Using PET Felt
I love a good vision board for a room and more and more often I find myself drawn to designs that look good, but also help to solve problems. Whether it’s to do with space, sound or pure aesthetics, modern interiors no longer treat materials as purely decorative; you expect them to be functional while