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In the weeks leading up to Christmas, we opted for the rich and warming scents of cinnamon, orange, pine and bergamot. We wanted to feel cosy and festive, surrounded by wrapping paper, ribbon, a roaring fire and Christmas films. With the spring months just around the corner and the promise of lighter evenings almost upon...
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Autumn
  As I sit and type this, the wind is raging and blustering outside my bedroom window. The trees are swaying frantically from side to side as the wind whistles and rustles through them. What’s more, it is almost dark, the sun has set, and it’s only half past six. It feels as though there...
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For most of us our home is our haven; an extension of our personalities. What we have in our home says a lot about our individual tastes and is often a musing for the way in which we would like to be perceived. The perfect paint colour coupled, the ideal sofa and careful balanced lighting combined with...
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Shabby chic is a term that defines vintage, or antique. Its accessories, from suitcases to book cases, appear to tell individual stories through wear and tear in a soft and unthreatening tone. Beautiful and elegant, shabby chic is an easy to achieve look. Here are five examples of some DIY looks you can create yourself...
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The social season is officially here and it’s time to clean up the BBQ, polish up on your Pimm’s mixing, and set the scene for a summer of fun. Everyone wants to entertain when the sunshine arrives, but the trick to doing it well doesn’t come easy. And with so many parties dominating your calendar, you...
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