Category: Living room
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Unique fireplace décor ideas
A fireplace epitomises cosiness in the winter. Even when they’re not being used, they can still function as the decorative heart of your home. After all, what’s more relaxing than being curled up with a blanket next to a fireplace? Not much. Even if the logs aren’t real and the flame is electric, a fireplace…
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TV space ideas for your living room
It can be tricky to know how to incorporate your TV unit into your living room. It’s usually the focal point, but large screens can dominate the room. There are other things to think about – the TV needs to be at the right height for easy viewing and there needs to be space for…
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The new generation of electric fires
Many homeowners spent the 1980s boarding up their fireplaces, tearing out the original fittings and installing storage heaters or central heating systems. The next generation of homeowners then spent a small fortune on re-establishing fireplaces and searching salvage yards for original Victorian fireplaces and surrounds, so that they too could have the real fire they…
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Accommodating an L shaped sofa
The days of the three-piece suite have long been numbered, with many of us preferring to mix and match our furniture, go for two sofas, or just go for one huge sofa that suits all of our needs. The L shaped sofa is a great example of how we are moving away from the traditional…
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3 Simple DIY Home Decor Projects
DIY home decor sometimes gets a bad rap, but my plan is to demystify it and give you guys some projects that inspire and that will take your pad to the next level. As everyone knows, style has absolutely noting to do with money so limited funds do not mean limited ideas. I say this…
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Home library ideas and designs
With the popularity of the e-book and the Kindle, many more of us are abandoning the hardback and paperback in favour of something that can store all of our books yet still fit in our bag. But there is a certain romance attached to physical books that some of us still find very appealing. Put…