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on November 12, 2020May 25, 2021 Warrington

Scandi fusion

We've been in our new home for six weeks now, and I'm so happy with how everything is coming together! While there are several contenders, I think the best room in the house has to be the lounge and it's probably the space we've made the most progress to date. The room is the perfect square blank canvas - one ...

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on November 10, 2020May 25, 2021 Warrington

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Tomorrow starts tonight

When we moved into our new home, one of the first things we noticed were how poorly fitting the venetian blinds were in our bedroom. I don't know about you, but both my boyfriend and I need total darkness at night to be able to sleep soundly. The first night we turned off the lights at bedtime, the entire room ...

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on November 21, 2019November 21, 2019 Salford Quays

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sublime sounds

one thing i've come to realise having lived alone for a couple of years is just how important a role music - and sound in general - plays in my life. i'm someone who has always appreciated the peace and harmony of silence but when you experience too much of it, silence can become isolating. i don't think i've ever ...

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on June 27, 2019March 5, 2021 Salford Quays

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rustic coasts

despite the fact the summer solstice has already been and gone, the season hasn't really got going here in manchester just yet. i'm longing for lazy afternoons in the sunshine, but instead i'm camped out indoors to avoid the sudden torrential downpours and contemplating putting the heating back on! luckily though, i have somewhere wonderful to retreat to. i wrote ...

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on February 4, 2019February 11, 2019

Interiors

worth considering

i'm always excited to see swedish furniture retailer ikea launch new collections that tap right into the heart of current living trends. i continue to be excited by the plethora of biophilic elements bringing nature into our homes, and with the forthcoming tänkvärd collection – featuring materials such as rattan, cotton, linen, jute, and seagrass - ikea delve straight into the zeitgeist ...

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on January 19, 2018January 16, 2019

Wants & Needs

co-creating change

during my recent eye-opening visit to ikea's hometown of älmhult, i discovered their beautiful new limited edition collection eftertanke, produced in collaboration with doi tung development project, a social enterprise working to provide decent jobs, schools and healthcare to an entire community in northern thailand. available exclusively in the uk at the lakeside, leeds, southampton, tottenham and wembley stores (as well as ...

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