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As Christmas approaches and you’re working your way through the checklist, don’t forget how many bodies you’ve got to provide a bed for! Quite often as the extra guest arrives, they get pointed to one of the residents’ bedrooms and told to make themselves at home. But what of the incumbent? – Child One is most likely relegated to a decades-old Z-Bed in the corner … Continue reading Sofa bed: best options for the extra guest
It’s often said that the bedroom should be a place of refuge; a place to escape and unwind to at the end of the day. But aside from opulent luxury and hotel-style comfort, how can you achieve a pared-back minimalist look that feels warm and inviting with high-quality craftsmanship and functional, thoughtful design. Welcome to the world of mid-century modern bedrooms. Continue reading Mid-century Modern Bedrooms
It’s the middle of the night, you’re soundly asleep. You’ve left your bedroom door open, just in case one of the children wakes up with a bad dream. Then boom. The ‘big light’ comes on. No screaming, no nightmares, just a child whose bladder is smaller in volume than the amount of warm milk they drank before climbing into bed. They stumble about, only half … Continue reading OSRAM Nightlux night light review
Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending the 50th anniversary of my former university – the University of Kent. Formerly known as the University of Kent at Canterbury – UKC. Part of the scheduled festivities included attending my first lecture for 13 years, in a lecture theatre I knew well, but that had been refurbished in the intervening time. Nothing much had changed aside … Continue reading Campus lifestyle: future urban living
The battle to find an air freshener that doesn’t overpower, underwhelm, or just remind you of that bowl of potpourri that you man used to keep on the side, on top of a lace doily, is a battle that few survive. The memories of potpourri, weirdly appetising in looks – but foul tasting (it was a mistake ok?), still haunt many to this day. So … Continue reading Yankee Candle Scents [review]
The world can be divided in many millions of ways, but us humans are fans of the binary approach. You’re either in this camp… Or that one. No fence sitting please. So for the purpose of today, you either love IKEA furniture (and the meatballs), or you hate that “Scandi furniture store”. You think that the democratisation of bookshelves and the opportunity to craft an … Continue reading IKEA hackers
