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How I am Planning on Brightening up my Kitchen

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We’ve been living in our current home for almost 7 years now and I have decided it is time for some changes. When we moved in, it was a blank canvas. It had previously been a showhome and the owner before us only lived here for 2 years before choosing to move on. She hadn’t touched the standard magnolia walls or cream carpets so even though it was completely liveable it lacked personality.

Now, I’m a doer. I will look at something, make a decision and jump in and just get on with it. Hubby is the opposite.

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Inspired Dining Room Ideas You Should Consider

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Is it time for you to enliven your dining room and make it more visually appealing than it’s ever been before? It’s easy to make changes in this room off because there always seems to be more pressing concerns. Sure, that new bathroom suite would be nice, and what about a new sofa? But maybe your dining room should come first for a change. It’s an important room and it deserves your attention. Here are some inspired ideas that you could implement right away in your dining room.

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All new mums want to have a lovely space that they can bring Baby back home to, once they have been born. However, the cost of creating such a space can be a bit of a strain, especially with a year of maternity leave wages on the horizon. That is why it can be useful to know some clever tactics for creating the perfect room for your baby that won’t clear out your bank account. Here’s how to create your baby room on a budget…

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How To Give Your Nursery The Wow Factor

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One of the most exciting parts of welcoming a new baby is getting to decorate the nursery. Making space in your home for the new baby to occupy makes everything feel very real, and wondering who will be coming along to fill the room is part of the anticipation around meeting your child for the first time. What can you do to make the nursery unique and lift your décor out of the ordinary? Here are the latest hot trends in nurseries that you can use to welcome your little one into the world:

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Nursery Makeover: Upcycling Pine Furniture

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So, baby number 2 will be here in January and I just know these last few months will fly by what with lots of birthdays, Christmas, Jake turning 4 all to come in between and as I am usually a super organised person (Jake’s room was completed as soon as we found out we were having a boy) so I am slacking a little here with the new nursery but I have plenty of ideas. Trying to find the time being a Mum of one, working from home and having the usual housework to do has been a tough task but I can very happily report that I have now made a start on project nursery!

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