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How to make a blackboard wall | Articles | mydeco.com
Paint a blackboard onto your cupboard and get scribbling © Blackfriar paints It’s every child’s dream – a wall made for scribbling. But a blackboard wall is an ingenious idea for adults too. If you have a whole wall free, painting it over with blackboard paint will create an instant ...
Posted 23rd June 2010
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Make your garden sell your home
Make your garden sell your home Light up your garden © Garden Trading ‘A garden can be just as seductive as a house to prospective buyers.They might fall in love with the garden as much as they might the house itself,' says Randle Siddeley of Siddeley Landscape Design. Sell your ...
Posted 9th November 2010
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Buyer's guide to garden furniture
Furniture for lazy summer days © John Lewis Your house is filled with furniture you love – give your garden the same attention. Metal, wood, concrete? Green fingered experts share tips and advice on what to consider when buying garden furniture. 1. Hard case ‘If buying wood, avoid anything that ...
Posted 29th May 2009
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Making the most of a small kitchen | mydeco.com
Tidy away coffee makers after use to keep worktops clear © IKEA Scaling the heights Whether your kitchen works best as an ‘L’ shape, a straight linear formation (one wall), or on opposing walls (galley), aim high to incorporate as much storage space as possible. Covering one wall in floor ...
Posted 21st May 2010
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How to buy a sofa | Articles | mydeco
Buyer's guide to sofas Measure up: Size and shape count © Marks & Spencer It's home to a serious amount of traffic, hosts many of your waking hours and is probably one of most expensive pieces of furniture you will buy. Think carefully before making a final decision on your ...
Posted 19th October 2010
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Love shack: 10 tips for seduction
Make your hallway entice with this chic console table (£1,940) © A White Room Strangely, leopard–print sheets and shag–pile carpets don't persuade everyone to part with their undergarments. Most of us are more responsive to subtlety. So, if you're hoping that dinner date might lead to breakfast, make your home ...
Posted 21st January 2010
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How to get your best sleep ever
How to get your best sleep ever The big chill: switch off and sleep © Alexy Stiop/ Shutterstock Sleep – easy, right? It's one of our most basic needs, yet most of us feel we don't get either the quality or the quantity that our bodies crave. But making some ...
Posted 12th October 2010
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How your relationship can survive DIY | mydeco.com
How your relationship can survive DIY Team work: have fun and paint your home together © Shutterstock An unsuccessful session of DIY à deux has the potential to escalate into full-blown war. We asked Dr Debi Warner, psychologist and author of Renovation Psychology (Authorhouse) how to avoid DIY divorce. What ...
Posted 18th May 2010
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The Guide: Making the most of small kids rooms
The Guide: Making the most of small kids rooms Kids often prefer small spaces © IKEA Feel you're letting the kids down because their room is on the compact side? Forget the guilt. Many children prefer the secure feel of a small space, and it gives you the opportunity to ...
Posted 9th November 2010
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The Guide: Buying the perfect mattress
The greatest romance of all: Fall in love with the right mattress © And So To Bed When the Princess felt the pea beneath her 20 mattresses, she wasn't happy. But it's not only fairytale royals that should demand the ultimate in comfort. The right mattress can improve your posture ...
Posted 8th April 2009
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