As parents we are often thinking about how best to block out light in children’s rooms. We spend half the year trying to convince our children it is night time, when outside it looks like the middle of the day. This can be a real challenge for parents and can impact hugely on bedtimes. Blackout roller […]
I love coming across useful gadgets or gizmos that facilitate family life. You know, those handy helpers that make you think “where have you been all my life?” Things that have multiple benefits and uses always get the gold star and my new favourite that fits into this category are Doddle Bags, available from Lakeland. Just […]
Home improvement is all the rage right now. TV shows such as Grand Designs and The Restoration Man all command huge audiences, with millions of people sitting down to watch hapless home owners make a complete hash of their crazy design projects. Not surprisingly, this inspires an awful lot of home owners to ‘have a […]
I love birthdays. Not mine but everyone else’s are always lots of fun. May kicks off birthday ‘season’ for us and this year a Star Wars party was requested. If you are a regular reader of the blog you might have read about some of the planning around the Star Wars party. At the point […]
Party season is fast approaching for us and a Star Wars party has been requested for the first party of the year. So what do you do at a Star Wars party then? Watch Star Wars? Apparently you have to dress up and battle with lightsabers ! Oh good grief what have I let myself […]
Do you ever see a trailer of a movie and think “I have to see that”? There have been a few movies I have thought that about in the last year but most of the time it’s a case of wait until it comes out on DVD. ROOM was one of those. If you haven’t […]
Fancy living the fine life? Don’t we all, but what about just changing a couple of things that you can get more pleasure from? Following significant success in the US and five-star reviews on Amazon, The Fine Life is launching its highly popular Tea Infuser / Coffee Brewer and Oil Mister in the UK, simple […]
Decorating your house can be fun, but expensive, and sometimes we don’t have enough money to make it look fantastic. In particular, the lounge can often do with a sprucing to make it more fun, and personal to you. Here are some ideas of ways to make it really personal and unique. Make a rug […]