Christmas has finally arrived! We’d love to take this opportunity to wish all our customers and readers a merry Christmas. The holiday season has been really exciting for us this year and we’re hugely grateful for the support our fantastic customers have given us throughout 2013. If you’ve bought a rug from us this year [...]
New-build homes are really popular, largely because there’s something lovely about being the very first people to own a property. You can be totally certain of the provenance of the house and there’s no mystery surrounding things like the work that’s been done on the place. The only thing that you generally sacrifice when you [...]
Shopping for rugs brings a minefield of jargon. Technical terms are tossed around indiscriminately and people rarely stop to think about what they actually mean. If you’ve ever come against a raft of technical terms when shopping for rugs on the High Street or online, then you might be interested in our little jargon buster [...]
You might imagine that you’ve covered all the bases on the topic of rug choice once you’ve settled on a style. There’s little doubt that this is the most important factor in your rug search. There’s absolutely no point in buying a rug that doesn’t fit into your interior design, so style is definitely the [...]
It may seem a little premature to start talking about the January sales, but these days that phrase is a bit of a misnomer. The discounts seem to begin with the Christmas dinner’s crocks still in the dishwasher and the first round of turkey butties yet to be doled out. You have to be quick [...]
One of the most delicious things about the Christmas holidays is the fact that you get to spend an awful lot of time curled up indoors with good company and plenty of treats and there’s absolutely no guilt attached to it – it’s just part of the seasonal celebrations. Of course, getting out for long [...]
If you have hard floors, you’ll have a decent idea how much dirt accumulates in a given amount of time. It’s all there in front of you, all-too-easy to see. However, it’s worth bearing in mind that the same volume of dirt will be found in your carpets and rugs. It’s just that it’s harder [...]
People usually start out with noble intentions when they decide to keep their living rooms quite sparsely decorated. They hope that the sparseness will look clean and tidy. However, all too often the effect is quite cold. A home ought to look as though it is lived in otherwise it won’t seem all that welcoming. [...]
The dining room is sometimes neglected by homeowners in terms of décor. It’s certainly the case that people spend an awful lot of time decorating the lounge, doing up the kitchen and making the bedrooms and bathrooms look great. Why don’t people spend quite as much time on the dining areas? One reason is that [...]
Interior design necessarily involves a dichotomy between practicality and comfort. The relationship between the two is something that people always struggle with because it’s so crucial to the sense of place that makes a home. That’s what it’s all about, really – making a house into a home. The house is a practical space; the [...]