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5 sustainable homeware brands you need to know about
At The Living House, we love to discover sustainable brands when designing for our customers. We are often asked by our customers to design their rooms with sustainability in mind. This can range from finding pre-loved furniture on Facebook Marketplace to eco-friendly paint and sofa fabrics.
We can shop from anywhere, so if caring for our planet is high on your agenda too, we have shared five of our favourite sustainable brands.
Refresh your room with these spring home finds
At last, the sun is starting to shine, the dark evenings are fading, and the flowers are starting to bloom. I’m delighted that spring is just around the corner, and I have already been on the lookout for some beautiful spring inspired interior finds.
5 kids interior brands you need to know about
We love to discover and find new brands that we can use in our design schemes. We have done a roundup of five kids interior brands you need to know about to create a beautiful, fun, and interesting kids bedroom that you all will love!
Interior trends 2024 arches and curve ideas
We’ve shared with you our favourite curve and arch pieces that we are loving right now. Whether you want to splash out and invest in the trend or start with smaller pieces, we have found both!
The best 9 Christmas homeware gifts under £30
November already? How did it come round so quickly?! Time to pack away the autumnal decorations and enter Christmas mode. It feels like Christmas hits the shops and online earlier each year, giving you that buzz to get organised and start shopping for your friends and family.
New Season Interior Finds
It’s a new year, the Christmas decorations are all packed away and your home looks a bit, well, empty? Right?
I know there are definitely a few empty spaces in my living room, so here at The Living House we have had a look at the new collections hitting the shops and put together our favourite interior finds. Take a look and see if there is something just right to fill that gap in your home and spruce up your room for the new year.
A round up of our favourite baubles this Christmas
It wouldn’t be Christmas without adding to my collection of baubles every year! It’s always so tempting to just add a couple more. And once the children get involved, they always see something that they just have to have!! But I don’t mind. For me it all adds to the traditions of Christmas, and the memories from each year - trying to remember who was responsible for the crazy Santa on a motorbike decoration they chose when they were four.
Interior Design Q&A Part 5
Everyday we meet lovely customers and chat to them about their homes, and their design problems and dilemmas. And although every customer and every home is unique, there are also themes to the questions that we get asked. Below we have answered 5 questions that have cropped up recently in our chats to customers.
Interior finds on a budget - Come shopping with us!
We are all feeling the pinch right now and it looks set to continue for some time to come. I don’t know about you but I remember when ‘winter is coming’ was just a phrase from Game of Thrones! For this reason, we thought we would share some of our favourite finds from the high street, supermarket stores and independent shops to show that you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a big impact.
Independent home stores - Bath edition
A few weekends ago, I enjoyed a birthday weekend away in the beautiful city of Bath. It had always been a place I had wanted to visit and I was not disappointed with its gorgeous buildings, history and of course wide array of lovely home stores to browse for hours!
I have shared with you four of my favourite home stores I visited and loved. It was great to come across so many beautiful stores that I can share with you!
Step into Spring with our favourite new home finds
In the spirit of Spring and change, we have rounded up our 10 favourite new shopping finds that we think you’ll love. Take a look at our favourites to get you inspired for Spring.
Our top five independent home stores
We love using independent home stores when designing our customers' homes. You can always find interesting individual pieces that you can’t always find on the high street. And most importantly, we love supporting amazing small businesses!
Our top 10 favourite affordable rugs
This week it’s all about rugs! We have searched far and wide to bring you a roundup of our top 10 favourite rugs - which of course are affordable too!!
Interior design tips for selecting the right blind
There are so many blinds available - every colour, pattern and style possible. So where do you start when choosing a blind for your window? It can be hard to know what you need, or want.
Our top 5 favourite outdoor rugs from I Love Rugs
Summer is right around the corner (no, really it is!!) and if this past year has taught us anything, it's to enjoy the outdoors and appreciate our gardens!
How we can save you money by creating your style for less
Have you ever seen your dream interior in a magazine or whilst scrolling Pinterest and think - I would love to achieve that look in my home, but it might also leave you feeling that it’s out of your budget or looks too hard to achieve. That’s where we can help you…
Making great first impressions with home fragrance
Lily and Faith are a family run home fragrance company, hand pouring wax melts, candles and diffusers. Their scents make an impact on you straight away and fill your home with fantastic smells. Here they give their top tips on how to use candles and diffusers to make that all important first impression in your home.
Supermarket Sweep - the best of the supermarkets
Supermarkets are upping their game, and it's definitely worth checking out the homeware aisles for some hidden gems at affordable prices.
Our I Love Wallpaper top 5 picks
When we were asked by I Love Wallpaper to pick 5 of our favourite wallpapers, it was a difficult job! After much discussion and debate between us, we eventually settled on these top 5. Each brings something different and special to your room, and can be styled to create a luxury look. Read on, as we show you how to get the most from each choice.
10 best last minute Christmas home gifts under £30
I was feeling quite smug this year. For the first year ever I had completed my Christmas shopping early (maybe there are some benefits to lockdown, and no social life!). All wrapped, under the tree and looking beautiful.