Category: Lifestyle
Steps to Feeling Better Inside Your Own Skin
Here’s something that I believed for a really long time: it’s possible to eat whatever you want, do whatever you want and as long as you wear the right clothes and makeup nobody will be able to tell when you feel sluggish or gross. In other words, I firmly believed that I really could fake […]
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How to Turn Your Marketable Skill into a Small Business Venture
The advent of technology has made flexible working methods increasingly popular in the UK, and this has had 2 significant consequences within the employment and business markets. Firstly, it has allowed employees to fulfill their job roles from home, and enabled them to complete a schedule of work that suits their personal circumstances. Secondary to […]
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How to Spot Quality in Wooden Furniture
When planning the interior design of your home, you could decide between a new or old aesthetic or go for a more unique, mixed approach. Merging contemporary and traditional design is all the rage right now and a classic piece of wooden furniture can make a great centrepiece to a room. Here are a few […]
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Great Leaders and Their Strategies
Frederick the Great, Attila the Hun and Genghis Khan were all leaders of their time and used strategy to position themselves where they wanted to be in battle. Although their methods were often rather bloodthirsty and a bit barbaric, they got the desired results, and there are many lessons that can be learnt from the […]
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Why Staying in Is the New Going Out
There’s nothing quite like the glamming up to get ready for a night out – the music’s on, the wine is flowing and you’re toting the hair straighteners. Three hours have passed and you’re lamenting the slow evolution of a third arm, you’ve sweated your make up off and you suddenly realize that it’s still […]
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Tips for Furnishing Your Home Office
Working from home is on the rise across the UK. The number of freelancers alone rose by 200,000 in between 2010 and 2012, according to research published by the PCG. More recently, Econsultancy cited figures from Accenture which estimate the freelance pool at between 20 and 33% of the UK’s entire workforce. These figures don’t […]
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New or Old?
When it comes to interior design today there are two clear camps emerging; the vintage vixens and the brand-new babes. Here we take a look at the pros and cons of new versus old furniture to help you make informed decisions when you redecorate. Brand new Babes If you are a brand new babe then […]
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The Heart-beat of the Modern Home: The Top Design Trends for 2014
Throughout the ages, different rooms have served as the heart-beat of homes throughout the UK. In recent times, the kitchen has emerged as the leading priority among home-owners and evolved into a multi-purpose space suitable for both practical and social functions. So rather than simply being an area in which food is prepared, cooked and […]
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Remodelling your Bedroom: The Importance of a Comfortable and High Quality Bed
Let’s face facts, a full scale home remodelling project can take a heavy toll on both your financial budget and sanity, especially during times of economic uncertainty. Given that the current level of economic growth in the UK is not yet impacting positively on the average household, it is hard to see how the majority […]
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The Top 3 Applications for Strip Lighting in the Home
According to research body MarketLine, the global home-improvement market is expected to grow at a yearly rate of 2.5% between now and 2015. With this in mind, the predicted market value in 2015 will have reached a staggering $678 billion, with the cost of building materials and labour accounting for the vast majority of this […]
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