We all need a good supply of homewares once we have made that first step away from the home of mum and dad. It can be so daunting when you take those tentative steps towards independence and a satisfactory life away from ‘home’. Firstly finding an affordable pad is difficult Read more…
We do not often turn out in great numbers for new kitchen implements or utensils unless they get a heap of praise from more than one or two quarters. There are exceptions to this of course and these items have gone on to make their marque, at least for a Read more…
There is one thing to be said about buying good quality electrical ‘white’ goods these days. They offer a very wide range of options – and they need to be compared against several others in your price range. I had this very scenario last year – my much relied upon Read more…
When we think of homewares, do we actually think about how easy it will be to use for either we, the buyer, or for the person we are maybe gifting it to? I am thinking here of the many thousands of fantastic kitchenware items that at one time would have Read more…
I had to change my washing machine fairly recently – it was a sad and nearly traumatic situation that I’d been putting off for months. What first alerted me to major failing in the dearly beloved old one was it’s nasty habit of not draining fully after a washload. it Read more…
I was searching for a gift for a much loved in-law a few weeks ago. I’d left it a while because I had been very busy and had not allowed enough time to have a good look round for inspirational ideas. Its so frustrating when you think about the event Read more…
Having enjoyed a super family holiday away cruising around the caribbean, it is so hard to think of the winter time that has hit us like a brick. We now need to gear up for christmas and all the present and gift buying – what to get the chaps who Read more…
When we think of giftware, there is everyone’s most unloved present, the gift voucher. I personally like these as I can choose exactly what I want, instead of receiving something rather ghastly and not at all fitting in with my household or wardrobes. At least when you receive a valid Read more…
The summer can be a very funny time to be organising large homewares, and o an extent, larger items of giftware. With so much emphasis on family holidays, there is often a conflict oer the finances available. However, to ensure the perfect giftware or homeware can be obtained, particularly if Read more…
There has been no let up in the amount of gift buying this last week, that’s for sure. With the Coronation in full swing, the shops in London have been full of all sorts of memorabilia – some of it is of very lovely quality and actually look fantastic. I Read more…