While the weather is still so cold and wet, thinking ahead to a summer of home grown vegetables seems almost impossible, but now is precisely the time when to plan your planting. When to plant vegetables for an English country harvest Whether you have Good Life-style plans to go almost independent of supermarket veg, or […]
Unlike fashion, trends in interior design don’t tend to come and go too rapidly (let’s try not to remember Barbiecore…) and mostly develop in response to lifestyle needs and wishes, rather than short-term trends, or indeed movies. One interior trend that has been growing throughout the last year or so, and is really finding its […]
It’s February, it’s still cold and wet and gets dark early, so it hardly feels like the tie to be pulling on the gardening gloves, but spending a little time in your garden now will pay dividends all summer long. So, what are the jobs you can be doing now? We’re not mad gardeners here […]
In our latest interior trends 2024 blog we talked about the increasing love of curves in interior design, a trend that springs from our desire to feel wrapped up by our homes, and held safe. Alongside this trend, there is an increasing move towards bringing more of the outside, natural world into our homes, harnessing […]
Moving house can be a stressful time, but as we aim to make your move as smooth as possible. This step-by-step guide offers helpful hints through the process of buying your next home. 1. Arranging your mortgage Before you begin your property search, it is advisable to arrange your finances and, if required, have a […]
Hi Eddie, I just wanted to get in touch to let you know how impressed I was by your colleague Ryan who came to value our house last week. I know people only tend to get in touch when they’ve got problems or complaints so I think it’s important to also send positive feedback when […]
Every year the major (and smaller) paint companies release their forecast of which colours will be capturing the home decorators’ imaginations for the year ahead. This is what they have to say are the interior colour trends for 2024… Both the fashion and interior design industries predict colour trends well ahead of time, in order […]
There comes a time in everybody’s lives when they start thinking about moving home. This might be from rented property into your first owned home, upsizing or indeed downsizing. When we meet house hunters keen to buy a new home, it’s important to us to be confident they are genuinely keen to move, rather than […]
I’ve teamed up with Steph & her team in 2024 to look after our completion gift boxes. Located in the heart of Cheshire, nära is an eco-conscious, luxury home fragrance company founded on the core principles of quality and sustainability. I believe in the transformative power of scent and all nära products are crafted with care, […]
Parkrun started back in 2009, starting out as a 5 kilometre time trial in Bushy Park in south London. There are now over 700 parkruns, and 500 Junior 2 km parkruns each week. Stretford parkrun started in 2016 and takes place in Longford park just off of Ryebank Road in Chorlton. The run starts at 9am every […]
