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Wedding Gift Guide

Wedding Gift Guide

Wedding Season? Our gift guide is here to help!It’s that time of year again, get the suits dry cleaned and the hat box down from on top of the wardrobe then sit down with a cup of tea and read my guide to winning at wedding presents.So weddings from start…

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Top Accessories to Make Your House a Home

Top Accessories to Make Your House a Home

1 – Let the eye wanderYour home accesories are supposed to tell a story. Like art they should be a talking point for guests and give your home some personality. Ornaments you've collected on your travels are great one off pieces, you can then mix in high-street and functional pieces. Mantel…

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Struggling with your art? Let us help get the right look for your home

Struggling with your art? Let us help get the right look for your home

Walls can look pretty bare and we know you can’t have a home with just photos. There needs to be a little art, a little panache and style. Now in your head you are wanting modern art. A Jackson Pollock or a Bill Beattie. But really unless modern art is…

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A Taste of Downton in Teesside

A Taste of Downton in Teesside

What can you do on a rainy Tuesday after a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend in order to rejuvenate, regroup and get ready for another couple of busy weeks of work until the next -can't come soon enough- Bank Holiday? Well a visit to the newly refurbished Acklam Hall did just…

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'Spring is the time of plans and projects'

'Spring is the time of plans and projects'

Spring is the time of plans and projects, according to Tolstoy. So lets start plotting and planning.One of the biggest differences in the Spring is the changing light (hoorah) which means the worker bees out there get to see some hours of daylight! The light creates a freshness in the…

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Metallics - Copper is here to stay!

Metallics - Copper is here to stay!

Copper first sprang back onto the scene, when in 2015 Copper Blush was announced as the Pantone Colour of the Year. Since then it's been a continual presence in the industry. The soft, balanced tones have made their way into fashion too, especially in jewellery, where Rose Gold is the…

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