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Rise And Shine
The clocks may be going back, but you can brighten up dark evenings with the beautiful John Lewis range of lighting.
Just the right type of lighting can really bring a room to life.
Lighting to suit every mood. From cut glass chandeliers to modern classics -whatever your taste, its time to see the light:
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Beat the Snow This Winter With the Award-Winning ‘Snow Wovel’
Last winters heavy snow fall saw millions of UK households unable to clear their paths and driveways for many days and even weeks.
Apart from the immense inconvenience caused, the snow was also directly responsible for a record number of falls and accidents.
Now, as meteorologists predict another winter in which high levels of snow are likely, the UK launch of an innovative and award-winning snow shovel, the ‘Sno Wovel’ comes as a timely godsend.
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Reclaim Your Space With GarageFurniture
Either clogged up with clutter or jam-packed with junk, garages are frequently overlooked or can remain ignored and unloved.But now GarageFurniture has introduced a cost-effective and stylish solution, for reclaiming your space and transforming this often neglected zone, into a spacious and functional new room:A clever system of modular work-benches, storage cabinets and tidy units, has specifically been designed to endure tough conditions and create a safe and stylish work area.Six popular combinations of garage storage and workbench solutions are available to order, starting from just £550, or single cabinets can be purchased individually allowing customers to personalise and tailor the system to meet their own requirements.Tall towers with the shelving and base cabinets offer an ideal DIY solution and these are complemented by the drawer cabinets, which double the size of the workbench space.Whether you need a tool tidy, garage organiser or a general home workshop, GarageFurniture is the perfect storage solution.All of the units are made of high density MDF, both heat and moisture resistant, to ensure resilience in a normal garage or storage environment.Cabinet doors are wrapped in vinyl for extra durability and adjustable heavy duty stainless steel support legs and industrial locking castors, allow tools to be moved around easily, providing the sturdiness and flexibility required in a working environment.Tough 32mm MDF workbenches, roll out cabinets and aluminium alloy handles mean GarageFurniture offers a hard-wearing storage solution that is both practical and smart.Featured here is the Storage Cabinet & Workbench Combo 1.A really neat and clever storage solution if you only have limited space available.The floor space of this solution is 2.4m. With both wall and base cabinets there is plenty of storage space and with both base cabinets on castors, your workbench area increases to 2.25 square metres once rolled out.Priced at £550 Exc. VAT.GarageFurniture also has distinguished ‘green’ credentials:Carcasses are 100 per cent reusable and the packaging is all made ofrecyclable materials.Products are supplied flat-packed to maximise shipping efficiencies and minimise packaging.To find out more about GarageFurniture’s products please visit the website.Tel: (0208) 953 9988.
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Create Your Own Scary Halloween Mask
Celebrate Halloween by creating fun masks for your children to wear to their Halloween parties – or when they are out Trick or Treating:
Step One
Take newspaper fragments watered down with PVA glue and build up several layers onto the balloon surface and leave until thoroughly dry and hard.
Step Two
Using the Dremel Stylus with SpeedClic cutting disc SC476, trim around the edge of the mask
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Preparing Your Conservatory For Winter
The winter months provide the perfect opportunity to bring fresh life to your conservatory.
It’s also time to perform a few maintenance tasks to prolong its longevity and pristine appearance.
Jonathan Hey, MD of Westbury Conservatories shares his top tips for extending the enjoyment of your conservatory throughout the winter months…..
Read more about : Conservatory Blinds, DIY Advice, Home Interiors
B&Q Lights Up Britain With Updated Home Lighting
B&Q, one of the UK’s largest home improvement retailers, has announced its biggest, brightest and greenest lighting range.
Featuring over 350 new designs, all compatible with energy saving bulbs; it is a huge change to the lighting aisles.
From now until the end of November, every lighting department across all 321 stores will have received a makeover, making them brighter and more modern and there will be more products on display, to make it easier for customers to shop.
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Prepare Like A Pro For Decorating With Polycell
We all like our homes to look nice and have grand plans for decorating, even having already decided on the colour of paint for the walls.
But dealing with problems such a stained ceiling, uneven walls or holes in the plastering, can often mean that the fun part of decorating is put off to another day.
Polycell can show you how to easily deal with these problems with a series of easy-to-follow videos, showing you how to get walls and ceilings in tip top shape ready for decorating:
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Launch of The English Glasshouse Announced
TimberWindows.com is pleased to announce the launch of The English Glasshouse.
The company, which produces bespoke timber orangeries and conservatories, as well as roof lanterns and pool houses, is already setting new standards for the industry.
With each building constructed individually to suit not only the style of house, but also to take into account the preferences and style of the Owner – the fact that there is nothing mass-produced is obvious.
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Sumptuous Sitting Rooms with EASipanel
Create a luxurious sitting room to relax in by teaming deep, complex hues of purple with sumptuous, soft furnishings for a classically inspired use of colour.
EASipanel’s Raised & Fielded panelling in our picture, is the perfect blank canvas for creating a richly traditional look.
Simply attach the panels to existing walls and choose a sophisticated paint tone to enhance the naturalistic wood grain effect.
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Vax Your Carpets Back To Life With The Rapide Carpet Washer
If dusty feet and dirty paws have taken their toll on your carpets this summer, don’t despair as help is at hand. New from the floorcare experts at Vax, the Rapide Ultra carpet washer makes it quicker and easier than ever before to keep your carpets looking spotless.
The Ultra is the latest in Vax’s popular Rapide range of upright carpet washers, which are as simple to use as a regular dry vacuum cleaner.
This new edition combines the Rapide’s trademark ease of use and manoeuvrability, with the very latest deep cleaning, quick drying technologies, giving you Vax’s best ever carpet cleaning performance – so that you can achieve professional results yourself.
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