No shower or bath for 16 weeks
We take our bathrooms for granted. We know we can bath or shower when ever we want to; we know there is running water at the turn of the tap – not the case in many developing countries; we know that our heating system will heat the water to a comfortable temperature. We are very […]
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Bathroom Secrets Revealed
The cat’s out of the bag, ladies. Thanks to a recent poll by QVS Beauty Tools Experts your secret beauty regimes performed behind firmly closed bathroom doors have been revealed. However, judging by the poll’s results, more than a quarter of the 1,000 men polled had no idea what you actually get up to […]
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Implementing Bathroom Trends
Following on from our Bathroom trends for 2015 blog, we look at the practicalities of implementing trends, such as including other furniture more commonly found in other areas of the home into the bathroom. According to a report following the 2014 Milan Salone di Mobile, the bathroom is set to overtake other rooms in […]
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Raise the temperature with a key trend for 2015
One of the key bathroom trends for 2015 is warm tones achieved through colour and texture. This trend sees a shift from stark whites and cooler tones that we’ve favoured in the past. So if you’re updating your bathroom this year or would like to include elements that are bang on trend, here are […]
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Big Brother’s Twisted Fairytale Interior
Celebrity Big Brother is back on our TV screens to help distract us from a cold and gloomy January. Whether you’re an avid viewer or not, this year’s inmates are hard to ignore as their amateur dramatics spill out into the press. What’s in a theme? As usual we’re more interested in how this […]
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How to avoid frozen and burst pipes this winter
So the weather has taken a nosedive and we’re being subjected to gales, rain and snow. Not only are we under attack as we go about our daily business, but our pipes are in danger of freezing as the cold weather well and truly takes hold. We can’t control the weather but we can take […]
Read moreBanish Blue Monday to the bathroom
Today, Monday 19th January, is Blue Monday. Apparently the third Monday in January is the most depressing day of the year. It’s easy to understand how January got this reputation: Christmas is over and while it was fun, now the bills start rolling in. The weather is almost certainly cold and often unpleasant and […]
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The end of public toilets as we know them?
A researcher in Sweden is suggesting that urine could be the new fertiliser. Zsofia Ganrot explains that we each contribute about 7.9 litres of urine a week and if this is treated with magnesium oxide it forms white crystals. The addition of zeolite ensures that the crystals maintain 70 – 80% of the ‘goodness’ namely […]
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Easy mood-changes for your bathroom
This month IKEA feature ideas for your bathroom which show you how to give the same space and same fixtures really contrasting looks. They’ve taken a fairly simple white bathroom and shown how either a natural look or adding a riot of colour gives the same room a completely different mood. Relaxing the […]
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Keeping the bathroom clean
Obviously you’re really good at keeping your bathroom clean and tidy and no doubt give it a good ‘once-over’ several times a week. But if you want to be sure it is clean for unexpected visitors as well as the ‘usual suspects’ who live with you on a daily basis, here’s a guide to a […]
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