Aubergine and grey are the new neutrals

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

In this article we will review decorating in neutral colours including the new neutrals such as dove grey and aubergine. Neutral usually means without colour. Neutral colours such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, grey, and white appear to be without colour, and yet in many applications they often have undertones of colour.

Know your fabrics — Designers Guild

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.

Grow your own spuds

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.

Meals on wheels for your pets

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.

Know your fabrics — Designers Guild

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.

Grow your own spuds

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.

Keane’s can supply you with step-by step instructions, compost, and the seed potato ‘Swift’, which is a perfect variety for use in grow bags. The company also has a wide selection of old proven potato varieties that guarantee excellent flavour and high yield. The earliest variety is first early, ‘Home Guard’ followed by second earlies, ‘British Queen’, ‘Duke of York’, and ‘Sharpe’s Express’. Main crop varieties include ‘Kerr’s Pinks’, ‘Roosters’, ‘Golden Wonder’, and ‘Records’

Meals on wheels for your pets

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.

Getting back to basics, it takes away the need for you to source and carry the items to your home. It stocks excellent products (Beta, Gain, Kasco etc.) with value feeds (Arkwrights) an alternative. For a guide to pet nutrition follow the links on its website www.galwaypetfoods.com

Vamp up your home without making a single purchase

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Time to be smart, don’t rush to the sale and buy because it has a good price — the sale will be back in a few months. It is better to analyse what you have and make the best of it, you can always look at buying new items in three months if it is really necessary. Determine which items within the room(s) you want to redecorate can be reused, which should be refurbished, and which should be donated to charity or thrown away. Remove the items from the room(s), putting them into three categories — re-use, refurbish, and donate or toss.

Farmyard manure at Keane’s Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, is continuing to offer great value this growing season with special offers on farmyard manure.

Farmyard manure has many benefits to the garden. It improves the soil structure by increasing moisture content and aerating the soil. It also provides nutrients through its high organic matter content, encouraging good growth in plants such as fruit, vegetables, and roses. It is also beneficial to gardeners who wants to grow their own fruit and vegetables organically. Farmyard manure encourages beneficial soil organisms which further improves the soil structure.

Know your fabrics: Pierre Frey

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

In this series we will review over the coming year the various fabrics and wallpapers manufacturers that are available in Ireland.

Distinctive designs for your garden

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

Have you ever thought you’d love to create a beautiful garden, but don’t know where to start or what to do? Garden design need not be mystifying or difficult. With help from Elements Garden & Landscape Design you can transform the outdoor space around your house into something beautiful, useful, and unique.

Design icons — Lampe Berger

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

This is the first article in a series that will cover 20th century design icon objects and furniture. In this first one, we will review the Lampe Berger which was invented more than 100 years ago to counter the proliferation of bacteria in hospital wards.

Great value fruit trees at Keane’s Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan is kicking off the growing season with great special offers on fruit trees. Apple is the most popular fruit tree for the Irish gardener but our climate is suitable for many other types of fruit tree.

All the varieties at Keane’s are suitable for growing in Ireland some of which include; Apple trees: Beauty of Bath, Discovery, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Brambley’s Seedling and Golden Delicious. Pear trees: Conference and Beurre Hardy. Plum trees: Opal, Victoria, and Damson. Cherry trees: Morrelli and Stella.

Make space

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Great design comes in all shapes and sizes, although designing small spaces might require more planning. When you are designing your small space, remember to be flexible and open to ideas and solutions. Organisation and simplicity are the keys to successfully designing a small space.

Beauty bargains from Avon

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Avon offers unbeatable value for money across all ranges in its brochure, with daily hair care, skincare, and self tanning products, not to mention the fantastic new fragrances coming soon.

And now, recognising the changed economy, Avon has cut its prices across all brochures for 2010, with free bonus gifts on offer with purchases. Here are some samples of the great value that Avon has to offer.

Redecorate your bedroom

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Your bedroom is no doubt the sanctuary in your home. It is the place where you rest your head at the end of each day, and somewhere where you find rest. Your bedroom needs to be as peaceful as possible, a relaxing room where you are able to forget the stresses of your day.

Fabrics for less at La Maison Chic

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

For the month of February only, renowned designer La Maison Chic is offering to beat any quote you have on all fabrics and wallpapers. This includes wallpapers and fabrics from Zoffany, Casamance, Ralph Lauren, James Hare, Nobilis, Elitis, Arte, James Brindley, Prestigious, Cole and Sons, Sanderson, Harlequin, Malabar, Brian Yates, Beacon Hill, and Anna French.

Everything for the home at Carroll Door Depot

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Established in 1998 as part of the Carroll Joinery group, Carroll Door Depot (formerly known as Dublin Door Store) has showrooms countrywide, offering the finest selection of NorDan high performance windows, interior doors, exterior doors, timber flooring, stone and ceramic tiles, staircases, hardware, and renewable energy products.

Unforgettable experience at Belladonna

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Belladonna Bridal hosted an unforgettable experience for all their brides last weekend with an exclusive viewing of the complete 2010 collections from Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa bridal gowns from Barcelona. The event was made even more special by the visit of designers Marie Therese and Marta Raich, who were delighted to meet with Irish brides and offer advice on choosing their dream wedding dress, with many brides getting custom made dresses that they were able to help design themselves with Marie Therese.

“We’re always very excited to come to Ireland, especially to our friends at Belladonna,” said Marta Raich of Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa. “It gives us a chance to meet with brides and find out what Irish girls want from Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa dresses. Irish brides are all so beautiful and it’s great to see them loving our dresses.”

Decorating a rental apartment

Thu, Jan 28, 2010

Are you renting an apartment? Just because you're renting doesn't mean you can't create your dream home. Most rentals are decorated to be very neutral so that they will not put off any prospective tenants. Consider your home a blank canvas to which you can add your personal touches, personality, colour, and style, to turn bland and boring to appealing and exciting.

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