Not A Frumpy Mum

Why Get a Granny Flat

Why Get a Granny Flat

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. At some point, you may have joked with your parents or grandparents about a granny flat. Most of us have. While no one wants to think about getting older, and we certainly don’t want to reach the point where our parents are no longer able to live alone, at some point, it becomes our turn to take care of them. You might not like the idea of your parents moving into your family home, but adding a granny flat, either to some spare land or with an extension to your home, can be the…

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4 Clever Tactics That Will Make Your Home Renovation Run Smoothly

4 Clever Tactics That Will Make Your Home Renovation Run Smoothly

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. There is no doubt that home renovations can be a stressful time. However, you will be happy to discover that there are some tactics you can use to ensure your renovation goes as smoothly as possible. Read on to find out what they are.  Create a schedule of work.  First of all, when it comes to home renovations, being organised and retaining some semblance of control can make all the difference. Of course, to be able to do this, you need to have some idea of what order things are meant to happen.  Image…

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The Next Mini Project: The Lounge

The Next Mini Project: The Lounge

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Since we completed the extension on the back of the house last year the lounge has become a sadly neglected room in our home. One that we spend very little time in, especially considering it used to be the main room in our home. Whilst everything in the extension is new, our lounge is made up of furniture that we bought when we bought our first house together almost 20 years ago and odd pieces that we have collected over the years, along with a couple of things that were meant to last a…

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Five Ways To Add Modern Touches To Your Home

Five Ways To Add Modern Touches To Your Home

Disclosure: This is a collaborative post. Depending on your style, you may have a different approach to how you style your home. Modernising your home though is something that will make it easier when eventually coming to sell. Here are five ways to add modern touches to your home. Image Source Remote Operated Lighting Technology is pretty much standard in all of our lives nowadays that we’re pretty much reliant on it to make living life that little bit easier. A cool way of adding some technology to your home is by replacing traditional light switches with remote controls and…

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5 Reasons Why I’m Happy To Turn 40

5 Reasons Why I’m Happy To Turn 40

Today is my half birthday, which means I am now on my 6 month countdown to turning 40, and actually I feel okay about that. In fact, I’d almost say I’m looking forward to the next decade of my life and here’s a few reasons why: I am happy in my career – At the start of my 30’s I still felt that I had a career ladder to climb, whilst at the same time getting itchy feet for where I was currently working. Ten years on and I have changed jobs, and am happy with where I am at…

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