Home And Garden
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Top Tips To Avoid Dust Mites
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I decide to give myself the creeps and learn how to avoid dust mites, what to do if you get them, and what the signs are that you've got them already.
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Top Tips For Lazy Gardeners
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check top tips for lazy gardeners as Jonathan Creber, Commercial Director of Modern Garden Rooms shares his top eight garen hacks for low effort, high results garden care!
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Bin It Like Beckham: Beckham Documentary Inspired Organisation Tips
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out Beckham documentary inspired organisation tips as I look at a new years resolution to declutter and organise my life and my home!
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Top Tips For How To Keep Your House Warm This Winter
On the JJ Barnes Blog, as the weather gets colder, I check out top tips for how to keep your house warm this Winter, to keep the energy bills down, and make sure your family is cozy! I don’t know about you, but I feel the cold. I am, as my mother often says, nesh. For this reason, I am a big fan of fluffy socks, fluffier blankets, and even fluffier hoodies. I am also always on the lookout for ways to keep my home warm in the most cost effective way possible, especially as the cost of living crisis sends every bill we have to pay soaring, and our…
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2023’s Top Interior Design Trends
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I checkout research into 2023's top interior design trends according to what has been trending on Tiktok!
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Tips To Keep Your Bedroom Warm This Winter
On the JJ Barnes Blog, with the weather getting colder quickly, I check out top tips from the experts at Bed Kingdom for how to keep your bedroom warm this Winter.
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5 Best Ways To Add Value To Your Home
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out top tips from the experts at ModernGardenRooms for the 5 best ways to add value to your home. Do you want achieve a quick and successful sale of your house, rather than having to wait for months for the right person to snap it up? The best way is to make is to make changes in advance that add value to your home. Even if you’re not looking to sell right now, it’s not a bad move to start making the changes because it will spread the cost and mean when you do want to sell, your house is market ready. Because…
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Best Ways To Make Your Small Bathroom Look Bigger
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out top tips from Zara O’Hare, an interior design expert at Land of Rugs for how to make my small bathroom look bigger. While I love my home, there is no doubt we are pressured for space, and I’m always looking for tips on how to make the most of the space we do have. Our bathroom is particularly dinky, and I’m regularly having to shower while children come in and out to use the loo or brush their teeth or ask me to find a very specific toy they lost three months ago, and that makes the space feel even smaller. Because…
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Top Six Things You Should Clean Less Often
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I discover the concept of overcleaning, and get advice from experts at Cleaning Pros for the top six things you should clean less often. Overcleaning I hate housework. Loathe it. I do it all the time but it never looks done. As fast as I tidy, my children have caused mess. As soon as I get one room pristine, another room has turned into a bomb site. I feel like I spend all my time either working, or cleaning up other people’s messes, washing other people’s clothes, and cooking other people’s food. There is no let up and I am tired. When I heard the…
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How To Make Your Home Look Stylish On A Budget
On the JJ Barnes Blog, I check out top tips from interior design experts at Porcelain Superstore for how to make your home look stylish on a budget. How To Make Your Home Look Stylish On A Budget If like me you are careful about money, decorating your home might feel like an expense you just can’t afford in your budget. However, I don’t believe that achieving the stylish look in your home that you’ve been saving on Pinterest while managing to keep your purse from emptying is impossible. To help me out, the interior design experts at Porcelain Superstore have sent over a list of this year’s popular interior…