Whether you’re throwing a dinner party for business reasons or for old friends, the best way to make sure you stand out as a host is to focus on providing an exceptional experience, filled with high quality dining, decor and conversation — an experience that your guests will not forget in a long time.
The latest UK House Price Index has been published and shows that the average value of property is continuing to increase across Scotland. It’s not just values that are increasing though.
Whether you expect children, have come into some money or got a job promotion, you know it’s time to trade up when your current quality of life is suffering or you feel financially comfortable enough to take the next step up the property ladder. For you, a larger, nicer house could not only mean more […]
The early half of the year is a time that many of us find our fingers itching to do some home renovation. From those small issues you’ve been meaning to tackle for ages, to those big, ambitious projects, renovating your home can completely transform how it looks and feels, making it more comfortable as well […]
Our gardens start to come to life again at this busy time of year for the gardener – planting season – when the days are getting longer and the temperature starts to increase by the day. March is a great time to get seeds in the ground or started indoors before the warmer weather of […]
Shutters, one of the oldest types of window dressing, are making a comeback, spurred on by minimalist, Nordic design that’s in vogue at the moment. At the same time, curtains have also reappeared on the scene, after years in the window-dressing wilderness.
Let’s face it, we live in a rather wet country here in Scotland! This can wreak havoc when it finds its way into the home – causing damage and even health concerns. Rising damp, penetrating damp and condensation are the most common types of damp in the home, alongside general leaks. Identifying which type of […]
The first RICS UK Residential Market Survey for the year is in, with January showing an expected slower start to the year before the traditionally busier housing market spell in the spring. There is optimism that the next twelve months will show a positive upturn for sales across the whole of the UK, though numbers […]
What coffee table is complete without a few well-selected, chunky books full of gorgeous photography? These ones will help you create your dream home interiors, written by some of the brightest minds in interior design, and will sit pretty in any freshly decorated space too.
The first RICS UK Residential Market Survey for the year is in, with January showing an expected slower start to the year before the traditionally busier housing market spell in the spring. There is optimism that the next twelve months will show a positive upturn for sales across the whole of the UK, though numbers […]
