10 Of The Very Best

10 of the best sofa beds

10 Of The Best Sofa Beds

This post contains affiliate links. As you may or may not know I have a very cunning plan, we shall name it Chris!! It involves changing out one of the sofas in the sitting room to a sofa bed. This is vital to my plans for the coming year as 3 out of our 4 bedrooms need work. But we don’t have a spare room to decamp into. Nor can we have guests to stay as there’s no where to put them. This has sent me down a right old rabbit hole. It seems that most sofa beds don’t truly function as either!! Neither a true sofa nor a comfortable bed. And so whilst I haven’t tried sitting or sleeping on any of these I thought I’d share my 10 of the best contenders for the sofa beds that dreams are made of.

Continue Reading…
Brands

Ufurnish the one stop shop for your home

ufurnish the one stop shop for your home

This post contains affiliate links. Imagine furnishing your home from one website! No more trudging around the world wide web trying to find your favourite pieces from multiple platforms. No more Pinterest pinning only to find the elusive item you found is only available in Australia. And to add insult to injury it was actually discontinued 3 years ago! And no more eleventy twelve tabs open on your screen as you try to compare and contrast whilst whittling down your choices. Now there is a one stop shop for your home and it’s called ufurnish.

Continue Reading…
DIY, How To's, Outside Spaces

how to fix sunken block paving

Restore Block Pavers

Block paving is a great cost effective option when it comes to driveways. But after a couple of years they start to need yearly maintenance. In particular cleaning, re sanding and sealing your driveway. Fast forward to 10 years plus and even with the best installation and sub base in the world you are likely to have sunken areas particularly at the edges and high traffic areas. And that’s exactly where I am now. Where we park our car has developed tramlines. The block paving is sunken and not only does it look unsightly but it puddles too when it rains and so I thought I’d share with you how to fix it.

Continue Reading…