DECORATING CAN BE stressful. From picking the paint to deciding on the right furniture and figuring out where to put all of your stuff, you need every bit of help you can get.
Give your fresh flowers an extra lease of life and keep them from wilting by adding a spoonful of sugar to the water in your vase.
The sweet stuff helps to open buds and keeps your flowers blooming for longer by providing them with nutrients.
Hanging your curtains or blinds above your window frame, closer to the ceiling can give you that illusion of higher ceilings.
Magic.
Do you get frustrated every time you have to pull a pot or the pan out of your press? A pot rack is the answer to your prayers.
They look homely and free up some space in your presses.
Give your walls a makeover by showing off some of your artwork or photographs (or selfies) and there’s no need to worry about the expense of buying frames or damaging the walls with picture hooks.
Simply create a variety of frames for your pictures using washi tape.
Wallpaper can be great in theory and certainly looks good but you won’t be thinking that in a few years when you have to take it down. Painting a feature wall in a different colour or design is a simple way of giving your room some character.
Put an old washing basket to use to create a polka dot effect on one wall or the whole room.
An old wooden crate is what you really need. You can paint or varnish these, add legs or a table top, or simply leave the crate as is.
Don’t stray away from bigger furniture if your room or home is small. In fact, it can actually give your room the illusion of being larger than it is.
And applying for a mortgage just got a lot simpler too. You can apply in minutes at mortgagestore.ie using any digital device. Find out easily what you could borrow and what your monthly repayments might be. No pen, no paper – no hassle.
Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank, trading as The Mortgage Store, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
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