If you’re a gardener, you’ll know there’s nothing more frustrating than going out to admire a flowerbed or vegetable plot, only to discover that the slugs and snails have found it first! They can be incredibly destructive in a short space of time, and we’ve lost many a carefully-tended plant…
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[AD] Here at Cosy Home we like new ideas to add a little pizzazz to everyday cooking, so we were interested to learn about the new range of spice blends from ‘Mr. Wolf’. According to the company, the range, which currently comprises seven mixes, is a ‘selection of dry spice…
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Sara Walker talks to artist and sculptor Michelle Pearson Cooper about travel, learning to sculpt and the inspiration for her work. “I never really thought of any other career but that of being an artist,” says Michelle, who lives in Oxfordshire. “When I was seven years old, I was drawing…
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Those of us lucky enough to have gardens have been spending a lot of time in them this summer, and some of us are also new dog owners. While we all love our dogs, we do sometimes wish they’d…you know…stop trashing the garden. The solution is to put some pooch-friendly…
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Putting the oven on on a hot summer’s day can heat the house up and leave it too warm to sleep in the evenings. It also seems a bit counter-intuitive to waste money and power turning the oven on, then opening all the windows to let the heat out! We’ve…
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If you’d like to make a small bedroom feel more spacious without investing in major work, then we’ve put together our favourite hints and tricks to achieve just that. Smaller rooms can feel cosier, warming and more welcoming than larger spaces, but the key is in the presentation! Here’s what…
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Let’s face it, laundry isn’t most people’s favourite household task. We’ve all had the experience, though, of needing a favourite shirt in a hurry and putting it out of the wardrobe, only to find it too squashed and wrinkled to wear. While not many of us are fortunate enough to…
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If you’re anything like us, you’ve recently progressed to some of the indoor jobs you’ve been putting off for years such as clearing out cupboards. It’s a job that can be really daunting, but is very satisfying once it’s done! Once you’ve sorted through everything and got rid of anything…
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