#BigLittleThanksThings For The House by Mrs C - July 14, 2014One of the more interesting press releases to drop into my Inbox last week was one that claimed 1 in 10 Brits are ‘too busy’ to say thank you. This kind of intrigued me as I simply can not comprehend how anyone can ever be 'too busy' to say thanks.The research by Philips also revealed that 40% of Brits admit they forget to say thank
Jewellery Boxes from The Holding CompanyGiftsThings For The House by Mrs C - June 30, 2014March 23, 2021 Over the years my 3 daughters and I have amassed a fair amount of jewellery, knick-knacks, trinkets and yes, some tat. All of this stuff needs putting somewhere and we all have lots of modern and antique jewellery boxes and trinket boxes of varying designs and sizes, scattered in our bedrooms. And all the boxes are filled with jewellery (both junk and 'proper' for want
A Picture Round-UpBeautyThings For The House by Mrs C - May 19, 2014July 9, 2014From left to right ......1. Odylique Coconut Body Scrub smells just like Summer!2. My new Ted Baker Nail Buffer - looks good and works perfectly.3. I bought this Barry M Nail Paint as I loved the colour. It's rubbish though as it goes on all streaky and blotchy!4. Some of the cakes at our perfect Afternoon Tea in The Mandarin Oriental in Vegas a couple
The Herdy CompanyGiftsThings For The House by Mrs C - May 16, 2014February 15, 2016 One of my many daughters happened to have a birthday a couple of weeks ago and as she'd mentioned she needed some new mugs recently, I did a bit of shopping around looking for something a bit different - and came across The Herdy Company! The Herdy Company The Herdy Company started in The Lake District and their products and ideas have been very much inspired by
Double Futon from Comfy LivingThings For The House by Mrs C - February 12, 2013March 1, 2016 A while back we bought a single futon from Comfy-Living . It's been a brilliant addition to our house as along with being a really comfy chair, it's also a fold-out single bed for unexpected overnight visitors.Anyway I digress ..... over Christmas our house went from a virtually empty nest to an overflowing 'guest house' as various offspring came back from Uni or work with
LED Lights from LED HutTechie StuffThings For The House by Mr C - January 15, 2013April 18, 2013I’ve been a devout believer in the merits of LED lighting since its early days but my first few attempts to convert weren’t too successful.The lamps I bought weren’t bright enough, had a horrible colour and were generally disappointing overall. That was a couple of years ago when they were just emerging onto the UK market and whatsmore they were also pretty expensive at the
Joseph Joseph Elevate Knives CarouselChristmas BlogsGiftsThings For The House by Mrs C - December 7, 2012December 7, 2012 How lovely are Joseph Joseph kitchen accessories! I'm not the kind of person who would generally 'rave' about kitcheny stuff but I think I can make an exception for Joseph Joseph. Last week on an incredibly long drive up to Aberdeen to Cardiff we went into Westmorland Services (which has got to be the Best Motorway Services in the Uk and deserves a blog all of its
Remote Control CandlesGiftsThings For The House by Mr C - November 5, 2012March 2, 2016 Remote Control Candles - Well, whatever next? But hold on a minute, this ain't such a bad idea after all, what with conventional candles being the greatest cause of house fires in the UK and me having kittens every time Mrs C mentions the presence of a strange smell in the house. I've found burning candles between two wooden bookshelves on a couple of occasions and
Method Hand WashBeautyThings For The House by Mrs C - October 11, 2012Look at the new Method Hand Wash I have in my loo! It's stylish & contemporary-looking but it only costs the same as bog-standard ones.Method products are proof that you don't have to charge an arm and a leg to get your products looking cute and funky.I had a look at their website to find out a bit more about Method and they have a
A Comfy Living FutonThings For The House by Mr C - August 7, 2012February 15, 2013When is a bed not a bed? You see so many people cussing and cursing their recently-purchased flat-pack furniture that you’d think manufacturers would have by now found the magic formula to keep furniture both easy to assemble and sufficiently well-built to stand the test of time.What then, were we to make of our new Comfy Living futon which was delivered a couple of days ago