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Deep Baths vs Large Baths: What's the Difference and Which One Should You Choose?

Deep baths are for people who want to be fully submerged. Large baths are for people who want more room to move.

Most people shopping for a new bath use the words 'deep' and 'large' as if they mean the same thing. They don't, and confusing the two is one of the most common and most expensive mistakes in bathroom design.

A deep bath is about immersion. A large bath is about space. Both feel indulgent. Both look beautiful. But they serve completely different purposes, and the one that belongs in your bathroom depends almost entirely on how you actually use a bath....

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How to prepare your property for flooding

Over 5.5 million properties in England and Wales are at risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. That’s one in six, which means there’s a high chance one of these properties is your home or business. Here the Environment Agency offers some advice on how to reduce the damage to your property by a little planning.

It pays to prepare for flooding

If your home or business is flooded it can be costly, not just in terms of money and time but also inconvenience and heartache.

While it’s impossible to completely flood-proof a property,...

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Now is the time bright gardeners plant bulbs

Authored by Marc Astley
Posted: Tue, 10/09/2012 - 1:37am

Now is the time to plant bulbs if you want to give your garden a splash of colour next spring.

Bulbs are really easy to grow; once you’ve planted them they need very little attention, and will reward you with colour, and often scent, when the rest of the garden is looking bare.

Provided you plant them at the right time of year, at about the right depth, they’ll reward you with beautiful flowers year after year.

The planting time for bulbs depends on their flowering time. Spring-flowering bulbs should be planted from early autumn, so they have time to produce new...

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Naomi Cleaver teams up with kitchen and bathroom showroom

Naomi Cleaver, the television presenter and design expert, has teamed up with a new luxury kitchen and bathroom showroom which has just opened opposite Darts Farm, in Topsham, to offer customers a bespoke interiors service for their home. Sapphire Living Space, established by designer Ross Pollard and property expert Mark Newbery, is the only stockist in the South West of bulthaup kitchens, Spiral Cellars and Toto, Japan’s leading sanitaryware producer who have designed the famous Washlet - a landmark in personal toilet hygiene systems. The 3,500 sq ft showroom is spread over two floors...

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Shades of Autumn - great ideas for your home

Authored by Babs Walker
Posted: Mon, 10/01/2012 - 10:40am

As we settle in to the autumn and Halloween is just round the corner I start thinking about making my home look and feel cosy. It’s all about the finishing touches, be inspired by the colours of the season, warm blackberry, golden orange and green. Add some new cushions to you room or a beautiful throw in fabulous textures. Mix them up, be bold, use silk alongside chunky knit wools, it will give your space a wonderful warm glow. And, when it comes to Halloween why not brings some twigs in from the garden and dress them with Halloween-inspired decorations, pumpkins and spooky ghosts it will...

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