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Discount Blinds at Terrys Fabrics

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How have you dressed you windows? I know that some people prefer curtains while others prefer blinds. I suppose it depends upon the style of the house and the decor of the room as to which style of window dressing you might choose to use.

I have a mix or blinds and curtains in my 1920’s style home. I’ve found that curtains just don’t look right in my smaller spare bedrooms so I’ve opted to use Roman blinds which roll up into folds of material and have a curtain like effect. I also use mini blinds on my small basement windows as I find blinds makes it easier to allow the amount of light into the room that I want while making it hard for anyone outdoors to see into the room.

If you have been looking for blinds for your home you might want to take a look at the wide selection at TerrysFabrics.co.uk.

You’ll find a large variety of blinds at Terrys. They have Roller blinds, Roman blinds kits, Roman blinds, Venetian blinds, Vertical blinds, and wooden blinds. The company also offers quality custom made blinds.

If you have been considering getting some blinds for your home do check out the selection at Terrys Fabrics. The prices are great and the selection is outstanding.






Online window shopping for furniture

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If you are thinking of purchasing new furniture, whether it be a particular piece of furniture or perhaps enough to furnish a whole room you should take a moment and have a look at the quality furniture being sold at furniturefromhome.com.

When we complete our basement renovation I’ll be shopping for new furniture. We already have a sectional couch for the room but that’s about it. What I’d really like to do is section the basement off so there’s a laundry room, bathroom, a den or living area and a guest bedroom.

We already have three bedrooms in our home but another bedroom is always handy. However, since we don’t have any spare bedroom furniture so we’ll need to get some Bedroom Furniture. Perhaps something like this bookcase bed. I’ve told you before that we live in a 1927 house and there’s no closets or storage. A bed such as this with all it’s drawers would be fantastic. Perhaps we wouldn’t have to get as much bedroom furniture with such a bed?

Actually, after taking a look at their selection of Leather Sofas perhaps I might ditch the old sectional sofa. They have some very nice leather sofas to choose from – regular two or three seaters and sectional. I like them! Take a look.

Actually I’m getting some more ideas as I browse through the site. If you visit their living room furniture section and scroll to the bottom of the page you’ll see a three seat black leather couch at the bottom. It’s the leather executive media sectional sofa home theater set. We have a large HDTV. We could get a sofa like that one, put our HDTV in the basement and have a a movie screening room. Yeah, I like that idea.

Would you set up a media room if you could?

I really do like the furniture at this online store. Have a look for yourself, perhaps you’ll find some pieces that you like too. They offer free national delivery too – I think that’s a bonus!

Planning our basement and bathroom renovation

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I have a list in my head of all the renovations and upgrades that I’d like to do to this house. As I’ve said before we must finish our living room first before we begin any new work on the house. The next big job that we’ll tackle will either be the kitchen or the basement.

I’m leaning more toward renovating the basement first since we really don’t use the space down there at all except for practical purposes such as storage, and laundry. Our second bathroom happens to be in the basement as well.

The former home owners seem to have just thrown together this extra bathroom. It has the tiniest shower stall that I’ve ever seen, and there’s no sink in the bathroom. Oh yes, you can wash your hands, but you must leave the bathroom and walk around the corner to a utility sink that is near the washing machine.

I can live with this. I mean it’s just nice to have a second bathroom in the house. However, when we do get around to renovating the basement that bathroom is going to be turned into something really nice.

I’ve been looking at the various showers and bathroom accessories over at www.Taps4Less a site that is quickly becoming known as the best online shower shop.They have an amazing assortment of everything you could possibly need when it comes to renovating or upgrading your bathroom. You can purchase new taps, bathroom accessories, bathroom furniture, cabinets, tubs, shower enclosures and even shower valves at Taps4less.com. If you’re thinking of redoing a bathroom have a look at the site.

If we were going to go all out I think it would be really cool to have a shower that had chrome taps and accessories as well as one of those multihead showers. You know the ones I mean. They have 7 or 8 different shower heads that spray you at different angles. I’m sorry to say that I’ve never tried one of those types of showers, but I’ve heard from others that have that it’s a fantastic showering experience.

Chris has always wanted us to have a hottub. I’ve thought about opening up the back end of our basement so that there would be a door and perhaps stairway that goes out to our backyard. A hottub might fit nicely just under what we now use as a built in storage area under the enclosed back porch. Still, I’m not sure that would work out all that well. Perhaps Chris would settle for a sauna instead?

It would be idea to have a bathtub as well as a shower in the basement. It’s just a bonus to have both I think. So I’ve also spent some time looking at the various shower bath designs. A bathtub with whirlpool jets would be nice.

Well, as you can see I’m still in the dream/planning stage of our basement and bathroom renovation. I guess we’re still in the saving money for the renovation stage as well. Renovations aren’t cheap, but you do save a lot of money when you do things yourself. Well, only if you do them properly.

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