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Here you will find all the posts that relate to household appliances.
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How to Choose the Best Vacuum Cleaner for Your Home
What are the key considerations to help you choose the best vacuum cleaner for your home? Let’s explore so you can make an informed choice
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7 Simple Signs You Need to Buy a New Oven
Are you a bad cook or is it your oven? What are the signs you should be looking for that tell you it might be time to buy a new oven?
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6 Simple Ways To Keep The House Clean When You Have Pets
Pets are adorable but there is no denying that they make it much harder to keep the house clean. Here we share 6 tips to make cleaning easier.
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How to Ensure Your Sustainable Home is also Stylish
Is it possible to design your home with sustainability in mind and still create a stylish space? Let’s find out!
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23 Eco-Friendly Upgrades To Make Your Home More Sustainable
There are a whole host of eco-friendly home upgrades you can make to ensure your home is as sustainable as possible
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Review: How Good is the Lomi Kitchen Composter?
I review the Lomi Kitchen Composter and let you know how good it is and whether it is worth the investment.
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Review: How Good is the Vortex Air Purifier?
In this Vortex Air Purifier review, we find out if this product is actually any good or value for money. Read the review to find out.
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Hoover Air Purifier 700 Review: Excellent for People with Allergies
I tested the Hoover Air Purifier 700 to find out how it would benefit me as an allergy sufferer and the results were surprising.
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Biomimetic Design : How the Natural World inspires Home Technology
Liebherr’s fully integrated appliance range takes inspiration from the natural world to better meet customer needs and make their lives easier.
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NikolaTesla Prime: an Extractor Hob from Elica
In recent years, the kitchen design industry has witnessed the rise of extractor hobs: hobs with an integral downdraft extractor. Here we take a look at the NikolaTesla Prime from Elica.
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Interview : Valentina Bertazzoni
On a press trip to Casa Bertazzoni in Italy I was able to meet the sixth generation of the family now in charge of driving the appliance brand forward.
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Giveaway : Smeg Stand Mixer worth £349.00
Enter for your chance to win a beautifully crafted smeg stand mixer worth £349.00. No kitchen should be without one.
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My Kitchen Makeover in Progress
I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to write this post. This kitchen makeover has been in progress for a year…aha, you read that right…a year!! Why, you might ask. Well, it’s a long story. We started last April by replacing the hob, sink and worktop and we removed all the kitchen tiles.
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Review : Oreck Magnesium RS Vacuum Cleaner
So, hands up anyone who has heard of Oreck? Nope? Don’t worry, I hadn’t either until I became the proud owner of one of their vacuums. Now I feel like I’m part of some exclusive secret club. So anyway, I’ve had this vacuum cleaner for a little over a month now and it has revolutionised
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Dualit Architect Panel Pack by Charlene Mullen
You may remember a few weeks ago when I posted a lust list of designer kitchen items that Ruth and I have been coveting for a while now. On that list was the Dualit Architect Toaster and Kettle featuring a specially designed panel pack by Bluebellgray. I think the Architect range is just so clever
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Electrolux Design Lab: Top 100 become Top 50
It’s been a while since my last Electrolux Design Lab update but things have moved on quite considerably since then and the competition is hotting up. There were over 1700 entries in total and in May, 100 of the best entries from 29 countries were posted on the Electrolux Design Lab website and the public were invited
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Electrolux Design Lab: Now Open For Submissions
Happy Monday everyone! I hope you all had a great weekend? I’ve got an exciting post for you today to kick start the new week. As part of my coverage of the Electrolux Design Lab competition, I am happy to announce that the competition is officially open for submissions as of today, Monday February 18th.
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BlogTourCGN Sponsor Miele at imm cologne 2013
You may remember the last post I wrote about Miele following BlogTourNYC when we had the opportunity to visit the Miele showroom at the D&D building? It was a fantastic event that was laid on for us and we were treated to some absolutely delicious food cooked up by Miele Table Artist, and rising chef Adam
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Currently Coveting: The Maytag Drying Cabinet
One of the things that annoys me most about the fact that houses in the UK are getting increasingly smaller, particularly if you are renting, is the lack of utility space. It is the one thing that has been missing in practically all the properties I have rented since I left my parents house. The house
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Trip to V-Zug in Switzerland
So you may have noticed my distinct absence from both the blogosphere and the Twittersphere over the past three weeks or so. Whilst I’m usually pretty good at updating my blog regularly there are times when things take over and I don’t always have time to focus on the blog. The last few weeks I
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Gorenje’s Swarovski Refrigeration
Gorenje, the Slovenian manufacturer famed for its creative and innovative appliances, has recently launched its new CRYSTALLIZED™ Swarovski Elements refrigeration range. The range features two stunning statement fridge freezers. The new NRK67358SB features 3,500 CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements for an understated sparkle, whilst the two metre tall premium NRK26000SB features 26,000 anthracite CRYSTALLIZED Swarovski Elements in
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Union Jack Interiors
To be honest I’m not a massive fan of incorporating too much nationalist or patriotic paraphernalia into interior design schemes as it can be a little overbearing. However, when used sparingly as statement pieces I have to admit it can look quite striking. I do have a bit of a penchant for blue, red and
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Concept cook
Conceived and designed by Jean-Luc Roux for Hardy Inside, the Concept Cook is a stand-alone kitchen module that brings all the functions together in a single island unit: washing, preparation and cooking. Combined with a cupboard unit on the same level containing a refrigerator, it has room for storage of crockery and utensils. The