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Hi I’m Marlène, the editor of this blog. I wanted to share with you my recent new found passion of making handmade home décor! I’ve started playing with the water-based resin called jesmonite during the 3rd lockdown and this month I created the website brumnes.com to share my creations! Please see below a few of…
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Lockdown, An Opportunity For Change ? One thing I’ve never really thought about when I started an interior blog was that I would become a home and lifestyle designer, maker, and retailer (micro and independent but still!) I had been more focused on creating content for the website talking about my home renovation, products I…
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Hello! The 2021 Minimalist Calendar is here! This year you can download it straight from my new Etsy shop! During lockdown, I needed a creative outlet so I set up my etsy shop also called my mindful home, like this blog! Ive been selling items for Home Decor and things that Ive come to love…
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What is a Modular Sofa ? A Modular Sofa is a Sofa composed of seating elements that come together to create your perfect Sofa arrangement. It can be an L-shaped Sofa, 2 or 3-seater bench, Footstool, 1-seater and they all can be added to each other to create a larger Ensemble. I’m always looking for…
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The Spring 2020 lockdown reshuffled our home habits in many ways. One of them is having two people working from home with different working styles. For instance, I like a quiet working area as my creative work is heavily computer-based requiring attention to detail. Whereas my partner needs to be on the phone or videocalls for most…
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FF&E stands for Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment in the world of Interior Design, construction, and Architecture. Some companies are using the term FF&A which stands for Furniture, Fixtures, and Accessories. They are all the items that refer to any “movable decoration” placed in a room after the building works are completed. These items are not…
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Depending on your line of work, you may be able to work from home and your employeer may encourage you to do that. Here are a few ideas to reorganise your home to fit your new working style. Sorry to disappoint but no, working in your pyjama or from the couch is not one of…
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Do you have a cat or a pet that has a passion for knocking off your beloved glass or ceramic vases? Well I do to. In about 18 months, I think my cat has broken about a demi-dozen vase. I honestly don’t understand why he is so obsessed with it, my other cat has zero…
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Today’s blog post is focused on styling around wellbeing at home and I’m sharing a few ideas to decorate your space with your mental health in mind. In collaboration with Habitat. This blog post is focused on styling an Outdoor/Indoor space and its own positive qualities when it comes to contributing and balancing our mental…
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Today’s blog post is about where to find houseplants to buy online. Due to the current situation, we are facing in Spring 2020. A lot of people are staying in, and perhaps looking at their homes like they never did before. Perhaps even looking at ways to feel better in the home and if so…
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