Most people are aware of the metaphor of the stylish swan; it is a beautiful and elegant creature that seems to glide across the water with effortless ease. Yet underneath the water, in the depths we can’t see, its legs are going like billy-o to keep it moving.
The warmer weather is on its way (we hope) and many people are getting ready for their summer hols. Yet you should not switch off completely when you arrive at your destination as the very place you are staying in could give you inspiration.
As you sit and plan the next improvement to your home you may find yourself writing, “Update the bathroom.” Then you may look at the family finances in this time of austerity and grab your big red pen and cross that out as an option.
At the moment all the good TV is coming out of Scandinavia. The Killing, Borgen and Wallander have all been terrific series to watch on telly. But we can also thank that part of the world for the idea of the wet room.
If you watch any period drama on TV there will invariably be a scene of some poor soul sitting in a tin bath in front of the fire. This will then be contrasted with the lady from the big house lazing in her roll top bath with its shiny bath taps.
An estate agent would never describe a bathroom in a property they were selling as being small. They would use words such as compact or bijou. It is felt that potential buyers will be put off if they actually say the bathroom is ‘small’.
It’s a strange thing about fashion that the further back you go the more fashionable it becomes. Something that was recently hip becomes, “so last year, darling.” Whereas we will happily raid and plunder the styles and tastes of twenty, fifty or even one hundred years ago. Who knows those brown flares hanging up in the wardrobe may be the cat’s pyjamas next year!
Although the bathroom remains a place get clean and freshen-up it now serves as a relaxing sanctuary too, a place to unwind and relax. There is now a lot of attention on bathroom design and an array of products to choose from including baths and basins which feature sculptural forms that become the main focus in the bathroom.
Young George Osbourne is not the only person in the country who has to make a budget. Households up and down the land have to make sure that their domestic balance of payments tally up. We all want our bank balances coloured black rather than red.
There was nothing more exciting when you were a kid than going to the seaside. You would be avidly looking out of the window of the car, train or bus waiting for that first glimpse of the sea. When you got out of your vehicle you would then be able to hear the cry of the seagulls and smell that salty coastal air.
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