After such a cold and long winter, it's refreshing to finally see the sun, to be able to stroll in daylight after work and to banish that winter coat to the wardrobe where it belongs. Life just seems so much clearer, our minds are open, active and alert, and new possibilities seem endless. Here are a few Spring tips to help you welcome in the new season with style:
Revitalise your home with a vigorous cleaning but, this year, try a green clean. Grunge and grease can be eliminated by using simple, homely ingredients like lemons, bicarbonate of soda, white wine vinegar and salt. If you are ballsy enough, go for the dreaded ammonia: it is pungent but powerful. Enhance any of your mixtures with a few drops of essentials oils.
Plant, plant, plant: use vibrantly coloured containers to cheer up your patio. Add even more pizazz by planting edible flowers such as marigolds, nasturtiums, English daisies, Impatiens, Gardenias, Fuchsias and even Jasmine. Create a hanging basket which is more than just a pretty face! Try tomatoes, peppers, chard, basiland reap the rewards. Construct a herb garden: buy some breeze blocks, paint them with the names of your herbs and line them up outside the kitchen door or balcony: try chives, lemon grass, parsley, sage and mint.
Now, why not bring the outside inside by replicating some of this colour and warmth on your interior walls? You could try some sunshine yellow, pumpkin orange with oceanic turquoise, lemon or raspberry for a more uplifting look. Bold changes like this are pretty inexpensive to achieve, but will make a huge difference to the way your home looks and your overall mood.
Homemade is definitely the latest trend to take us all by storm, especially with the day-to-day financial grinds of late. You could try turning your hand to colourful, no-sew banners in perky shades using felt and ribbon: hang them up around the house, outside the front door or around the garden. You could go one step further and craft your own party invitations to invite all of your best friends to your newly spruced home. Why not make it a Sharing Spring party, where each of your guests brings a homemade, edible items along with them, such as a fresh fruit pudding or iced cupcakes? You can sit and munch, whilst swapping inspirational ideas for the home.
Go for a picnicmake it extra special by holding it at night, with candles, champagne and smoked salmon. Change your diet: look out for seasonal vegetables and fruits, eat raw, boycott gloggy microwave meals with dubious contents. Add a fish you have never tried before for a healthy heart meal.
Now, not all of us feel this much oomph at this time of year so if you need some help to set you on the road to a Springier time then why not head on down to Home House of Portman Square. With so many seasonal events going on such as summer cocktail parties and afternoon teas in the garden, they really know how to treat a guest. You'll be on your way to a new you before you know it!
Revitalise your home with a vigorous cleaning but, this year, try a green clean. Grunge and grease can be eliminated by using simple, homely ingredients like lemons, bicarbonate of soda, white wine vinegar and salt. If you are ballsy enough, go for the dreaded ammonia: it is pungent but powerful. Enhance any of your mixtures with a few drops of essentials oils.
Plant, plant, plant: use vibrantly coloured containers to cheer up your patio. Add even more pizazz by planting edible flowers such as marigolds, nasturtiums, English daisies, Impatiens, Gardenias, Fuchsias and even Jasmine. Create a hanging basket which is more than just a pretty face! Try tomatoes, peppers, chard, basiland reap the rewards. Construct a herb garden: buy some breeze blocks, paint them with the names of your herbs and line them up outside the kitchen door or balcony: try chives, lemon grass, parsley, sage and mint.
Now, why not bring the outside inside by replicating some of this colour and warmth on your interior walls? You could try some sunshine yellow, pumpkin orange with oceanic turquoise, lemon or raspberry for a more uplifting look. Bold changes like this are pretty inexpensive to achieve, but will make a huge difference to the way your home looks and your overall mood.
Homemade is definitely the latest trend to take us all by storm, especially with the day-to-day financial grinds of late. You could try turning your hand to colourful, no-sew banners in perky shades using felt and ribbon: hang them up around the house, outside the front door or around the garden. You could go one step further and craft your own party invitations to invite all of your best friends to your newly spruced home. Why not make it a Sharing Spring party, where each of your guests brings a homemade, edible items along with them, such as a fresh fruit pudding or iced cupcakes? You can sit and munch, whilst swapping inspirational ideas for the home.
Go for a picnicmake it extra special by holding it at night, with candles, champagne and smoked salmon. Change your diet: look out for seasonal vegetables and fruits, eat raw, boycott gloggy microwave meals with dubious contents. Add a fish you have never tried before for a healthy heart meal.
Now, not all of us feel this much oomph at this time of year so if you need some help to set you on the road to a Springier time then why not head on down to Home House of Portman Square. With so many seasonal events going on such as summer cocktail parties and afternoon teas in the garden, they really know how to treat a guest. You'll be on your way to a new you before you know it!
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At Home House, the exclusive private members club in Soho, there are no stuffy rules - that's why it's the best venue in London for spending a productive day or a playful night! Every day, we host private events like Fine Wine Nights in our luxury bedrooms, nightclubs and garden in London's famous Portman Square.
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