Featured Our Home Making our family home – one year on in photos by MummyConstant 11th January 202011th January 2020. It’s been a whole year. I cannot believe it. This time last year we had painted the kitchen (we did this on day 1) and spent the first 4 days stripping wallpaper from the bedrooms and painting them. We wanted to get the bedrooms painted as soon as possible. Since then we have done so…
Family 5 Common mistakes to avoid when buying appliances by MummyConstant 25th September 201925th September 2019. Whether you’re purchasing new appliances as part of a remodeling project, or need to replace a stove, refrigerator, or other appliance that’s outlived its usefulness, the process can feel overwhelming. With thousands of options to choose from, you may be tempted to just choose the least expensive model, or the one with the coolest bells…
Reviews Is a Condo the smarter move than buying a house? by MummyConstant 5th July 20195th July 2019. Are homes becoming old news these days? Well, whether they like it or not, in a way yes homes are. This is because more and more people are finding out they cannot get on the housing ladder. For one reason or another, they just can’t manage to buy a property for the first time and…
Interiors A rug can make all the difference by MummyConstant 4th June 20194th June 2019. It’s amazing how much difference a bright, fresh rug can make to a room. We haven’t really done much to our living room yet, we have been focussing on other rooms, so when we were offered the chance to review a rug from Land of Rugs, we jumped at the chance.
Home Reviews 5 Tips on how to get the best value for money by MummyConstant 3rd June 20194th June 2019. A kitchen renovation can be cheap or expensive depending on how you choose to go about it. For most homeowners, remodeling their kitchen is expensive because they do not know how to cut down on costs. Here are several tips on how to get the best value for money when renovating your kitchen.
Reviews 4 Ways to refresh your home on a budget by MummyConstant 30th May 20191st June 2019. Home is where our family, and therefore our heart, lives. Comfortable and familiar and full of the people, memories and treasured keepsakes that we love the most, surely we’d never change a thing? Well, no, that’s not quite true. If you’ve lived with the same décor and furnishings for a while and some areas are…
Home Reviews What to do when an appliance breaks down? by MummyConstant 23rd May 201923rd May 2019. It might seem like real ‘first world problems’, but when an appliance breaks down in your home, it can cause a significant amount of stress and worry. It’s not like you can easily live without a fridge freezer, a vacuum cleaner or a washing machine when you have a family or a busy household. But…
Home Reviews How to childproof your home in 8 easy steps by MummyConstant 10th May 201910th May 2019. Accidents are one of the major causes of death for young children, and they’re one of the top reasons why young children land in the emergency room. What makes them so tragic is because they are so often preventable through childproofing. Making matters worse are the number of parents who failed to identify all the…
Home Reviews How to renovate your own home by MummyConstant 26th April 20191st May 2019. Just one look at the price of an interior designer, or the cost of completely overhauling your property can be enough to convince you to do it yourself. Putting on the protective gloves and learning how to use a sander can not only be hugely satisfying but also provide a bit of a confidence boost…
Interiors Styling up our diner for under £600 with Wayfair by MummyConstant 12th April 201912th April 2019. We have been doing a lot around the house since we moved in, we are really making it our family home. When Wayfair said they wanted to help us to style up a room, for under £600, I loved the idea of a challenge and instantly thought about the diner in our kitchen as it…
Home Reviews Steps to get weeds in your lawn under control by MummyConstant 12th April 201917th April 2019. If you like to spend a lot of time in the outdoor areas of your property, particularly when entertaining, you need to ensure you spend time maintaining and styling these spaces, so they’re just as lovely as the rooms inside your home. In particular, it’s nice to have a lush, healthy, green lawn that looks great…
Home Reviews Amazing plants to sow in April by MummyConstant 9th April 20199th April 2019. Now that April is finally here we can all put the winter behind us and start to look forward to much warmer days and the summer ahead. If you are looking for a way to spruce up the garden in the next few weeks for the warmer season, there are a lot of options you…
Home Reviews 5 Ways to give your modern home a country twist by MummyConstant 3rd April 20193rd April 2019. Have you always wanted your kitchen to have a farmhouse feel? Perhaps you want your bedroom to be filled with rustic effects? Whether you’re redecorating to make your property appealing to potential buyersor you’ve always wanted to introduce some country style to the home you love, it’s easy to bring rural charm to the most modern…
Home Reviews Guide to choosing the best bedroom furniture by MummyConstant 27th March 201927th March 2019. There is quite a lot that goes into deciding on your bedroom furniture and it really depends a lot on the décor of the room in general and therefore it is essential to consider the overall theme you are attempting to go for before you even begin. What is your color scheme and what how…
Family Featured It’s the first day of Spring by MummyConstant 20th March 201920th March 2019. Today is the first day of Spring and I am really excited about this one. I can’t remember the last time we had a garden that we really enjoyed, it was probably when Noah was a baby. So that’s 8 years ago. We’ve just not really had the right property since.
Featured Home renovations Month 2 of making our family home by MummyConstant 10th March 201910th March 2019. We seem to have done a lot this month, month 2, we have changed a lot. Some things just a little and some drastic changes too. The bathroom is coming along. We have about another week to go until I can have a bath in my bathroom. So excited. You can see what we did…
Home renovations Week 7 of making our family home by MummyConstant 28th February 201928th February 2019. Since the update last week, we have booked in to have our kitchen floor tiled and also our bathroom is being plastered. So this weekend we have to get all the tiles off of the bathroom wall. We have spent our time doing a bit of gardening and sorting over the past few weeks. I…
Home Reviews 3 beginner tips to buying cushions by MummyConstant 25th February 201925th February 2019. A lot of people are addicted to buying a certain thing or product. When we moved into our new house we found that we clearly had an obsession with a particular brand of furniture! However, the problem lies in the fact that one can have an extremely hard time figuring out which variety of the…
Home Reviews Fun things for the kids around the home by MummyConstant 25th February 201925th February 2019. When you’re building a home for your family, it’s not always the easiest to know what to put in it! Sometimes, you’re going to want for it to look all pretty. For it to be to your taste and for it to look just how you imagined it in your mind (or saw on Pinterest).…
Featured Home renovations Month 1 of making our family home by MummyConstant 21st February 201928th February 2019. I cannot believe how quickly this month has gone. It is absolutely crazy. I keep forgetting to log what we have been doing with just before photos. That’s the bit I needed the most. So, our first month in our new home and we have decorated main rooms, have the cooker installed, started the bathroom…
Featured Home renovations Week 2 of making our home by MummyConstant 24th January 201924th January 2019. Week 2 of making our home has been awful. Completely tiring and stressful. We completely underestimated how much stuff we had in the old house and just how long it would take to get it from A to B – without a van! Unfortunately we spent all weekend apart whilst Hubby was sorting the old…
Featured Home renovations Week 1 of making our home by MummyConstant 17th January 201917th January 2019. It has been an extremely busy first week in our new home, we really wanted to make the most of it. And we did! We have been non-stop working, almost around the clock and we have got so much done. We are really happy with the hard work. I thought I would do some before…
Home Reviews What your children will remember from their childhood home by MummyConstant 16th February 201816th February 2018. Your family home is a place of love and light. Not only will it allow for a beautiful childhood, but it will inform the memories your children craft during this time. They’ll cherish this for the rest of their life, so it could be considered quite important to get this right. Obviously, trying to forcefully…
Home Reviews 6 Tips for keeping your garage clutter under control by MummyConstant 23rd October 201725th October 2017. If you are lucky enough to live in a house with a garage – then give it the respect it deserves! Our garage is always a dumping ground for anything and everything. The garage can often be the neglected room of a house. A place where clutter builds up and cobwebs take over. With that…
Home Reviews Redecorating your child’s room on a budget by MummyConstant 15th August 201716th August 2017. Your young child is no longer small, and you decide that it is time to redecorate the room so that it is age-appropriate; however, makeovers can be expensive. From wall hangings to throw rugs to furniture, one can spend an exorbitant amount of money making over a child’s room. However, one need not spend a…
Home Reviews Top family home improvements you can do in the Summer Holidays by MummyConstant 7th August 20176th August 2017. I like to set myself tasks, sometimes they are tiny things and sometimes very large tasks. The Summer Holidays are great as there is no rushing around on the school runs. This usually means I can get more done, as I am around the home a bit more than term time. With that in mind,…
Family Our first steps to finding our family home by MummyConstant 15th August 201615th August 2016. I have always been a private tenant, never owned my own house or had a mortgage. The thought of it is quite scary, but something is telling me it’s our time to get our very own house. Our own family home. Something that we can decorate, renovate and put our own little stamp on. Everyone…