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14.03.2024 - 13:31 / growingfamily.co.uk / Catherine
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Spring is just around the corner, and for many of us that brings the urge for a fresh start in our homes. Months of indoor living, darker days, and the chaos of Christmas can all take their toll on your home, and you might feel like it’s time for a good old spring clean.
The good news is you don’t need to spend a fortune to get your home looking ship-shape for spring. There are lots of budget-friendly ways to revamp your interior space and give it a new lease of life.
In this article, we’re going to focus on low-cost ways to give your bedroom a spring refresh, using products from the Very home range.
Here are some of our favourite products and top tips to help you spruce up your bedroom without breaking the bank.
First on the list for any room revamp is a declutter. Not only will this make your bedroom feel bigger and a nicer place to be, it will also make it easier to keep things tidy going forward.
Start by dealing with any items that are currently lying around without a home, then move onto the contents of wardrobes, drawers, and cupboards. Sort items into the following categories:
Storage boxes and baskets are incredibly helpful with this job. Your can use them to organise your cupboards and wardrobe, or to keep those ‘Donate’ and ‘Sell’ piles tidy until they move on. The Cotton/Seagrass Storage Baskets from Very that we’ve used will get everything under control, and have sturdy handles to make transporting them easy.
We’ve also used the Set of 2 Round Baskets to neatly store extra blankets and cushions when not in use on the bed.
Once you’ve dealt with the clutter, it’s time to give your bedroom a good clean.
A powerful Shark vacuum cleaner will make this job so much quicker and easier. The Shark Stratos
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Oxalis triangularis, also known as false shamrock, is an eye-catching bulbous perennial that makes an excellent and long-lived house plant. Bold, dramatic foliage in shades of dark purple to wine-red creates a striking contrast to blush-white flowers borne in summer. The leaves are three-lobed, hence the name of shamrock which it resembles, though is not actually related to. Oxalis triangularis is native to from Brazil. Its leaves have extra fascination because they open during the day and close at night.
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Acidanthera (Acidanthera murielae syn. Gladiolus murielae) – also known as the Abyssinian gladiolus, callianthus, sword lily or peacock lily – is a graceful summer-flowering perennial. It has erect grass-like leaves and slender stems up to 1m tall, each one bearing several nodding, funnel-shaped, white flowers with purple throats. The flowers are attractive to a range of pollinators, including bees, which visit for nectar and pollen.
Goji berries (Lycium barbarum) are a popular ‘superfood’ to eat fresh or dried. Native to China, they’re packed with vitamins and antioxidants and have been used in Chinese medicine for over a thousand years. They’re easy to grow at home in the UK and bear fruit after just one or two years. The best thing about growing your own goji berries is that you can eat them straight from the bush – most commercially available goji berries are dried.
For some, spring cleaning is a satisfying ritual that freshens up a home, making it feel lighter and more organized. But for others, it can be intimidating and time-consuming.
While we always welcome the chance to deep clean and declutter our homes each spring, we also could use a refresher on how best to approach a huge, home overhaul.
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