Lifestyle Advice

With half-term around the corner, you might be wondering what you could do to keep your kids occupied for the week. Well, we've created a list of activities that are happening around Bristol this half term, from trick or treat trails to enchanted gardens to spooky skeletons at Bristol Zoo, there are tons of family-friendly activities to get stuck into during October half-term.   Bowood's Enchanted Autumn Join at Bowood House & Gardens this Autumn and discover the spooky goings-on.…

  After a long day at work or family nights in, your sofa is the perfect place to relax and unwind, many of us forget it requires regular cleaning but it’s important to give your furniture regular cleaning to ensure it lasts the test of time. Daily life can expose your sofa to many things, from dead skin cells to leftover crumbs of food, so not taking care of your sofa can affect the longevity of your sofa in the long run. Your sofa is designed to ensure your comfort and will stand up…

With Sleeptember in full swing, we thought it'd be fitting to talk all things beds so in this blog were going to give some tips and tricks on how to wash and protect your bed, mattress and bedding. The feeling of jumping into a warm comfy bed furnished with soft, smooth linen and a plump pillow ranks among life’s best feelings. To ensure you get a great night's sleep consistently it's important to take pride in your bedding, both with buying and caring for it washing your bedding regularly…

With this year's summer not living up to the amazing summer we had last year there hasn't been much need for garden furniture however your garden furniture still needs care and attention no matter the weather and now is a better time than any to ensure your garden furniture is protected from the bad weather and natural elements. Whether your garden furniture needs a deep clean or your just looking to protect it for the future this blog will have some great tips on how to protect and restore…

Founded in 1953, Laura Ashley has become one of the world’s best-loved fashion and home furnishing brands. From humble beginnings when Laura and Bernard were inspired to print fabric at the kitchen table, Laura Ashley has become synonymous with classic British design and traditional values. The brand has always been able to inspire and delight by capturing the mood and trend of the moment. Laura Ashley brings its rich design heritage to create an inspirational and distinctive new range of kitchens. The…

World Chocolate Day is celebrated every year on July 7th. It's a day to indulge in your favourite chocolate, whether it is chocolate milk, hot chocolate, a chocolate candy bar, chocolate cake, brownies or something covered in chocolate. We've put together a list of mouth-watering chocolate recipes that you can enjoy on this delicious day. Chocolate Cake Ingredients for the cake 200g unsalted butter 200g caster sugar 4 large eggs 150g self-raising flour 50g cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 50g…

Whether you're moving into your new home or you're looking to give you're a house a spring clean ready for the new season there are furniture essentials that every home needs particularly in the rooms you use the most. Whether you’re looking for a sumptuous sofa to relax and unwind, a divine dining set for family meals or a blissful bed to help you drift off at night, you’ll discover the perfect piece for every room at Park Furnishers. It's important to update your home furniture every so…

Have you found yourself neglecting your conservatory? Or have you been thinking of giving your conservatory well overdue makeover but you just haven't got round to it yet? If your dreams of bringing extra light and space into your home have dwindled since you first invested in your extension, well you needn't worry there are plenty of ways you can breathe new life back into your conservatory and get it in tip-top shop ready for the summer. Conservatories have a unique asset of connecting…

No matter where you live or what size house you have every home needs more space, whether you have kids toys scatter everywhere or you just have years of junk built up that you need clear out asap there is always need to create more space in your home. Regardless of whether you live in a 6 bedroom house or a small studio apartment we all seek the need to optimise space in our homes to make it feel more spacious and welcoming. The 3 most used rooms in the home are the living room, kitchen and…

  This Saturday the 8th of June it's officially World Gin Day. Yes, you read that correctly. A whole day dedicated to gin. Founded back in 2009 by Neil Houston, he created the celebration as a way of gathering with his friends to drink gin (an idea we can get behind), but since its creation, it has now developed into a global celebration with gintastic events happening internationally accompanied by all manner of gin-related puns across  social media (which we are also guilty of). World…