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Spring into April in Style

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Despite what the weather thinks, it really is spring! It might not be time to get the picnic hampers out yet but most of us are certainly giving the home a spring clean and refreshing a few key accessories, from our Slate Chalkboards & Plaques, to Doormats and storage solutions, all ready for house guests this spring and summer. Continue reading

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Silver Swirl and Glamour Table Arrangement

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Like our Gold range of table cloths, our Silver swirl tablecloths are a popular choice for Christmas entertaining and Christmas day dinner. The tablecloth has a subtle silver shimmer effect with a delicate swirl pattern throughout. It compliments beautifully with our range of matching table linens including our silver shimmer placemats and silver shimmer table runner. Continue reading

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Guest Post: The Finishing Touches by Second Nature Kitchens

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Whether you have the luxury of buying a new kitchen or you just want to refresh your current kitchen it can often be the little finishing touches that make or break the look of the room. Whatever your style creating the perfect scheme with a considered blend of colour, accessories and soft furnishings will add your personal stamp to this very important room, which after all, is known as the ‘hub of the home’. So make it the centre of your family life and spend a little time gathering your ideas and you can make your kitchen stylish, inviting and comfortable. Continue reading

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Decorating Diary Part 3: Finishing Touches

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It’s been a little while since my last decorating up date. You may remember from my previous decorating diaries postings that I bought my first house at the end of last year, and have been busying trying to make it our own little space. Having tackled the bedroom first, we have now moved onto the sitting room and really personalised that space as well. Continue reading

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May Spotlight: Bath Towel Special

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Lead Photo Here at Roman at Home one of our favourite bathroom items is the bathroom towel. Picking the perfect towel not only means indulgent bathing, but they can also add to your bathroom design if you pick a coordinating colour. Towels can be a complicated business, so here’s a quick rundown of all you need to know to pick your perfect bathroom linen match…

Egyptian Cotton

What exactly does Egyptian Cotton mean?

Egyptian Cotton Towels have a long thick loop which makes them super absorbent and soft. If you are looking for a luxurious and indulgent towel then Egyptian Cotton is the must have for your bathroom.

Egyptian Cotton Towels

They have a long life span and wash well so are very much worth the investment. There are other alternatives available, such as your standard synthetic towels and waffle towels, but these are not as absorbent and have a shorter life span. All towels available from Roman at Home are 100% luxury Egyptian Cotton.

Towel Sizes

You should aim to allocate each member of the family two bath sheets and two bath towels so that they always have one of each when the other is in the wash. In terms of hand towels, a couple per bathroom is fine.

There is a variety of towel sizes available including:

Bath Sheets

Bath Sheets

  • Usually around 100 x 150cm
  • Perfect for drying off your entire body and wrapping yourself up in.

Bath Towels

Bath Towel

  • Usually around 70 x 140cm
  • These are slightly smaller, are great for everyday use and perfect for packing into a bag if travelling.
  • The smaller size of these also makes them ideal for wrapping up long hair after washing.

Hand Towels

Hand Towel

  • Usually 50 x 90cm
  • Which is ideal for drying your hands and face on and can also be great for wrapping up your hair in.

Guest Towels

Guest Towels

You will also need guest towels and if you like to show your best side off to visitors, then make sure they are Egyptian Cotton towels.

What Colour to Choose?

This all comes down to the colour scheme and look you are going for in your bathroom.

Blue Towels

If you have gone for a traditional bathroom feel and look, then some light blue towels may complement this – they particularly fit in with nautical colour schemes.

White Towels

If you are trying to achieve a boutique feel, then bright white towels can help to create this – these will complement any bathroom colour scheme whether you have gone dark, light or neutral.

Cream TowelsLatte Towels

If you prefer neutrals, then choose towels that tone with the tiles, paint or flooring – you can go for soft cream towels or a latte towels for example. These look particularly stunning with travertine and natural stone tiling.

Gift Ideas

Towel BaleA towel bale makes a perfect wedding gift or new home moving in gift. Treat them to an Egyptian Cotton Towel Bale for the ultimate in luxury.

And finally: Caring for you Towels…

When you first buy your towels
you should always wash them.
When washing towels, don’t use fabric
softener as it will decrease the towels
ability to absorb water.
To make your towels super fluffy you can tumble dry them, but if you have your eye on the environment, line drying your towels can give them a fantastic feeling of freshness. Don’t iron towels as this can
make them stiff and scratchy
and also make them
less absorbent.
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Featured on 60 minute Makeover – Witham

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On the 30th of March 2012, Julia Kendell and the team at 60 Minute Makeover went to surprise a single mum in Witham for a home makeover.

Nikki, the mum, had no idea about the makeover of her ex-council house that she bought only a few years ago, but yet hadn’t got the funds or time to do it up.

Julia and the team did a magnificent job in only 60 minutes by decorating the main living area, Nikki’s bedroom and her daughter’s bedroom, Skye. Roman at Home were proud to provide a range of products for the makeover including: Continue reading

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Like it? Pin it, Share it: Our Pinterest

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There’s a new social networking site that seems to have just exploded onto the scene, and us lot in the Roman at Home team have a confession to make…we’re addicted! It’s called Pinterest. Whether you’ve heard of it or not, we think it’s a trend that is here to stay!

What is Pinterest?

The best way to describe Pinterest is that it’s a kind of online moodboard of things you like. This can be anything from: products for the home, to animals, to recipes, to colours, to fabric, to books. You have different boards, which you can theme and then ‘pin’ things to as you browse the internet. Here’s Roman at Home’s Spring Interiors and Ideas board so you can see the sorts of things we like and that we’ve been ‘pinning’.

Spring Pinterest Board

Spring Pinterest Board at: http://pinterest.com/romanathome/spring-interiors-ideas/

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Christmas Diary, The Big Day.

Posted in: Christmas Dinner Diary / Discover / Get the Look! / Hints and Tips / Kitchen & Dining
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At Roman at Home we were fortunate enough to break up for the festive break on the 21st of December. So from the moment I got home all I could think about was the massive task at hand. I must have made my list twice, and checked it three times – I now know how Santa feels with his ‘list’!

I had my Christmas dinner plates all cleaned and now placed safely in the dining room, this was such a relief as my crockery kitchen wall cupboard went on a suicide mission and fell down on the morning of the 23rd. Not quite the way I had the start of my Christmas Holidays planned. Continue reading

Get the Bamboo Look Bathroom

Get the Bamboo Bathroom Look…

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There is nothing fresher than the look of bamboo accessories in the bathroom. Our Bamboo Ranges are sourced from sustainable resources so you can have a guilt free style whilst giving the perfect balance between beauty and practicality. In our featured style this month you can achieve this sought after bamboo look with only a handful of key purchases for your bathroom from Roman at Home. Continue reading