Home Products - It’s time to give your home a

Use Locally - Issue 83 March 2020 Neat and attractive storage for cleaning products. Shelves contain laundry and utility range from Garden Trading.

Make your own cleaning products using online ‘recipes’ and pour into spray bottles. Method multipurpose cleaner, £3; Hydrea nail brush, £2; Elements glass canister medium, £8; all Dunelm. It’s time to give your home a spring clean As the sun comes out, temperatures warm up and the days get longer, there’s nothing nicer than a thorough spruce up around the house, making sure that everything is squeaky clean from top to toe.

Set of two jute and cotton baskets, £12; grey laundry powder WLQ…PLFUR¾EUH kitchen sponges, £1.50 each; rush natural storage basket, £18; grey and bamboo dish drainer, £10; Sorbo wooden dish brush, £1; all Dunelm. This wood and metal combo should cope with everything from crumbs in the kitchen to mud in the hallway. Dustpan and brush set, £14, Garden Trading. The twisted rattan design of this traditional rug beater is both effective and rather stylish. Rug beater, £14, Garden Trading.

Pull out rack for undersink area. Sonchus 80cm cabinet liner, £9, GoodHome Kitchens, at B&Q.

Knitted dishcloths are a great alternative to single-use kitchen towels. Set of three cloths, £13, &Living.

This organic reed diffuser uses pure essential oils to ¾OO\RXU home with natural aromas. Lemanja diffuser, £40, Wearth London.

• Start with a general clear out. Just tackle one room at a time, and get organised in advance with some boxes and bags, so that you can designate things quickly and easily as rubbish, recycling, charity shop, to sell, and so on. • Gather your tools – brooms, scrubbing brushes, buckets and cloths – and cleaning products. You could make your own natural cleaners using online ‘recipes’. To clean mirrors and windows, for example, scrunched-up newspaper and white vinegar will give them a wonderful sparkle. • Bear in mind the basic principles: work from top to bottom (dust the light ¾WWLQJEHIRUHSROLVKLQJWKH table beneath) and tackle dry before wet (vacuum before mopping). Put some music on and really throw yourself into it. • Now is a good time to sort out those less frequently required jobs such as steam-cleaning the carpets or having the chimney swept. And how about washing down your front door, shampooing your rugs and taking your duvets to the launderette? ‡7R¾QLVKDGGVRPH glorious scent. Reed GLIIXVHUV¾OOHGZLWK essential oils or naturalwax candles make an longer lasting alternative WRIUHVK¿RZHUV Amberglass spray bottles block out UV light, helping to preserve the products inside. Reusable bottles, £27 for three, Wearth London. Get Fresh Inside and Out

Beautiful Blinds and Curtains

by Bill Beaumont

Vertical l Roman l Wooden l Venetian

Roller Vertical Blinds Venetian Blinds Roman Curtains Covers Upholstery

Phone 07565 242 383 For a no obligation quote or visit our showroom at Interiors 2020 13 Balderton Gate, Newark NG24 1UE Opposite Rich Furniture

·Carpets · Rugs · Upholstery · Chairs · Leather Suites Fresh Outook Carpet Cleaning PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING

Contact Chris Howard on: 01636 682508 freshoutlook@talk21.com www.freshoutlook.net Established 37 years Carpets dry within 30 minutes

We are a family run business with over 40 years’ experience in the furniture and upholstery trade. We re-upholster old furniture. We are well established for providing a personal service to all our customers. We have an extensive range of fabrics available, or alternatively you can provide us with your own. LOCAL UPHOLSTERY SERVICES FREE ESTIMATES