Tips for yellows

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Yellow is one of the best colours in interior design and also one of the most delicate as it is a primary colour. The right shade of yellow brings cheer to dreary rooms. Some bright yellows, however, cause people pain in interior design.

Blush professional make-up courses

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

The average girl has to guess by trial and error what works for her — until now. Create celebrity make-up looks with Ireland's leading teacher, who will teach you and your friends how to look like a star.

Blush make-up boutique offers courses for beauty industry professionals as well as for those who wish to pick up tricks of the trade. This course gives you a chance to gain a comprehensive understanding of what is involved in this field. It will help you develop confidence and give you a wealth of knowledge and experience to explore your potential. It provides invaluable insights into the latest looks and advice on how to get started as a make-up artist. This course alone is not sufficient training for you to work as a make-up professional, but it will teach you highly useful, practical skills to give you an idea on whether this is a career you want to take further.

Do you want to win a handful of fantastic family prizes?

Thu, Apr 15, 2010

Just email a photograph of you enjoying some time with your family and you could win a super family prize thanks to FamilyTime and the Galway Advertiser.

You and your babysitter

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Having a reliable and competent babysitter has the potential to change your lifestyle completely. It is great to have someone to call on when you want to spend some time together or if you need to keep appointments, etc.

Do you want to win a handful of fantastic family prizes?

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Just email a photograph of you enjoying some time with your family and you could win a super family prize thanks to FamilyTime and the Galway Advertiser.

home ground

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

Landscape designers are increasingly drawing inspiration from the master designers of bygone eras. This popular throwback to times gone by is replicating itself in our gardens, where cottage gardens and traditional cobbles are making a comeback.

Aubergine and grey are the new neutrals

Thu, Apr 08, 2010

In this article we will review decorating in neutral colours including the new neutrals such as dove grey and aubergine. Neutral usually means without colour. Neutral colours such as beige, ivory, taupe, black, grey, and white appear to be without colour, and yet in many applications they often have undertones of colour.

Know your fabrics — Designers Guild

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.

Grow your own spuds

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.

Meals on wheels for your pets

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.

Know your fabrics — Designers Guild

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Established in 1970 by Tricia Guild, Designers Guild designs and wholesales furnishing, fabrics, wall coverings, upholstery, and bed and bath collections throughout Europe and worldwide. The Designers Guild business philosophy is to combine creativity and innovation with the highest levels of quality — quality of design, product, service, and people.

Grow your own spuds

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, has all you need to produce your own tasty potatoes this season. The centre can provide you with everything from the seed potatoes, farmyard manure, and fertiliser to fungicidal spray and protection fleece. Keane’s also has easy to use grow bags for customers who are limited in space or just want to try growing their own.

Keane’s can supply you with step-by step instructions, compost, and the seed potato ‘Swift’, which is a perfect variety for use in grow bags. The company also has a wide selection of old proven potato varieties that guarantee excellent flavour and high yield. The earliest variety is first early, ‘Home Guard’ followed by second earlies, ‘British Queen’, ‘Duke of York’, and ‘Sharpe’s Express’. Main crop varieties include ‘Kerr’s Pinks’, ‘Roosters’, ‘Golden Wonder’, and ‘Records’

Meals on wheels for your pets

Thu, Apr 01, 2010

Galway Home Delivery Pet Foods, based in Newcastle and established in March 2009 is a tailored solution to the hassle that all pet owners have in bringing the best quality foods direct to the door.

Getting back to basics, it takes away the need for you to source and carry the items to your home. It stocks excellent products (Beta, Gain, Kasco etc.) with value feeds (Arkwrights) an alternative. For a guide to pet nutrition follow the links on its website www.galwaypetfoods.com

Vamp up your home without making a single purchase

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Time to be smart, don’t rush to the sale and buy because it has a good price — the sale will be back in a few months. It is better to analyse what you have and make the best of it, you can always look at buying new items in three months if it is really necessary. Determine which items within the room(s) you want to redecorate can be reused, which should be refurbished, and which should be donated to charity or thrown away. Remove the items from the room(s), putting them into three categories — re-use, refurbish, and donate or toss.

Farmyard manure at Keane’s Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 25, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan, is continuing to offer great value this growing season with special offers on farmyard manure.

Farmyard manure has many benefits to the garden. It improves the soil structure by increasing moisture content and aerating the soil. It also provides nutrients through its high organic matter content, encouraging good growth in plants such as fruit, vegetables, and roses. It is also beneficial to gardeners who wants to grow their own fruit and vegetables organically. Farmyard manure encourages beneficial soil organisms which further improves the soil structure.

Know your fabrics: Pierre Frey

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

In this series we will review over the coming year the various fabrics and wallpapers manufacturers that are available in Ireland.

Distinctive designs for your garden

Thu, Mar 18, 2010

Have you ever thought you’d love to create a beautiful garden, but don’t know where to start or what to do? Garden design need not be mystifying or difficult. With help from Elements Garden & Landscape Design you can transform the outdoor space around your house into something beautiful, useful, and unique.

Design icons — Lampe Berger

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

This is the first article in a series that will cover 20th century design icon objects and furniture. In this first one, we will review the Lampe Berger which was invented more than 100 years ago to counter the proliferation of bacteria in hospital wards.

Great value fruit trees at Keane’s Garden Centre

Thu, Mar 04, 2010

Keane’s Garden Centre, Kilcolgan is kicking off the growing season with great special offers on fruit trees. Apple is the most popular fruit tree for the Irish gardener but our climate is suitable for many other types of fruit tree.

All the varieties at Keane’s are suitable for growing in Ireland some of which include; Apple trees: Beauty of Bath, Discovery, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Brambley’s Seedling and Golden Delicious. Pear trees: Conference and Beurre Hardy. Plum trees: Opal, Victoria, and Damson. Cherry trees: Morrelli and Stella.

Make space

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Great design comes in all shapes and sizes, although designing small spaces might require more planning. When you are designing your small space, remember to be flexible and open to ideas and solutions. Organisation and simplicity are the keys to successfully designing a small space.

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