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

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.

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.

A well-designed garden is both practical and visually appealing. It can offer endless joy to your family and enhances your neighbourhood. Not only that, it can add considerably to your property’s resale value.

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.

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.

Beauty bargains from Avon

Thu, Feb 25, 2010

Avon offers unbeatable value for money across all ranges in its brochure, with daily hair care, skincare, and self tanning products, not to mention the fantastic new fragrances coming soon.

And now, recognising the changed economy, Avon has cut its prices across all brochures for 2010, with free bonus gifts on offer with purchases. Here are some samples of the great value that Avon has to offer.

Redecorate your bedroom

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Your bedroom is no doubt the sanctuary in your home. It is the place where you rest your head at the end of each day, and somewhere where you find rest. Your bedroom needs to be as peaceful as possible, a relaxing room where you are able to forget the stresses of your day.

Fabrics for less at La Maison Chic

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

For the month of February only, renowned designer La Maison Chic is offering to beat any quote you have on all fabrics and wallpapers. This includes wallpapers and fabrics from Zoffany, Casamance, Ralph Lauren, James Hare, Nobilis, Elitis, Arte, James Brindley, Prestigious, Cole and Sons, Sanderson, Harlequin, Malabar, Brian Yates, Beacon Hill, and Anna French.

A minimum 30 per cent discount is guaranteed on recommended selling prices.

Everything for the home at Carroll Door Depot

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Established in 1998 as part of the Carroll Joinery group, Carroll Door Depot (formerly known as Dublin Door Store) has showrooms countrywide, offering the finest selection of NorDan high performance windows, interior doors, exterior doors, timber flooring, stone and ceramic tiles, staircases, hardware, and renewable energy products.

Unforgettable experience at Belladonna

Thu, Feb 11, 2010

Belladonna Bridal hosted an unforgettable experience for all their brides last weekend with an exclusive viewing of the complete 2010 collections from Novia D’Art and Fara Sposa bridal gowns from Barcelona. The event was made even more special by the visit of designers Marie Therese and Marta Raich, who were delighted to meet with Irish brides and offer advice on choosing their dream wedding dress, with many brides getting custom made dresses that they were able to help design themselves with Marie Therese.

Decorating a rental apartment

Thu, Jan 28, 2010

Are you renting an apartment? Just because you're renting doesn't mean you can't create your dream home. Most rentals are decorated to be very neutral so that they will not put off any prospective tenants. Consider your home a blank canvas to which you can add your personal touches, personality, colour, and style, to turn bland and boring to appealing and exciting.

How to decorate a small bedroom

Thu, Jan 21, 2010

Decorating a small bedroom can be a challenge. You want a comforting space to unwind in, yet you don’t want your bedroom to feel cramped or cluttered. Here are some easy decorating ideas for turning your small bedroom into a cozy retreat.

Astro decor — decorating for your stars

Thu, Jan 14, 2010

Virgo
The main focus of the Virgo home should be the kitchen and bathroom, especially a luxurious shower with a pulsating, massaging, shower head. Include in the design of the shower a constant-flow water and high humidity plants, creating an exotic jungle atmosphere in the Virgo’s shower. In the kitchen put to work Virgo’s signature colours, yellow-green, cream, and brown, with green and cream tiles creating a backsplash above the counters and dark-coloured hardwood floors, or wooden tiles.

The biggest sale just got better

Thu, Jan 14, 2010

One of Galway's largest furniture retailers has acted very quickly in response to the recent bad weather. With people unable to travel to the recent sale Curley’s Furniture has extended its sale and further reduced its prices. Offering free immediate delivery on all stock whatever the weather, there has never been a better time to pick up an unbeatable bargain.

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