HOUSE TO HOME MAGAZINE
DECLUTTER YOUR HOME Our TOP TIPS to less mess... and less stress!
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'TIS THE SEASON TO BE STYLISH
TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
Dress your Christmas tree with festive glee!
Brand Partners ahoy! How we only collaborate with the best of the best.
SERVICES
Move house. Come home. The Big Little SPECIAL OFFER 30% discount on all H2H Services Meet Debbie Robinson, founder of an allinclusive solution to your house move troubles. Leading a team of experts, Debbie offers a personalised end-to-end solution which supports all your house move requirements. Whether downsizing; moving from town to country; having a pre-move clear out or maybe you are just time short you can escape the whole house move process knowing that everything is in hand. H2H offers a bespoke move service, which can include, but is not limited to: • Pre-Move Decluttering • Pre-Sale House Staging • Storage Arrangements • PA Services • Full Packing and Unpacking Services • Downsizing • Student Set-Ups www.house2home.uk
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TOP TIPS ALEXANDER JAMES INTERIORS
LESS MESS LESS STRESS
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TOP TIPS
Dare we mutter... 'declutter' First off, Rome wasn’t built in a day. Take it easy, be kind to yourself and tackle categories one at a time rather than the whole house in one. Take absolutely everything out of the space you’re organising, take a deep breath and don’t panic at what will no doubt look like utter chaos! Trust me, this is how it’s supposed to look... this is good! Create groups of things by placing items together, then go through each group and put everything in either yes, no or unsure piles. Have a plan of what to do with the items in the no pile (donate, give away, put in storage or sell) and take them out of the house as soon as possible. If you don’t, the items have a cheeky way of working their way back into the cupboards! Organise the yes piles in your cupboards, buying storage containers if necessary to help keep it neat and tidy. This is a great time to really store your things properly so that you keep control over what you have and where it is. Use labels, labels and more labels... so everything has a home and can easily be found and stored away again. Put the unsure pile somewhere out of sight and if you don’t miss the items they will naturally work their way out of the house. Or maybe give them a little push! HOUSE TO HOME | 04
'TIS THE SEASON TO BE
STYLISH
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FEATURES
Pimp my tree. Oh, go on... Baubles are making a comeback! Did they ever really go away? H2H spoke to Interiors guru Jane Briggs, a style expert at Alexander James Interiors for expert advice on how to insta-style your tree this Christmas. FAKE IT | "If you buy a real tree, they dry out too quickly because of underfloor heating, central heating and open fires. Try to buy with the lights already involved in it because it's so much easier, with the lights distributed correctly. If you put your own lights on the tree, you have the wires and lights everywhere to deal with." BE MORE BALLSY | "Try not to buy items that are too little. They just blend in and you don't see them. You need some good sized, larger baubles. Then you add in the little interesting bits you've collected over the years." ODD IS GOOD | "If you're doing any colour, it is always best to do odd numbers. So do three, or five, or seven, different colours." MATCHY | "Pull in the colours of the room. This makes the whole look balanced and the tree well dressed." House to Home work with Jane Briggs for all our client's home styling requirements. Originally featured in The Daily Mail, reused with Jane's permission.
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TEAM WORK MAKES THE DREAM WORK
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FEATURES
Collaborative, creative collective. 2020 has been a funny old year... ain't THAT the truth. One thing that's kept us going is watching entrepreneurial women, like Lizzie and Patsy of The Big Little, overcome the lockdown measures that have been put in place, and yet still deliver brilliant content and fabulous events. We are thrilled to be jumping into bed (metaphorically speaking) with these two ladies. And in turn, offer all TBL members a discount on our plethora of services. We caught up with Lizzie for a natter: H2H: Why does TBL look at partnering up with other brands? TBL: We love bringing fabulous brands to our community of phenomenal women. H2H: We are thrilled you like our brand! TBL: We can see that you offer an impeccable well organised service with a dynamic woman at the helm. The perfect combo. H2H: *blushes. You have now seen a full list of all we have to offer, which services stand out in your mind? TBL: It is great to see you can help our community with those smaller jobs like sorting out aspects of home living as well as the big aspects of life like the stressful home moves! TBL members receive 30% off all services!
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ABOUT US!
PACK UP YOUR TROUBLES, GET HAPPY!
“As a member of The Big Little I have
with your home move or home
loved being part of this amazing
organisation. I'd love to meet,
community of women. As a new Brand
speak, email, text, WhatsApp -
Partner of TBL, I am thrilled to
however you'd like to do it - I’m so
HOUSE TO HOME is the brainchild of Debbie Robinson. The business encapsulates a concierge style service, but with a more bespoke feel. We caught up with Debbie to ask her about the exciting TBL collaboration.
introduce my business to you all. To say
looking forward to meeting you!”
Written by ASPEN WEATHERBURN Photos by PENNIE WITHERS
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we are all busy... is such an understatement. It really doesn’t even
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Moving house can easily tip us over the
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edge - but I am here, to hold your hand
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and take away the stress associated