With Christmas just around the corner, now is the optimum time to make sure your home is tightly secured to prevent any sticky-fingered person looking for a free Christmas gift. According to Brunsdon, November to January is the time where burglaries are at their peak; and the last thing you want is to come home and discover that someone has been in your home, rooting through your things.
Security and Insurance
When it comes to insurance companies, they type of system you have in place in terms of door and window locks will have an effect on the price of your premium. The better the system, the lower your premium is likely to be.
If your locks are old or looking a bit past their prime, you should have these replaced as soon as possible. There are a surprising variety of locks to choose from, but the main thing to remember is that the more advanced the lock, the better protected you will be. It is a good idea to check your insurance policy, as some of these stipulate certain standards that must be met if you want to claim in the unfortunate incidence of a break in.
It is also a great idea to check that you are correctly insured. What may seem like a chore now could really pay off in the unfortunate circumstance that you have not-so-welcome visitors.
A Lock Run-Down
Wessex Glass Co. Ltd have given us a run down on some quality locks that you might want to consider investing in:
A Five-level Mortice Deadlock fitted to British Standard 3621 quality could mean that you are eligible for a discount on your insurance premium.
Key operated window locks are favoured by many insurance companies, as this adds additional security to your property. It is important, however, that you never leave the key in the lock and keep it safe at all times.
Popular locking systems for French and patio doors are Multi-point Locking systems. These are the second-best option, closely following the Five-level Deadlock in terms of security.
Finally, Night Locks are an excellent choice during the summer months. These allow you to keep you windows open during summer, without compromising the security of your home. While Summer may seem far away, you may as well get everything sorted in one go and save yourself some time.
Home security is not the jolliest of topics this side of Christmas, but knowing that you are fully protected and covered can help you have a more restful night sleep and enjoy the happiest season of the year to the fullest.
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This week is National Wallpaper week and for me, wallpaper definitely reminds me of my childhood home and evokes great feelings of nostalgia. My parents always had wallpapered rooms, they still do, and choosing them was a big deal. Oh the rolls of paper I remember us looking at on a weekend and how I remember feeling all the textures - foamy, raised swirls and shimmery damask, flowers and patterns. It was a huge event then, the whole process of my parents picking their favourite and me trying my best to help leafing through those great big paper books stood on my tiptoes.
Downstairs in our home was always a shiny look, ridged and grey in both the front room and dining room, very classy looking, simplistic and my mum was really pleased with it. Dare anyone spill a drink up it!!
In my bedroom I had the chance over the years to pick my own wallpaper, from pale green stripes to clouds, a vague memory of the latter but very much like Graham & Brown's Cloud Nine. My friend had a wonderful pink bedroom as a child and I can remember really wanting the same - I still would, in fact the Princess Flock paper would be so quirky lining a cupboard in my house as I am still very much a child at heart.
My Nana has stayed at my parent's home every weekend since before I was born so she has her own special bedroom there. To my memory it has always been floral, absolutely perfect and feminine for my dear Nan. Combined with some glamorous accessories and traditional furniture, the 'spare' bedroom was always one of my favourite rooms and delicate flowers always make me think of this room.
Creating feelings of nostalgia is something I want more and more as I get older so introducing some wallpaper into my home that reminds me of my childhood would be so lovely. At the moment I have painted walls but when I moved in there was a layer of floral paper peeking from behind a wonky door frame - a remnant of the decor of the elderly lady that lived here once. It was such a pretty paper and a have a bit of nostalgia for that too, perhaps I could paper the front of a small cupboard in something like the gorgeous Nature Trail Duck Egg.
Above are my pick of the wallpapers that make me think of my childhood and times gone by.
Clockwise from top to bottom:
Cloud Nine
Ticking Stripe soft grey
Reed Pink
Star Dust Midnight
Silken Stria Silver Mist
Princess Flock Pink
Nature Trail Duck Egg
Do you have a nostalgia for a certain print or type of wallpaper?
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Hello October, my favourite month and hence this will be a month long Halloween party at my house. How I love the spooky season and all its offerings but the best thing has to be the pumpkins. I am obsessed, like really, really obsessed.
