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What to look for at a new build home demo?

Happy Sunday! Hope everyone is having a great weekend! Our long weekend was filled with walks and cycling around London. It’s cherry blossom season and it’s so beautiful. It’s a chilled weekend for us which means time for some blogging! In my 5 tips for the home demo post, I explained what a home demonstration is: A home demonstration or handover is when you buy a new build and the home builder shows you how the appliances and facilities work in your new home.  A home demo is also an opportunity to flag snags that you see as the house builder may be able to fix them before you move in. Our snags were fixed after we moved in and I would have preferred them to have been fixed before we moved all the furniture in! I noticed on Instagram that a common question from home accounts is for tips on the new build home demonstration, such as questions to ask and what to look for. The friendly and supportive Instagram home account community offered lots of useful suggestions when peopl

Top 10 favourite furniture and homeware from Zara Home

Hello! Hope everyone is having a good week! 

It’s been a relaxing week off work and I have been doing some homeware shopping! Finally ready to get some cushions for our sofa and whilst I was browsing online, I saw some lovely homeware and furniture in the Zara Home store and on their website! Sharing my favourite homeware in this blog post.


There is a sale at Zara at the moment and it includes their homeware so definitely worth checking out!


1. Ball base lamp


I love the design of this lamp and it’s currently 20% off!

Photo from www.zara.com

2. Beveled wooden table


I first saw this table in the store and thought it would be lovely in our home! I really love the shape and was impressed by the furniture in the Zara Home store. It’s a shame we already have a coffee table…


Photo from www.zara.com


3. Glass vase


Photo from www.zara.com

4. Long mirror


Photo from www.zara.com

5. Wooden jewellery box


Photo from www.zara.com

We saw this in the Zara Home store and thought it looked great and was good quality.


6. Borosilicate glass and wood storage jar


Photo from www.zara.com

More storage ideas but this time for the kitchen!  It's great that the lids are wooden rather than plastic.


7. Rectangular glass airtight container

Photo from www.zara.com

8. Bohemia crystal gold-rimmed tumbler


Photo from www.zara.com


The gold rim makes it look more expensive that it really is!


9. Cake stand with gold rim


Photo from www.zara.com

As a keen baker, I loved this glass cake stand! I think would be great for when we’re hosting friends and family for special occasions!


10. Embroidered linen tablecloth

Photo from www.zara.com

I thought this table cloth was beautiful and I love the colours but it’s quite expensive, even when on sale.


Thanks for reading! 


Jess

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