Rugs are laborious. We get it. How are you aware the precise measurement and placement? Will it look good in your room? What if seems nothing just like the photographs on-line? When you have any of these ideas, this publish is for you. We’re going to dive into an particularly magical rug that goes with principally any coloured couch/wall/room, but additionally discuss usually about rug measurement and placement. Plus, we’ve listed a bunch of different favourite rugs, vetted by us (we purchased all of them with our personal cash & love them – no affiliation with any of ’em).

The Magic Rug

Let’s begin with the magic rug. We purchased this rug a few years in the past for one of many duplex dwelling rooms in Cape Charles.

 

I’m undecided who first dubbed (within the rust shade) the “magic rug,” but it surely all started after we realized it

Final August we took a have a look at among the choices that led us to construct a low vitality house. Now that we’ve been via our first full calendar 12 months, it’s time to disclose our vitality invoice and see how issues are figuring out. I’ve separated out figures for the warmth pump versus all the things else. However first a bit about our setup.

Economic system 7

As an all-electric home, it was vital to maneuver to an Economic system 7 meter which occurred a couple of months after we moved in. This provides us separate Day and Night time charges for our electrical energy. Sadly sensible meters are usually not accessible in Northern Eire but so there are at the moment no choices for half-hour metering, demand aspect response or agile tariffs.

The perfect factor we are able to do then is to ensure as a lot

The Automated House Weblog began life in 1996, so 2021 noticed it attain its twenty fifth Anniversary.

The highest 20 hottest posts from the previous 12 months included the brand new Airthings View Plus air high quality monitor at #19 and the Faradite volt free swap at #18.

2021 was additionally our first full calendar yr dwelling within the new Automated House 2.0. You gained’t be stunned to see the highest 20 is dominated by posts concerning the new home, as that’s been the main focus of the weblog.

We’ve nonetheless just a few rooms to finish and at #15 we have been delighted to get the implausible VSSL A.1 sound programs into the upstairs bedrooms this yr

At #14 we coated the rebrand of the Matter good residence customary, asking will it matter? (see what we did there). Truly I believe it might properly matter, extra ideas on the

I like getting emails like this…

After finishing your Profitable Backyard Design Course, I gained the arrogance to enter a backyard design competitors.

Thanks to your fab course, with out which I’d not be considering a profession grow to be backyard Design.

The temporary was to design a ‘planet-friendly backyard’ that needed to have a connection to the place I stay. I selected the Wirral shoreline as my theme. Myself and a couple of others from Radio Merseyside and Radio Lancashire had been chosen. The gardens had been then constructed by Lee Bestall & Co, they usually did a superb job.

The unique design was 6×4 m. However the RHS determined the plot could be round so Lee rejigged the designs to suit into a 3rd every of the circle. They really labored effectively and made a extremely good function on the present.

I’m approaching fall slightly less complicated this yr. Nicely, easy for me. By now I most likely would’ve finished 6 totally different seems in our front room alone, however this yr I’ve slowed approach down.  I’ve talked about just lately that the home is between just a few massive initiatives… feeling caught for a short while, I needed to remind myself that I can discover methods to make cozy within the mess. In case you go to the weblog incessantly I really like beginning my new seems for the subsequent season on our fire mantel. I like it as a result of it’s such a focus for our house, however a good way to show a palette and design to encourage different folks’s house whether or not that be on a mantle like mine or one other focus like built-in cabinets or a TV stand. Immediately’s look is all about