Ten ways to spruce up your home this spring

Garden decking with a wine bottle and glass set in front of a row of seating and plants

published 10 March 2022

From stylish wall art at affordable prices to edging products that will tidy up your garden, here are 10 products and services to try this year.

1. Design your dream swimming pool

For more than 40 years, Origin has helped families to design and build their dream swimming pools. Its award-winning pool houses let you swim, exercise in a home gym and relax in a spa or steam room, all from the privacy of your own home. At Origin, the team works closely with you to create a swimming pool design that suits your home, lifestyle and budget, resulting in the perfect place to keep fit, chill out or socialise for you and your family. With years of experience and a dedicated team, Origin continues to develop its portfolio.

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Keeping current with the latest trends in wall art and interior design is what ARTZE is known for. Its range of wall art reflects the latest trends in interior design and popular culture and is always of the highest quality at affordable prices. ARTZE’s solid wood frames are handcrafted at its studio in Manchester and are made exclusively of FSC certified wood. In line with ARTZE’s commitment to helping the environment fight climate change, its products are packaged in post-recycled materials.

If you’re looking to redesign your garden this summer, Ecodek’s capped composite decking range is the perfect addition. Available in bold, multi-tonal colours designed to give you a truly stylish and sustainable decking area, the product also comes with a 40-year warranty. The boards are made from wood polymer composite material, which means your deck will not splinter or crack, won’t need sanding or sealing and is easy to clean. Timber decking is more vulnerable to staining, fading, mould and mildew, whereas capped composite decking comes complete with a cover, designed to protect the board, that’s bonded to the core during manufacturing.

EverEdge has been manufacturing steel lawn edging in the UK for more than 25 years, producing a range of edging products perfect for lawns, flowerbeds, paths and driveways. EverEdge products help to create neat and defined borders, cutting down on the need for maintenance and improving the overall appearance of any garden. The EverEdge Classic range is the product of choice for many domestic gardeners due to its flexibility, durability and ease of installation. Made in metre-long sections, the EverEdge Classic is ideal for use on domestic lawns and can be installed at home without the need for professional gardeners.

A glass veranda offers a unique extension to your living space – it’s a solid, open structure with a glass roof, constructed using powder-coated aluminium. It’s also totally maintenance free. Designed to make your home and garden more attractive for al fresco dining, a glass veranda will also ensure you’ll always have the perfect space in which to share time with friends and family. Crocodile Glass Veranda can create beautiful verandas with cover, shade and windbreak to keep the space warm.

Steady Spin is a unique washing machine stabiliser invented in the UK in 2016 that works from the top of the machine, not the bottom. The anti-vibration pad will help to absorb energy, reduce noise and also ensure no movement for the entire wash cycle, saving your sanity and floors. It’s easy to install: simply slip the vinyl bladder between your machine and counter top and then inflate up to six inches with the manual pump for a snug fit. It's made from double seamed vinyl, which makes it durable enough to withstand the most vigorous washes without puncturing. Forget about stabilising your washing machine with old-fashion mats and rubber feet as Steady Spin is designed to fit all washing machine models and tumble dryers.

Wherever possible, it’s important to minimise the use of chemicals to give our ecosystem and its wildlife a chance to thrive. Without harming pollinating insects, wildlife or even the pests themselves, Grazers’ products work to restore natural balance within gardens for our wildlife. As the flowers or vegetables grow, Grazers gives the photosynthesising plants the extra ability to dissuade pests from eating their leaves, thanks to its plant nutrient calcium formula, which is combined with a natural plant adjuvant. Grazers’ products are available in four types: to deter rabbits, deer and geese; slugs and snails; cabbage white butterfly, caterpillars and aphids; and the red lily beetle.

Sundowner has a wide range of smart and stylish outdoor living solutions for domestic and commercial markets. Its range covers bioclimatic and retractable pergolas, awnings, sail shades and umbrellas providing year-round protection from all weathers — and maximising the time you can enjoy being outdoors with family and friends. The Sundowner team will specify and manufacture every awning or pergola structure according to your bespoke specifications, offering integrated dimmable LED lighting, infrared heating and fully automated options, including weather sensors.

Have you designed a beautiful room but don’t want the TV to change the look? Mirror specialists Overmantels Ltd can help with its range of TV mirrors. Combining the latest in TV technology with traditional mirror craftsmanship, Overmantels TV mirrors transform from mirror glass to TV screen at the touch of a button. Any flat-screen television can be transformed into a TV mirror and its design team are on hand to help you choose the right size and style for your home, with options ranging from traditional Regency-style frames to minimalist, contemporary designs. Its mirrors are handmade in the UK by a team of dedicated artisans.

Are you thinking of replacing your patio this spring? Instead of starting from scratch, bring your patio’s natural stone back to life with The Patio Black Spot Removal System®. Natural stone rarely deteriorates but often becomes layered with lichen, fungi and algae. The Patio Black Spot Removal System®, containing Euchan2®, offers gardeners the power to maintain and sustain the appearance of their garden stonework, without regular pressure washing. The system increases the longevity of garden stonework, by controlling future organic growth, and reducing the need to pressure wash, without damaging surrounding plants. Instead of a new patio, order The Patio Black Spot Remover® today.

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