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jmm PR’s Favourite Articles of the Week

Here at jmm PR, we have been scouring the internet for our favourite articles of the week.

This week brings a guide on creating a cosy seating area in your garden and some helpful tips and tricks on styling a drinks trolley.

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Good Homes – How to create a cosy garden seating area

 We’re all undoubtedly spending a lot more time in our gardens recently and with the weather set to get warmer, what better opportunity to give your garden a much needed makeover? As well as painting fences, cutting the grass and planting flowers, it’s important to create an area that’s perfect for relaxing and enjoying nature. In this article, Good Homes provides a roundup of the top tips and tricks on how to construct a cosy outdoor seating space, perfect for the upcoming summer months.

If, like us, the recent sunshine has left you daydreaming of spending summer evenings outside, relaxing with family and friends or cooking a BBQ, then you will undoubtedly need a space that is perfect for kicking back and entertaining guests. As well as explaining why lighting, such as fairy lights and LED candles, is essential to making your outside space feel warm and inviting, this article explains just how to achieve a laidback, yet stylish, atmosphere. By decorating with plants, a fire pit table and accessories like outdoor rugs, cushions and lanterns, your garden is sure to become a welcoming and tranquil place to relax.

Our favourite idea has to be investing in a hanging chair, we can’t think of a more ideal place to unwind at the end of a long day! So whether you’re a green fingered gardening expert, or if you would just like to make your outdoor space feel more cosy and inviting, then make sure you check out this article.

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House Beautiful – The drinks trolley: 10 stylish bar carts and 5 ways to style one

Drinks trolleys, often referred to as bar carts, are quickly becoming an interior design lover’s top purchase for the home, and it’s no mystery why! As well as providing a perfect place to store and serve your favourite drinks, bar carts make a stunning design statement, often acting as a focal point in a room. Whether you have already purchased a drinks trolley and are looking for ideas on how to style it, or if you’re on the market for a bar cart and need some inspiration, then make sure you check out this article.

In addition to providing us with some important things to keep in mind before purchasing a drinks trolley, including size, material and design, House Beautiful offers up a roundup of 10 of the most stylish bar carts for our homes. Prices range from £129 to £449, and with a wide variety of colours, materials and deigns on display, there’s bound to be something to suit your style. Our top pick has to be the gorgeous Riya Bar Cart from John Lewis, which would perfectly complement a range of interior décor themes.

 When it comes to styling your drinks trolley, this article shows us how to decorate with seasonal accessories, such as cinnamon sticks at Christmas time, or pastel colours in spring. In addition, by incorporating flowers, statement glassware and using cocktail ingredients as decorations, your bar cart will act as a stylish, yet functional, addition to any room.

Whether you revel in entertaining family and friends at home, enjoy experimenting with drinks at the weekend or just love the idea of accessorising a room with a bar cart, House Beautiful provides the perfect combination of helpful advice, clever tips and tricks and styling inspo. So if you’re ready to start showing off your collection of spirits, then be sure to check out this article.

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Steph and Briar at jmm PR

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17th April 2020

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