It looks like we’ll all be spending much more time at home for the foreseeable future! With all the chaos and uncertainty happening out in the world, it has become more important than ever that our own homes make us feel relaxed and happy. Luckily the weather is still beautiful here so there’s no better time for some cathartic decluttering, a deep Spring clean (anyone else feeling the need to burn sage?!) and then a…
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Dubai has gained somewhat of a reputation for draining the Dirham rather than stretching it. Lucky for our readers, we have our budgeting experts, Selma & Susan of Dirham Stretcher, to save the day as well as your wallet! Here are their top five places to go to bag a bargain. Brands For Less With multiple stores around Dubai, chances are that you would have already walked, if not driven right past one of these…
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The western world has been a-buzz with the word ‘Feng Shui’ over the last couple of decades. But the original meaning and purpose of Feng Shui seems to have gotten lost in translation through the years. If you were to type it into Google, Instagram or YouTube, you’ll dive into images of interior décor and colour principles that claim to change your home energy for the better. But is this really what it is all…
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Our interior décor expert Ash Young, of Adore Décor DXB is back with her top tips on decorating kids’ rooms, while pleasing both your aesthetic eye and their naturally adventurous disposition. Over to you Ash! Let me start by saying, that you are not alone if you feel overwhelmed at the thought of decorating your child’s bedroom! Kids’ rooms are hardworking spaces, so there’s a lot to consider and potentially, some conflicting interests. You might…
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Earlier this month Pantone announced that their Colour of the Year for 2020 is ‘Classic Blue’, and here at Home Club ME, we couldn’t wait to explore how this bold shade could be incorporated into our homes.  Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, Pantone says this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation on which to build as we cross the threshold into a new era. For over 20 years, Pantone’s Color of…
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The beauty of festive decorating at home, is that, whatever your seasonal style, there’s no such thing as too much! This ‘more is more’ time of year gives us all free reign to really go for it with our Christmas trees, tablescapes and general decking of boughs (even if we do have to google what a bough is first)! The good news is that with so many affordable Christmas collections in the shops, and with…
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With all of the hustle and bustle of the holidays, it’s easy to lose track of time. Before you know it, it’s Christmas! A DIY advent calendar that you and your family can craft together will help you count down to the big day. You’ll be able to reuse many of these over the years, and you can be as creative as you want with the decor. Whether you want something traditional, kitschy, or something…
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‘Shelf Styling’ used to consist of popping a few books, a couple of photos and a random selection of holidays souvenirs on the nearest flat surface and the job was done. However, like so many other aspects of our lives, social media has changed it all. While you may not actually be posting pictures of your ‘#shelfies’, you’ll have seen plenty of examples of other people’s beautifully curated wall-scapes and may have started to cast…
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The appropriate use of colour in our homes can be very therapeutic. We all respond to colours in different ways, just like in colour therapy. Feng Shui takes the use of colour to the next level, where each colour brings a different energy to our homes with the aim to create harmony and balance. Depending on the energy you seek for a certain space, there is a specific colour/colours you can select that will provide…
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Here at Home Club ME we love a good Ikea hack (and lets be honest, who doesn’t?) so when Dubai based expats, Linda Dekkers and Kathryn Hawkes (better known in the industry as Live Loud Girl and House of Hawkes) joined forces to launch Fronteriors, we were thrilled! With a long and colourful history of #ikeahacking between them, Fronteriors design a unique and stylish collection of doors, tops and sides to fit IKEA furniture frames….
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