Blinds & Shutters - Issue 3/2023
Summer seems to have arrived and I imagine it’s peak season for companies that are involved in the awnings and solar shading markets. There seems to a lot of choices out there and it will be interesting to see how the home improvement market copes with the increasing of interest rates over the last few months. Lots of fixed mortgage rates are coming to an end, from historically low levels, so it way create another shock to consumers. So fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as some economists would have us believe and hopefully the rest of the summer will be long and hot!
Summer seems to have arrived and I imagine it’s peak season for companies that are involved in the awnings and solar shading markets.
There seems to a lot of choices out there and it will be interesting to see how the home improvement market copes with the increasing of interest rates over the last few months.
Lots of fixed mortgage rates are coming to an end, from historically low levels, so it way create another shock to consumers. So fingers crossed that it’s not as bad as some economists would have us believe and hopefully the rest of the summer will be long and hot!
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MARKETING<br />
Keeping it natural<br />
Interior design<br />
experts reveal what<br />
home changes can<br />
boost your<br />
motivation<br />
Whether it’s to do well at work or to<br />
work-out for summer, motivation is<br />
what causes you to take action in<br />
order to achieve your personal goal. Interior<br />
design experts from Hovia have researched and<br />
recommended top tips on how to change your<br />
home up to gain more motivation.<br />
Add more plants<br />
Nature or elements that remind you of nature,<br />
such as a plant wallpaper, can really add some<br />
great benefits to your indoor space. The University<br />
of Exeter have researched by bringing plant<br />
elements into your daily life can massively boost<br />
your wellbeing by 47%, creativity by 45% and<br />
productivity by 38%. Other positive impacts also<br />
include the reducing risk of psychiatric disorders<br />
and reducing our cortisol levels, allowing better<br />
recovery from stress.<br />
Top tips for adding in more nature to your<br />
home or office space is decorating your home or<br />
office space with plants or building a plant shelf,<br />
other ways to directly involve plants is featuring<br />
fresh flowers in a vase. To add nature elements,<br />
you can invest in natural furniture or add a nature<br />
wallpaper feature wall.<br />
Neutral room<br />
There are many benefits to a good sleep such<br />
as being more motivated, alert and boosted<br />
immunity. In your bedroom create complete<br />
darkness while you sleep to get a better sleeping<br />
pattern and relaxation. UDesign stated that in the<br />
UK a staggering 70% of us sleep less than 7 hours<br />
per night, which is an important statistic as half an<br />
hour less sleep than needed can be detrimental to<br />
your health as it has a cumulative effect. Sleep<br />
Foundation have researched that sleeping in<br />
darkness can help stimulate the production of<br />
melatonin which is a hormone that helps you fall<br />
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