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Ideal Home
Ideal Home
Sarah Handley

I made these two small decisions when choosing new windows, and 10 years later, I'm so glad I did

Large window in kitchen, with light units and large central island with pendant lights above.

When you make any changes to home, it can be incredibly difficult to know how you will feel about those changes in the years to come. This isn't a problem with quick, easy and relatively inexpensive changes, like decoration or soft furnishings. But for more substantial and costly alterations, this can be nerve wracking.

When I moved into my home a decade a go, one of the first tasks I wanted to tick off the list was replacement windows. My 1970s house had double-glazed windows with dark brown uPVC frames inside and out. Multiple units had blown, meaning moisture was trapped in between the panes.

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