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Turning Your Guest Bedroom into a Hotel Suite

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There are many great ways of turning your guest bedroom into a hotel suite. A suite in a hotel or other public accommodation is distinguished by having multiple rooms so that there is more space and therefore, more furniture than in the average hotel room. A hotel suite includes a sitting or living room and one or more beds and bedroom fixtures, and can also include dining, kitchen and office areas.

To begin with, you could create the necessary space in your guest bedroom by knocking through an existing wall, or you may already have a bathroom that is directly accessible from the bedroom. Room can also be created for a hotel suite type area by removing the things that are unsuitable and not needed, such as any children’s toys, the laundry basket, any cups under the bed or the ironing pile.

Another great way to create a spacious, uncluttered guest room is through the use of fitted bedroom furniture. Fitted furniture items such as wardrobes bring many benefits. They are made to measure for the room for which they are intended, meaning that they can offer the maximum amount of available storage space while eliminating the awkward corners and alcoves that would make it difficult to efficiently use conventional, free-standing furniture. Fitted furniture not only reduces clutter, but has a smart appearance in its own right, with smooth lines and no ugly gaps, creating a professional hotel suite look.
Ingeniously designed fitted furniture frees up space in your guest room that you can use for smart, hotel suite features such as flower arrangements or plants, bedside lamps, desks or coffee tables, works of art or a decent sized TV with DVD player. It may also allow you to introduce a bigger bed so that you could potentially accommodate more people.

You could invest in a new bed for maximum hotel suite luxury, or alternatively, in mattress toppers. These give the illusion of a deep, soft mattress without having to spend a huge amount of money. Invest in Egyptian cotton sheets that are perfectly ironed, and also have a 100% Egyptian cotton plain white duvet cover with a fluffy duvet. Also purchase lots of pillows in a variety of shapes and sizes. The more pillows you have, the more your guest bedroom will look like a luxurious hotel suite! You could complete the look by laying a patterned quilt over the edge of the bed.

Auriella Borino writes on a range of interior design topics including fitted bedroom furniture.

The Most Popular Volkswagen Cars of all Time

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Those who are looking for car insurance may be interested to know more about the most popular Volkswagen cars of all time, which we have defined as those that are the best selling.

With sales of over 21m, the Volkswagen Beetle is cited as the best selling single design of car in history, and not merely the bestselling Volkswagen. The Beetle was also known as the Type 1, and was produced from 1938 until 2003. Beetles were manufactured in an air-cooled, rear-engine, rear wheel drive configuration, making it the longest running automobile in the world of a single design platform. The Beetle pioneered the affordable small car, alongside such cars as the Morris Minor, Fiat 500 and Citroen 2CV.

Its successor, the Volkswagen Golf, has been built in six generations since 1974. After the Volkswagen Group acquired Audi in 1964, Volkswagen made the most of its newly acquired engineering expertise to develop a modern front wheel drive car with a water cooled engine, leading to the introduction of both the Golf and the Passat.

The front wheel drive Golf was initially built mostly in the three door hatchback style, but has also spawned five door hatchback, estate, convertible and saloon variants over its long production run. A particularly successful guise was the GTi, which has been widely hailed as the first successful mass market “hot hatch”. The Volkswagen Passat, meanwhile, is a large family car that has been built in six generations since 1973, with present marketplace rivals including the Ford Mondeo. Over 15m Passats have been sold in total.

The Volkswagen Jetta is the saloon version of the Golf. It has been built continuously over five generations since August 1979. The Jetta was originally conceived when Volkswagen gave the Golf hatchback a conventional trunk, while the Jetta has also long been distinguished by additional styling changes, including both on the front end and to the interior. It has long been offered in five-seat saloon and five door estate variants.

The four generations of the Volkswagen Gol, meanwhile, have led to it becoming Brazil’s bestselling car. It was been built continuously by Volkswagen’s Brazilian arm since 1980, with sales of over 4,500,000. The Gol was developed in 1980 as a replacement for the Brasilia, which in turn had been a Brazilian market alternative to the Beetle. Its design was specific to Latin America, while the car even spawned many sporting variants, such as the GTi, which was the first Brazilian-built car to use fuel injection.

References

Volkswest.co.uk (2010). History of the Beetle. http://www.volkswest.co.uk/beetle_history.html
Volkswagen (2010). Volkswagen history timeline. http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/heritage/timeline
Christopher Santos (2010). First and Finest of the Hot Hatches. http://www.vw-one.co.uk/hello.htm
Volkswagen (2011). New Passat Estate. http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/#/new/passat-estate-vii
Top Gear (July 2000). Volkswagen Passat. http://www.topgear.com/uk/volkswagen/passat
John Simister (2010). Volkswagen Passat. http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/road-tests/volkswagen-passat-2114828.html
Maps of World Cars (2010). Volkswagen Gol. http://www.mapsofworld.com/referrals/cars/small-cars/subcompact-cars/volkswagen-gol.html
Auto Express(2010). Volkswagen Jetta. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/carreviews/newreviews/209645/volkswagen_jetta.html

Hannah Warder is a writer for MediaVest (Manchester) on a range of topics such as car insurance.

The Most Popular Nissan Cars of all Time

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Prospective cheap car insurance policyholders may wish to know more about the most popular Nissans ever manufactured.

One of Nissan’s most popular cars is the Micra, which has long been known in Asia as the March. From 1992 until July 2010, over two million Micra’s were built at the NMUK plant in Sunderland in the UK alone. The original Micra was introduced in Europe in 1983 as Nissan’s replacement in the supermini sector for the Cherry, which had become larger with each successive generation. The second generation of Micra had rounder styling and was introduced in 1992, winning the European Car of the Year award for 1993. The radically redesigned third generation, meanwhile, was unveiled at the 2002 Paris Motor Show as the Nissan mm Concept and had an even curvier exterior, even spawning a coupe convertible model. The fourth generation Micra was globally launched in March 2010.

Another of Nissan’s most popular cars is the Almera, which is a medium sized family car that was built by the manufacturer between 1995 and 2006. Nissan essentially used Almera as the European export name for its Pulsar, Sentra or Bluebird Sylphy models. Although in regions such as Ireland, the saloon version was popular, almost all Almeras sold in the UK were three door or five door hatchbacks. The Almera was sophisticated compared to other cars in its class, with power steering, electric mirrors, a driver airbag and stereo all coming as standard. The Almera also spawned various special edition models during its lifetime and was rated highly for its reliability and build quality.

Nissan is also very well known for its Z-cars: a series of sports cars which date back to the original Nissan Fairlady Z. This car was sold in Japan as far back as October 1969 and exported as the Datsun 240Z. The Z cars have long been praised for their combination of good looks, performance, affordability and reliability. The Z cars have only ever been known in Japan as the Fairlady Z, but have been sold elsewhere under the names 240Z, 260Z, 280Z, 280XZ, 300ZX, 350Z and 370Z. The original Datsun 240Z particularly was praised for its combination of sharp performance and good looks, something for which the fourth generation 300ZX was again widely regarded when it first appeared in 1989. The Z car is presently in its sixth generation, the 370Z, which was first shown at an event in Los Angeles prior to the 2008 Greater LA Auto Show.

References

Nissan (2010). Nissan Micra E-Brochure. http://www.nissan.co.uk/etc/medialib/nissaneu/_gb_en/_Brochures/city_cars/-474.Par.36631.File.pdf
Auto Trader (2007). Nissan Micra 1.5 dCi car review. http://www.autotrader.co.uk/articles/2007/04/cars/nissan/micra/nissan-micra-1-5-dci-car-review
Blackcircles.com (2010). Nissan Car Tyres. http://www.blackcircles.com/tyres/cars/nissan
Auto Express (2008). Nissan Z-cars gallery. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/230526/nissan_zcars_gallery.html
Peter Hall (2002). Return of the Z cars. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/carreviews/convertibeandsportscars/2717486/Return-of-the-Z-cars.html

Hannah Warder is a writer for MediaVest (Manchester) on a range of topics such as car insurance.

Sugar free sweets

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Treat yourself to something tasty with a scrummy selection of sugar free sweets

Who says sweets have to be laden with sugar to taste amazing?  There’s a cracking collection of sugar free sweets on the market and they are suitable for diabetics or anyone that is monitoring their sugar intake. If you’ve a hankering for humbugs but don’t want to be quite as naughty, sugar free sweets are genuine alternatives.

With retro sweets from Sweetjunkie.com you will be receiving the tastiest sweets, with a huge range of sweets that you will remember from years ago, including sugar free sweets, from our online sweet shop.

Struggling to find sugar free sweets at your local newsagent? Check out an online sweet shop that sells a massive selection of sugar free and retro sweets.  They stock all your old favourites – yummy sweets from a by-gone era, and you’ll find the largest collection of sugar free sweeties at the well-stocked store.

Fancy a Sherbet?

Like the odd cough candy or classic rhubarb and custard sweets?  There still as popular today as they always have been and the good news is they come in sugar free alternatives via suppliers of retro sweets.  If you had to pick a personal favourite what would be your perfect sugar free sweets?  Would you savour the sourness of sherbet lemons or dally with dandelion and burdock retro sweets if you got the opportunity to buy sugar free sweets?

There’s tons of choice in the large selection of sugar free sweets and there really is something for everyone within this yummy collection of fine quality confectionary.

From mint and aniseed to strawberries and cream, all flavours of sugar free sweets are available.

Turn back time

Young or old, it doesn’t matter what age you are, retro sweets are too irresistible to ignore.  Remember the classic confectionery from the 60’s and 70’s?  It’s still available through online sweet shops that sell the best sugar free sweets.  Search for Black Jacks and Fruit Salads, Love Hearts and Refreshers and enjoy sugar free sweets that will remind you of your childhood years.

Whenever you get the craving for something sweet try a treat from the specialist shop and insist on scrumptious sugar free sweets.  They taste amazing and they’re also kinder to your teeth so you can enjoy sugar free sweets without feeling quite as guilty.

The big debate: baths versus showers

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A big debate has long raged between homeowners across the country about the relative merits of having a bath or a shower in your home. Here, we consider some of the advantages and disadvantages of both baths and showers so that you can make the most informed choice for your own household’s individual needs.

Baths offer the obvious advantage over showers in that they offer the luxury of being able to lie and sit down while you wash. Take a bath, and you have the option of soothing yourself amidst the bubbles, taking a long, hot soak and having the opportunity to temporarily forget about your stresses and strains. This makes a bath very popular with a wide range of people, which draws attention to a further key advantage of having a bath in your home: when the time comes to sell your home, the presence of a bath could even increase the value of your property.

Then, there are the advantages to consider of having a shower in your home. Showers offer you a quicker way of washing yourself, which has made them increasingly popular over the years given our increasingly time pressed lifestyles. After all, when you are struggling to get yourself up out of bed on a morning and have limited time to get cleaned and dressed, you are likely to appreciate being able to switch on a power shower that will allow you to save as much time as possible.

Keep in mind, when you are choosing between having a shower or bath in your home, that you do not necessarily need to have only one or the other. There is nothing to prevent you having a small bath beneath a power shower, allowing you to realise the benefits of having both options. Other options for those who ultimately prefer a shower include a wet room or walk-in shower unit.

Your choice will also depend on your own household’s individual needs, together with what seems most appropriate for the type of property in which you live. If you live in a larger house with two or three bathrooms, for example, you are generally advised to keep at least one bath, as it will be required by any small children who may live in the house either now or in the future. Also keep in mind that showers often use less water than baths, which can make them a strong choice if water shortages affect your part of the UK.

If you have ever wondered why some budget hotels have only showers and not baths, consider the amount charged by their business gas supplier to heat the water for hundreds of baths. Showers can be a more economical choice if they are only used for a few minutes. You can also consider your gas and electricity bills when choosing between a shower and bath in the home.

Bella Winterfold frequently writes on the topic of gas and electricity with extensive knowledge in how to find a reliable business gas supplier.