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How to get a good night’s sleep and bag a bargain, by Hayley Gilbert

Store & save

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Round grey rattan basket, £45, The Holding Company

SHOP TALK

HomeSense have surveyed 2,000 adults to research shopping habits

• One in six choose an item based on their mood at the time of shopping

• One in 14 are too busy to stroll around the shops but miss the buzz of an in-store shopping discovery

• Most preferred shopping in-store for homewares

• The biggest bugbears about buying online are not being home when a delivery attempt is made, not being given a specific day or time for delivery and not knowing if the item is suitable until it arrives

Did you know…

According to a recent study by Furniture123, the dining area is now the favourite place in the home

• 69% count the dining room as their favourite room in their home