Home Harmony
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The Furniture Decisions You’ll Be Glad You Made Five Years From Now
Choosing new pieces of furniture for your home is a fun journey, but a journey nonetheless. When making your choices, it’s easy to focus on how a piece looks today. But, unlike our seasonal décor that we replace every few months, our furniture sticks around much longer than that, so the best choices are often…
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How to Choose the Right Coffee Table Size for Your Living Room
Believe it or not (and by the end of this blog, trust me, you will believe it!), a coffee table has a surprisingly important role to play when it comes to your living room décor. It ties the seating area together, gives you somewhere to put your morning coffee (or, evening glass of wine), and…
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6 Furniture Mistakes That Can Make a Room Feel Smaller
Sometimes, even with plenty of floor space, a room can still end up feeling a bit cramped. When the size of the room isn’t the issue (and it usually isn’t, trust me!), it often comes down to how the furniture is chosen, positioned, and balanced within it. However, that doesn’t mean you necessarily need less…
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How to Get Your Home Ready for Autumn: 5 Simple Ways to Create a Cosier Space
It’s official, autumn is finally here! There really is something about the beginning of September that brings with it a real cosy vibe. Shorter evenings, back-to-school routines, and colder days all make for more time spent indoors, and with that, comes a closer look at our interiors. We’re all about making the most of our…
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How to Choose the Right Sofa Colour for Your Living Room
Choosing a new sofa is a big decision, and now that we’ve covered how to choose the right size for your space, it’s time to settle on a colour. Considering that the sofa is generally one of the largest pieces of furniture in the room, landing on the right shade isn’t the most straightforward choice…
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What Size Bed Do I Need? A Guide to Bed Sizes & Bedroom Space
Furnishing your bedroom is a fun endeavour, and it sounds simple, until it’s not. Once the measuring tape comes out, things get a little bit more complicated. There are more than a few things to keep in mind when choosing a new bed, but that’s where we come in! You need to consider things like…
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What Size Sofa Do I Need?
We all know there’s more to choosing a sofa than just finding one that looks good and feels comfortable. The size you end up deciding on can affect how comfortably people can sit, how easily you can move around the room, and whether your living space feels balanced or not. It seems simple at first,…
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How Long Should Furniture Actually Last? A Realistic Guide to When It’s Time to Replace It
Furniture really isn’t something that most of us replace often. Unlike smaller pieces of décor around the house, a sofa or dining table is expected to be with us for years, sometimes even decades — hence the phrase, ‘part of the furniture’. You might wonder to yourself, ‘How long should this actually last?’. The answer…
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How to Test a Sofa Before You Buy
It’s no secret that buying a new sofa is a big investment. In fact, that’s probably an understatement. Your sofa is where you’ll relax after work (or during, if you’re lucky enough to WFH), spend weekends with family, host friends, binge-watch your favourite series, and if we’re being entirely honest, enjoy the occasional (read: frequent)…
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Summer Entertaining: 5 Furniture Essentials for Hosting at Home
Whether you’re planning a family barbecue, inviting friends over for dinner, or just making the most of the longer evenings while we have them, summer is always a great time to have guests over. Now, while hosting isn’t about having a perfectly styled (and clean!) house, or a magazine-worthy dining room, it is about making…
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Same Name, New (Murphy) Home
Hello, and welcome to our new home on the internet! For ten years, we’ve operated as michaelmurphy.ie, but the time has come for us to bring you a better, faster, and more streamlined experience while shopping online. Following our brand upgrade to Murphy Home last year, launching our new website is the next and final…
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5 Signs It Might Be Time to Upgrade Your Sofa
Your sofa is by far one of the hardest working pieces of furniture in your home. It’s where you relax after a long day at work, enjoy family movie nights, entertain guests, and even take the odd afternoon nap. Sadly though, even the best sofas don’t last forever. As heartbreaking as that may be. If you’ve been…