As the world becomes more environmentally aware, people have been increasing their efforts to protect the environment – starting at home. If you’ve been doing your bit to recycle your cans and plastics, cycling to work and making more of an effort to reuse your shopping bags, you’re already doing well, but what more can be done? A lot of advice for making your home … Continue reading How to eco-proof your home appliances
Aga cookers were invented 80 years ago by Nobel prize winner Gustav Dálen who was blinded in an industrial accident and subsequently spent a lot of time at home watching his wife cooking. He realised that if he invented a cooker with a variety of ovens and hotplates that her work would be easier and so the cast iron Aga cooker was born. If your … Continue reading Why choose an Aga?
The popularity of multi-fuel and log burning stoves continues to increase, here are five tips to ensure they operate to maximum efficiency with the wood burning brightly and emitting the maximum amount of heat to warm your home. Choose Hardwood Logs Hardwood, from trees that lose their leaves in the autumn, are superior to evergreen softwoods because the timber grows slowly and is more dense. … Continue reading Five Ways To Ensure Logs Burn Brightly
In Britain, there’s sometimes nothing we like more than a good old-fashioned chin-wag. However, it’s recently become apparent that we prefer to do so in the comfort of our own home. Reports showed that just over half of the UK’s adult population preferred to have guests come to their home to socialise. However, that number had risen to 75% by 2017. With two pubs on … Continue reading The rise of home entertaining
Interior design comes in many shapes and forms, from the minimal, to the rustic, and yes, even the most luxurious. Luxury interior design boasts the decadent, the lavish, and the opulent to come together and create the best interior design for those who love the finer things. While luxury interior design is not the most cost effective, be prepared to invest a bit more on … Continue reading Enjoy the Finer Things with Luxury Interior Design
Ah…sitting back and admiring the beautiful outcome that you’ve created, indulging in your fresh harvest, and feeling reward gleaming from your dedication, long hours, and hard work. These are all factors that one embraces at the end result of their gardening. In fact, gardening is one of the most fruitful hobbies you can ever indulge in, and for obvious reasons. It not only helps to … Continue reading Gardening Tips to Help You Save
Humans are considerably flexible beings. Their decisions and behaviors are based on countless factors. But there is something which always expects a human to act like a machine and this thing is a Job. This era is considerably faster than the times before us. Everything is needed more. More work means more stress and less rest. All this routine turns a man into a machine … Continue reading Vacation Rental Marketing Tips to Increase Bookings
The summertime is not only attractive for its warm weather, but the brightly coloured and sweet-smelling flora. These plants don’t just attract insects and birds to their fruits, berries and flowers, but us humans and our pets, too. Unfortunately, as delicious as some of these look, not all are good for us to consume, with many being highly toxic. Poisonous Plants While most adults know … Continue reading 9 Toxic Plants and Berries to Avoid this Summer
When selling your house, it is natural to hope that you can sell it fast and at the price you are looking for. The big problem is that this doesn’t happen all the time. The likelihood of selling your home fast at your expected price can even become lower if it’s your first time to put up a property for sale. The good news is … Continue reading 6 Mistakes to Avoid When Selling Your Home
How come some houses sell almost immediately while others languish on the market for months? Organisation and neatness inside is often key. Much is made of decor or furnishings, but buyers often want to change colour schemes. As long as rooms look fresh, paying more attention to neatness can speed up the sale. How Storage Helps with Staging The saying ‘less is more’ was never … Continue reading Three Storage Tips to Help Sell Your Home Faster
When buying a new rug, you might be surprised to learn that there are a few ways you can improve the overall appearance of your room with some clever styling tips. Simply laying your rug down is fine, but utilising it as a key piece of decor can make your home look and feel more professional in terms of design. So, lets take a look … Continue reading 5 Top Tips for Styling Your Rug
Perusing Pinterest is one way to see which kitchen flooring is trending this year. You can also spend some time at Dallas Flooring Warehouse, where the experts can talk you through the pros and cons of each trend. Some of the trends described here will stick around for several years, while others may fall out of popularity fairly quickly. This is something to keep in … Continue reading 5 Trendy Options For Kitchen Flooring in 2018
The dining tables come in different shapes and forms in the modern days. Dining tables have become a necessity of a house. However, it is important to choose the right dining table for your house that fulfills your demands and needs. The look of the dining table is also pretty significant, but ensuring that it fits the space in the room and provides desired seating. … Continue reading Where to get a great dining table with 6 chairs
The humble lawn may not be at the top of your list of priorities when it comes to household maintenance, but it can quickly get wild and out-of-control if you don’t keep on top of it. To help make life a little easier, the garden care experts at Compost Direct have created an easy-to-follow, year round lawn care checklist. How often should you mow your … Continue reading How to take care of your lawn all year round
Aging comes with a lot of physical and psychological changes, making safety and security an important concern for seniors. In fact, data from the National Council on Aging (NCOA) shows that every 11 seconds an elderly person is rushed to an emergency room due to a fall. Here are some safety measures you can follow to reduce the risk of fall-related accidents and unintentional injuries … Continue reading Home Safety Tips for Seniors
