If you have your own home, you’ll know all about the importance of keeping it in the best possible condition. You’ll know about making it as aesthetically pleasing as possible so that others, and yourself, can enjoy looking at it…
Image: Wearth London Would you like to create a more eco friendly home? With more research available on sustainability than ever before, there shouldn’t be many reasons why you can’t start making simple switches around the house that are a…
If you follow the blog regularly you’ll know I’m a big fan of Brabantia. I love their products, have several of them in my own home (some gifted some bought) and have always liked their bins in particular. So I…
Welcome to today’s post featuring the innovative Brabantia Bo Touch Bin. I guess when I started writing this blog about 6 years ago, I never thought I’d be doing a whole post on a bin….. but how times, and design,…
Today’s guest post looks at some great ideas for the ever popular upcycling. Enjoy! Just as the theme of vintage has grown in popularity of late, so too has the 40s theme of make do and mend, or upcycling. If…
Today’s post has a serious message. 90,000 children in Britain to face Christmas homeless, charity warns Shelter launches urgent appeal after investigation uncovers the shocking realities faced by homeless families Love Chic Living has joined with Shelter to help bring…
You’ll know that I’ve talked about upcycling for your home a fair bit on the blog. Some of my favourite, and most popular posts are about making the most of unwanted and unloved items and turning them into something desirable.…
In these more austere times, any way we can save money when doing up our homes is well received. Upcycling is big news now and more and more of us are finding ways to reuse old furniture and accessories, putting…
Top Interior Designer, Oliver Heath has joined forces with Andrex Eco to bring us some amazing tips on making our homes more eco friendly. Apparently a whopping 48% of us would like to be more eco friendly in our homes…
Image: PhotoAtelier Today’s guest post is a thought provoking one, and something we should all consider for sake of our children. In 2007, scientists estimated that around 7 per cent of the world’s energy requirements were satisfied by renewable energy…
Energy efficiency is becoming an essential part of the way we think about heating our homes, and fireplaces are no exception. With rising fuel costs, and the damage that carbon emissions can cause to the environment, it is clearly…
With the introduction of IKEA to this country many years ago, we have fallen in out and out of love with flat pack furniture. In the past I’ve written about our love and hate relationship with the ever expanding…
