Practical home and family living advice, from organisation and cleaning to routines that help busy families create a calm, well-run home.
The décor trends for 2019 are really something to get excited about if you’ve been thinking of updating your home. The new year often brings with it a desire to change things up, give our surroundings a refresh and start the new year with a new attitude. Making just a few tweaks to the way … Read more
When I first flew the nest and moved into my own home, I rented a flat for a little over a year, it was a converted house so I lived upstairs on road level and the landlord lived below ground but had a lower level garden. Being so much smaller than a house it meant … Read more
Prepare your home for colder weather with these practical winter home safety checks. Discover how to protect your family with smoke alarm testing, heating maintenance, frozen pipe prevention and essential DIY safety advice.
If you’re planning a house move, you’ll want to start off the new year completely stress-free. By organising your move in advance, you’re less likely to come across any problems on the day. Compare My Move has put together these tips on how to ensure your 2019 move goes smoothly, from the importance of planning … Read more
If you are looking for space to relax, your very own Zen oasis garden. We are here to give you some ideas on how to create your own little piece of heaven.
Whether you clean the living room in a single sweep or regularly dust, you are bound to skip some spots. This is because cleaning is a systematic activity that many people take lightly. It is not performed for purely aesthetic reasons, but because you want to make a healthier environment for you and your family. … Read more
There are no two ways about it. Whether you’re selling a family home or a bachelor pad, selling property can be a real headache. A dated property can be even harder to sell in the modern housing market. If you want to do up your property to give it the best chance of selling but … Read more
Now the weather is starting to get colder, it is always a good idea to make sure your heating systems are working efficiently and correctly
As I look out of my office window at home, the grey clouds are rolling in, the wind is whipping the leaves around the street and the rain is battering against my window. I feel very warm and cosy snuggled up inside and grateful that we live in a new build home. Years ago we … Read more