8 Tips to Increase Your Home Safety Now
When you follow these 8 home safety tips, you will be making the home safe from trips, falls possible fire hazards that might otherwise endanger your family.
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Practical home and family living advice, from organisation and cleaning to routines that help busy families create a calm, well-run home.
3 Affordable Ways to House Your Family
All parents want to provide not just a house but a home for their children. We want our families to enjoy a home base that allows them to thrive and feel that they are safe and that they belong. As such, there are many things to think about before you jump right in and buy a … Read more
How To Prepare Your Home For A Hot Summer
Australian summers are often one of the hardest times of the year, the current UK heatwave has nothing on Australia. Day to day tasks become harder and living in constant high temperatures can be draining. Having a cool home to stay comfortable in during the summer months is essential to ensuring a good summer. Read … Read more
7 Gardening Jobs to Get Done During Winter
Some people believe that winter is the perfect excuse to be lazy when it comes to the garden. But contrary to popular belief, gardening is year-round work, and yes, it includes wintertime. While it is true that most plants are in hibernation at this time, there are still plenty of gardening-related activities to be done … Read more
Tips for Remodeling Your Kitchen on a Budget
Which room in your house are people drawn to most? If you said the kitchen, you’re not alone; many people agree the kitchen is considered the heart of the home. That’s why family and friends congregate there — it’s where all the action happens and memories are made. Kitchen remodels can get pricey, but the … Read more
My Experience Hiring a Plumber
Over the years, I have come to realise one thing: always keep important phone numbers who are not family and friends in my smartphone handy. What do I mean by that? The nearest police station, the fire department, a locksmith to help me get out of locked door troubles, a cobbler just in case my … Read more
What does your decor say about you? #ColourYourPersonality
Have you ever walked into someone’s home to find an array of colours as if they went wild with an artist’s paint palette or similarly, a house which is wall to wall white? Do you ever stop to correlate this with their personality? I do and this is a question being asked by Julian Charles … Read more
How To Cut Your Monthly Bills In Half
Image Source Are you spending too much money each month? A few investments and lifestyle changes could help you to cut your monthly expenses by as much as half. Here are just a few ways to spend less each month. Cancel subscriptions you barely use Many of us are signed up to subscriptions we barely … Read more
How often should I get my carpets cleaned?
These two age-old questions are something that professional carpet cleaners get asked all the time. While there’s no one-size-fits-all answer to the first question of how often to get them cleaned, there are several golden rules to follow to make your carpets stay cleaner for longer, getting the most value for money out of the … Read more