Why buy new?
When property programmes show house hunters attempting to find their next home, there’s often a tension between the rival merits of new...
Preparing your home for a toddler
As babies become toddlers, their abilities evolve immeasurably, but so do the risks they face from your home and its contents. New...
A splash of colour can be the ultimate mood booster for our homes
After the last 12 months we all need a bit of a lift, something that will help us to look forward with optimism and enthusiasm, so if you...
Preparing your home for a new baby
In the first of two blogs, we consider how to prepare your home for the arrival of a new baby. The arrival of a new addition to the...
Making extra space
It’s often said that families expand to fill the space available to them, and that’s especially true of storage. No matter how many...
How to work in a small space
Many people hoped the dawn of 2021 meant last year’s COVID-related hardships were behind us, but January is proving to be extraordinarily...
Improving home safety
Our homes may be our sanctuaries, but they’re also the places where we’re most at risk of experiencing an accident. Statistics from...
Choosing furniture for your next home
One of the most enjoyable aspects of a forthcoming house move is being able to justify the replacing of furnishings which are tired,...
Why winter is the perfect time to work on your garden
There’s a temptation in the winter months to draw the curtains and pretend the great outdoors doesn’t exist. When it’s dark for 16...
Dress your windows to impress
The importance of window dressings is often overlooked when it comes to making a house feel homely. Interior design tends to focus on...
How to make a pet-friendly home
For better or worse, 2020 has seen people across the UK introducing new family members into their homes. Puppy prices have doubled as...
How to store occasional-use items
In every home, there are everyday items for which accessibility is vitally important. Equally, there are occasional-use items which may not...