Home & Garden

22 October 2010

Keeping Your Home Safe From Carbon Monoxide

National Grid wants to make sure that while students have fun at uni, they are also staying safe. So they’ve teamed up with former drama teacher turned TV funnyman Greg ...
21 October 2010

How Clean Is Your House?

New scientific research has highlighted the need for Britons to either master home hygiene or risk putting their families health in jeopardy. Microscopic analysis has shown that even apparently clean homes ...
19 October 2010

Toilet Cubicles

Total Cubicle Solutions believe in offering our customers the best choice available. That's why they've created the fun and creative Digital Print options for their Rainbow Range of Toilet Cubicles, ...

15 October 2010

Britain In Denial About Winter

New research, unveiled today, shows that people in Britain are ‘burying their heads in the sand’ and failing to prepare for winter. Despite last winter being one of the worst for ...
5 October 2010

Spring Into Action This Autumn

New research from PlantforLife reveals that more than half (56%) of people agree that daffodils in bloom officially mark the beginning of spring, with over a third (36%) ranking daffodils ...
21 September 2010

FemaleFirst's Guide On How to Buy a Bed

That’s why we’ve asked Warren Evans, the award winning bed specialist, to put together these essential tips on buying a bed. Size MattersFirstly, take some time to consider how much space ...
3 September 2010

Bedroom Make-Over

Giving your bedroom a make-over might sound like it’s going to cost you an arm and a leg but femalefirst.co.uk have come up with some great tips to transform your ...

2 September 2010

UK's Furry Friends Are Shunned

The UK’s wildlife has been left out in the cold as a survey published today reveals that almost half of Britain’s population no longer feed wild animals (45%) and a ...
27 August 2010

Chris Beardshaw's Gardening Tips

As summer turns to autumn, there is still plenty to be getting on with in the garden. In this video award-winning gardening expert and TV presenter Chris Beardshaw gives advice ...

18 August 2010

Decorating Tips from Sophie Conran

Melanie Adams,a wallcoverings expert, visits top designer, cook and author, Sophie Conran’s, home in West Sussex to see the different ways she has woven wallpaper in to her interiors and ...
13 July 2010

Are You Living The Green Dream?

In recent years, climate change has been firmly placed at the top of the political agenda and we all know that we should be doing more when it comes to ...

2 July 2010

Smoke Stained Walls A Property Turn-Off

A new survey released today by Cancer Research UK has found that smoke stained walls are the number one turn off for potential house buyers.  The charity carried out the survey to ...
2 July 2010

Is Your House Asbestos Free?

Nearly half (47%) of homeowners who do DIY in their properties do not realise that asbestos was used as a building material in homes as recently as the 1990s, according ...

25 May 2010

Save Money And Energy This Bank Holiday

With the Spring Bank Holiday just around the corner and homeowners planning to kick-start their DIY, thinkinsulation.com provides top tips on the simplest and most cost-effective ways to deliver home ...

25 May 2010

The L'Occitane Garden Wins Silver At Chelsea

For more than 30 years L’Occitane has brought the magic of Provence to the world in unique skincare products and fragrances. This year, for the first time, the beauty brand ...

23 April 2010

Brits Wipe Out The Great British Spring Clean

As the days get longer and warmer – and with the clocks having gone forward – Spring is well and truly here, but one tradition is being left out in ...
9 April 2010

The home of the future

We just have to have them. They are the latest gadgets and gizmos we just can’t live without. Be it HD television, docking stations or a super hoover the digital ...
9 April 2010

Take the stress out of DIY mess

Summer is almost here and many of you may be thinking about doing some DIY. However, whether it is a much needed quick-fix job or a more ambitious project, if ...

23 March 2010

Top Tips for a Glorious Garden in the City

Charlie Dimmock offers advice on how to make the most of your outdoor space during Urban Gardens Week 2010 Living in the city doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice being green. ...

12 March 2010

Garden In Safety This Spring

For many people, gardens can be a source of pleasure, relaxation and exercise. Unfortunately, they also house the potential for nasty accidents. The thought of getting out in the garden after ...
10 March 2010

Green Living - Reduce Your Carbon Footprint

Take a few small steps to change your daily routine and make a difference Watch this video and get some simple tips to save money and reduce your carbon footprint There are ...

10 March 2010

How green is your garden compost?

Diarmuid Gavin gives his top tips on preparing your sustainable garden for summer After one of the longest and coldest winters most of us can remember, the first shoots of spring ...
11 January 2010

Back To The Good Life

Saving money usually means cutting back on the things you enjoy doing.But for those choosing to grow their own ‘kitchen garden,’ a more economical way of life doesn’t have to ...
15 December 2009

Keep Your Home Safe From Fire This Christmas

People often get distracted by the hustle and bustle of Christmas and are unaware of the potential fire hazards and toxic threats that can lurk in fairy lights, candles and ...