Home & Garden

28 November 2009

Xmas Tree - Keep It Real

With Christmas Eve only a month away, the British Christmas Tree Growers Association would like to offer your readers its top tips on how to care for real Christmas trees. ...
20 November 2009

More Decorating Tips

Christmas is just around the corner, and with it comes all the well wishers to bring you presents and eat your mince pies.Therefore, if you love entertaining,  it’s vital that ...
19 November 2009

Decorate Your Home For Christmas

Christmas is the time of year to kick back and spend some time with friends and family. But it's also time to inject some bejeweled colours and sparkle back into ...
21 October 2009

Plan Your Own Halloween At Home Party

As the ghosts and ghouls come out to play this Halloween and the doorbell chimes non-stop with endless ‘trick-or-treaters’, make sure you follow these top tips for a super spooky ...
19 October 2009

Garden Birds Need You This Winter

Don’t hide inside, just because summer has passed and the colder months are here. That’s the message from the RSPB, urging everyone to get outside and get active now to ...

29 September 2009

Britain Are Water Wasters

Britain is a nation of water wasters, according to a new Defra campaign launched today. The average household uses over 100,000 litres of water a year that’s the equivalent of ...
7 September 2009

Cleaning Makes Us Happy

Next time you’re feeling a little down in the dumps, why not spruce up the house to inject some happiness into your life?  That’s right, research released by the UK’s ...

18 August 2009

Embarrassing Homes

The UK’s number one appliance brand, Hotpoint, has conducted national research into how we feel about our homes. In the current economic climate, with people ‘improving, not moving’, Hotpoint has got ...
30 June 2009

More than 8 out of 10 Brits tempted to move abroad

Some eighty five per cent of Brits have considered, or could be persuaded, to move abroad permanently as a direct result of the economic downturn, according to a survey undertaken ...
19 May 2009

Britain's Break-in Terror

A new fear is gripping the nation as 4.1 million Brits admit they are expecting their homes will be broken-into in 2009, so says latest figures from home insurer, MORE ...

29 April 2009

Beauty Damaging The Home

According to research by Sheilas’ Wheels home insurance, the credit crunch has caused nearly a third (32%) of Brits polled to increase the amount of time and money they spend ...
9 April 2009

The Rise Of The Retrosexual and DIY Resurgence

If your man just happens to be good with his hands, (we’re talking plumbing here) then you should cling onto him girls because, according to new research, labourers are the most ...

7 April 2009

9 in 10 Brits Doubt Their DIY Skills

More than nine in ten Brits don’t rate their DIY and home improvement skills highly, according to a new survey.  In fact, one in ten describe their DIY skills to ...
7 April 2009

Everybody loves good neighbours

Whatever happened to the good old British chats over the garden fence? According to a new survey out today, more than six in ten (67%) of us believe that ...
1 April 2009

Tayo Irvine Hendrix Helps Clear That Clutter

Spring has arrived at last! It is the time of year when we should all brush out the old and sweep in a new lease of life for us. Remember ...

31 March 2009

Worlds first Aromatic Wallpaper smells of coffee, curry or cut grass

UK home wares website to freshen up British homesLeading interior design and home wares website, mydeco.com, today announced world-first plans to launch a range of perfumed wallpaper, with a scent ...

25 March 2009

Don't Move, Improve star Michael Holmes shows how to make your spare rooms pay

Households across the UK could be making up to a whopping £38 billion a year, just by storing excess clutter to rent out a room. That equates to over £3 ...
25 March 2009

The Nations Favourite Housemate

A new survey has found that Kate Winslet would be the nation's favourite housemate, followed by Cheryl Cole, while Victoria Beckham nad Amy Winehouse come bottom of the pile.The survey ...
17 March 2009

Sarah Beeny and the Birth of the Unplandlord

VIDEO STORY: Sarah Beeny and the Birth of the ‘Unplandlord'The impact of the recession on the housing market has been well documented, but now the rental market is being hit ...
17 February 2009

Rogue Traders Documentary Exposes Dark Side Of The Puppy Trade

The grim reality of unethical puppy trafficking will be exposed in BBC One’s Rogue Traders this Thursday, which goes undercover with RSPCA officers to reveal the shocking truth behind this ...

12 February 2009

Hair Disasters Burning A Hole In Home Insurance Claims

Scorching hair straighteners are causing havoc in the home with women burning their carpets in the quest for a perfect barnet.High street insurance retailer Swinton is warning people of the ...

16 January 2009

Houseproud Brits Show Their True Colours

Decorating the house can help beat the winter blues- but what does your colour choice say about you?A New Year means a new start - a time to put the ...

15 January 2009

A New Years resolution for your pets

We’ve all seen the ‘world’s funniest pets’ programmes, where a cat falls off of the couch, or a dog jumps into the conservatory window. And yes, we laugh unapologetically most ...

8 January 2009

People more interested in baking than Gordon Brown

Patisserie and politics have gone head to head, as research reveals that more people searched online for information about baking than they did for Barak Obama and Gordon Brown last ...