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27 December 2012

Anthea Turner's home cleaning tips

Anthea Turner is known for her love of cleaning. She shares her home cleaning tip with us.  Storage, storage, storage– it’s very difficult to clean around shampoos and shower gels so ...
24 December 2012

Christmas causes £685m damage to our homes

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but having too much Christmas spirit could end in disaster for homes and their owners. That’s according to new research released today by MORE TH>N, ...
21 December 2012

Men clean the loo once every six months

Grubby toilets may be commonplace in bachelor pads around the UK, as a new survey from an online bathroom retailer in the UK has revealed that the average male singleton ...
20 December 2012

Anthea Turner talks home cleaning

1)      You’re working with Viakal on a new campaign, why did you want to get involved? Limescale is a build-up of calcium carbonate which is found in hard-water areas. It ...
19 December 2012

House shame is causing stress this Christmas

Crippling feelings of ‘house shame’ and the threat of failing to meet expectations as the perfect Christmas hostess are pushing women to breaking point, a new study reveals. Nearly half of ...
18 December 2012

Tommy Walsh on how to prepare your property for winter

Winter is now well and truly here and the freezing conditions that many parts of the country are experiencing are only set to get worse, with forecasters predicting this winter ...
17 December 2012

Christmas decorating tips: A decorative Christmas fireplace

Hazel Ball uses her creative flair to show how you can dress your home for the seasonal festivities and create a feature wall using your Christmas cards. This Christmas you can ...
15 December 2012

Make your home safe from carbon monoxide this festive season

As the country prepares for the festive season, home maintenance and awareness of silent dangers such as carbon monoxide in the home, get forgotten. But this is something the CO ...
14 December 2012

Christmas decorating tips: A Scandinavian Christmas

Need some help decorating for Christmas this year? Leading Interior Designer, Pippa Jameson, shares her tips in the video below on how to create a Scandinavian Christmas.   Pippa’s tips for a Scandinavian ...
7 December 2012

Andrea Mclean’s picture perfect presents

TV Presenter Andrea Mclean shows you how to make your own personalised photographic gifts! The countdown has well and truly begun for this years Christmas festivities; the decorations are up, advent ...
7 December 2012

Get into the Christmas Spirit when moving house

Moving house during Christmas may not seem everyone’s idea of festive fun but with careful planning can be a bit more bearable. Helpiammoving.com will make sure your move is joyful and ...
6 December 2012

Home trend: Personalised bed

Having a bed that is comfortable is important, but one that also suits your personality to a tee is even better. Layezee is a new custom-design bed range that not only ...
5 December 2012

Home trend: White winter wonderland

When frost glistens in the winter sunshine and our countryside adorns a wonderful white blanket of soft snow with the smooth lines of snowdrifts, we’re often inspired to bring this ...
3 December 2012

Save energy in the home

A competition run by Anglian Home Improvements has unearthed some top tips for saving energy – and money – by making your home more energy efficient. To coincide with Big Energy ...
29 November 2012

Renters turning their property into long-term home

As buying continues to be out of reach for many people across the UK, renters are turning to DIY and home improvements to turn a rental property into a long-term ...
28 November 2012

Protect your home from a flood

Flooding is becoming one of the most common hazards in the UK with one in six properties now at risk, and with the recent weather warnings a flood just may ...
26 November 2012

Brits redecorate at least once a year

The average homeowner updates the décor, wallpaper or furniture of at least one room of the house every year, research has revealed. The study of almost 2,000 adults shows many regularly ...
21 November 2012

Take action now to reduce energy bills

We all want to reduce the prices of bills and now it can be in your hands to help this along.  Thinkinsulation.com is encouraging customers to review the energy efficiency of ...
15 November 2012

Protect your home from theft this winter

Britain is a burglar’s playground, with a staggering 745,000 homes targeted by opportunist thieves during the last year, according to the British Crime Survey. Research has revealed burglaries increase by 26% during ...
30 October 2012

Christmas gifts: How to prepare for the holiday early (and avoid stress)

Christmas is less than two months away. While that thought will fill some of you with panic and bring you out in cold sweats ("Only two months?? Do I have ...
26 October 2012

Home economics - how the colour of your rooms can help you save energy

Heating bills are always more expensive in the winter, obviously, as lower temperatures and harsher weather causes people to turn their heating up to 11. Energy company E.ON have teamed ...
25 October 2012

Cleaning tips: Why 'autumn cleaning' is the new spring cleaning

Most people will give their home a full deep-cleanse around March, when spring cleaning helps to refresh us for the start of the year. But it's a job that should ...
22 October 2012

Take your beige room from safe to sizzling

Interior designer Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen was quoted as saying: "For years I have been telling British homeowners, a beige bedroom makes for a beige sex life".  If this statistic worries you, and ...
17 October 2012

Home tips: Plumbing DIY for winter

If you're not sure what needs looking at, plumbing service provider Dyno-Rod has put together these helpful DIY FAQs, to beat any blocked drains or frozen pipes. DrainsQ. Since the start ...