Home & Garden

28 April 2015

10 Top tips for creating a fairy garden by Jenny Kearney

-  I love crafting with my two young children and always turn to Pinterest for ideas and inspiration. We recently had fun creating our own fairy garden and are happy ...

31 March 2015

Top ten practical tips for unlocking your inner ‘Create-it-Yourself-er’!

Homebase has launched an online Project Centre to help customers find Create it Yourself inspiration so Annie Henley from Homebase’s Design and Decorating Academy has put together the following tips ...

17 March 2015

Top tips for little green fingers

Gardening is a fantastic hobby. You don't need to be a plant expert and it really doesn't need to be a chore, so Jean Vernon, Gardening Correspondent for The Daily ...
3 March 2015

Spring clean your computer

It is an accepted fact of modern life that technology ages and needs replacing which can often be an expensive process. The good news is, sometimes a simple spruce up ...

27 February 2015

Five tips for the best home cinema ever!

At Female First we are huge fans of a big night in. So much so that we've spent the cold months of winter perfecting the art of a magnificent evening ...

19 September 2014

Celia Sawyers’ top five interior tips for Autumn

Interior designer Celia Sawyer helps us prep our homes for autumn and shares her top tips on changing it around for the new season.  Invest in a good rug for your ...
14 August 2014

Top Tips: Give your Kitchen a New Lease of Life

The kitchen is widely recognised as one of the most important rooms of the house when it comes to boosting sale prices. Online marketplace, eBay, has seen a huge rise in ...
22 July 2014

How to clean your home without chemicals

There’s nothing worse than the toxic taste left in your mouth after hours of cleaning. The germs might be gone but your surfaces are now covered in harsh chemicals, leaving ...
21 July 2014

First-time buyers being squeezed out of the market

First time buyers are being squeezed further out the market, with house sales by this group down five percentage points, a twenty per cent decrease in the last month alone, ...
17 July 2014

How to save energy in the kitchen

With the Great British Bake Off coming back on our screens soon, our inner star baker will be itching to get in the kitchen. Watching endless cookery programmes never seems ...
16 July 2014

Get your garden looking blooming beautiful

Most gardens require some level of year-round maintenance, and whilst these fundamentals are key to keeping a garden looking neat and tidy, it’s the finishing touches that can make your ...
25 June 2014

How to keep your refrigerator clutter-free

A clutter-free refrigerator is a simple way to ensure you know what's in your fridge, what's in date and what you need to get rid of. But how to organise it? Vicky ...
24 June 2014

A clean home means a clean mind

It is said that a clean home equals a clean mind but is that really the case? Following an in depth survey commissioned by Homejoy, the leading online cleaning platform, ...
7 May 2014

How to save money on your home this summer

The British summer is finally upon us and as we gasp a sigh of relief knowing our energy bills won’t be as high, there are still many more simple things ...
23 April 2014

Britain's bizarre home insurance claims

Floods and robbery are usually expected home insurance claims - but what about the bizarre ones? According to specialist insurance provider RIAS, even a harmless snail can cause no end of ...
17 April 2014

Craft your own decorative Easter Eggs this year

It can be difficult to come up with new crafting ideas to keep the children entertained during the holidays, but with these few easy steps you can create something a ...
8 April 2014

A smelly home voted the most off-putting

A bad smelling home has been voted the most off-putting, even more so than one untidy, badly decorated or even dirty, according to new research.  The poll of 2,000 people goes ...
1 April 2014

DIY: Women prefer to do it themselves

Half of women don't trust their hubby's DIY skills and would much rather just do it themselves. A survey has revealed that 45% of women can't stand the nerves when their ...
18 March 2014

Top frustrations for British renters

Wasting money tops the list for frustations of renting, according to new research.  The new survey commissioned by Zenith Home has revealed that 79% of tenants are frustrated by renting. Of ...
18 March 2014

Record property prices see Brits squeezed out of house and home

We all dream of having a big, lavish home with the walk-in wardrobe and enough rooms to sleep your entire family, but it seems that this dreamy idea is a ...
8 March 2014

Buying a house more stressful than having a child

The dream of getting a foot on the property ladder – one of life’s most momentous occasions – is actually one of life’s most stressful events, according to research from ...
13 February 2014

Millions of ‘Help To Hopefuls’ ill-prepared for scheme

Almost two fifths of 20 to 40-year-olds (more than six million people) are planning to apply to the Government’s Help to Buy mortgage scheme in 2014, according to a new ...
6 February 2014

Preparing your home for a romantic Valentine's Day

Ensure the most romantic of Valentine’s Days this year by staying in and snuggling up to your beloved at home.  Get ready for a night of romance and ensure your home ...
28 January 2014

Top tips for a better spring clean

Though it may not feel like it right now, we aren’t far from turning the heating down, opening the windows and airing the house out ready for the warm weather. ...