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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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
24 October 2012

Winter garden: looking after your lawn in colder weather
Frosty weather is coming! This week, winter is definitely due to arrive, with lower temperatures predicted towards Friday, and initial forecasts even indicating snow in some regions.  Wrapping yourself up to ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

Home and Garden on Female First
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 ...

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16 October 2012

Moving home? Peace and quiet is the number one concern for Brits
A survey found that homebuyers also check to see how well their new neighbours' homes are maintained before committing to a new house, and the biggest 'turn-off' is prison-style security ...

Home and Garden on Female First
15 October 2012

Kate Gould guest blog: Pots and plants to create impact in shady spaces
Small town gardens often have dark corners in which the overhanging branches of a neighbouring tree, overgrown shrubbery or dark entranceway prohibit successful planting. No matter how much good soil, ...

Home and Garden on Female First
10 October 2012

Buy British: Why you should buy local firewood
With the colder turn in the weather, and the possible rise in heating bills, some people will be turning to a more traditional way of heating their home: a roaring ...

Home and Garden on Female First
9 October 2012

Energy prices set to rise for homes in winter
Though it is the time of year when most people need to use their heating the most, one energy provider is set to raise energy prices in the middle of ...