003 One of the elements I wanted to include in our garden makeover was a focal point to sit round with the family. Here is how to build a fire pit! I have visions of us using the garden all year round, toasting marshmallows over the fire pit in winter and huddled together keeping warm […]

000 Photo credit: Pexels Have you recently purchased a buy-to-let property? You may find that the decor isn’t to your taste or there is some maintenance that needs to be completed before you can start renting it out. When revamping the property, you need to remember that you’re not living there, so instead of choosing […]

110 The garden, it’s something many of us have, yet we may neglect it in favour of what’s inside our homes. However, planning a garden can be just as much hard work – and fun, as planning indoor décor. Recently, gardening has been popping up in the news, with suggestions it could be good for […]

000 Photo credit: Pexels Here in the UK, there are certain things we have and don’t have in our homes. One thing we have is central heating – after all, it can get pretty cold in the winter. But, air conditioning isn’t something we naturally feel we need. However, with summer getting hotter and hotter […]

000 Photo credit: Pexels Increasing the Natural Light Flow in Your Home Did you know the amount of natural light entering your home can make a huge difference to how you feel? The right lighting can help to make the home feel brighter and happier, ensuring it’s a great place to relax and unwind. The […]

000 When it comes to our homes many of us can take real pride in the appearance of how it looks and how we decorate it. Ofcourse, everyone has different tastes. Some homes are full of wonderful trinkets, other people prefer a more minimalistic approach. However, many of the people love to create features in […]

000 If you want to perk up your interior, there are numerous things you can do. If you don’t want to wait and you want to give your interior a perkier look in an instant, follow the 5 ideas below. You’ll love how they can perk up any room in your home and make you […]

000 When you’re a busy parent, renovating a whole kitchen space can easily be an expensive and time-consuming process, which is why many people end up neglected their kitchen interior. Often, this neglect can mean that your family’s kitchen can end up looking tired and shabby. However, there are some things you can do to […]

000 My children are back to school after a long lazy summer (for them!) and the nights are getting just a teeny bit longer, I have noticed the temperature has dropped and there is even some Christmas stuff starting to creep into the shops! All this means that autumn is on its way and after […]

000 If there is one thing that all homes can benefit from, it is buckets of natural light. Natural light opens up a space, making it appear bigger and more welcoming. A lot of homeowners mistakenly believe that this is something their property either has or doesn’t have. Unless you start knocking down walls, there […]

000 There are few things worse than feeling as though your home is working against you during your morning routine. When you don’t have much time to spare, being held up by small annoyances will quickly become far too frustrating to live with, and a lot of people will find it hard to live in […]

000 We are having some work done at home which is almost at completion so now my thoughts are turning to lights! Over the last few weeks we have dug out the front garden, built a porch with huge wooden posts to hold up the porch roof and laid a new block driveway. The work […]

000 I have a confession to make. I’m a homemaker that doesn’t enjoy housework. I love a clean and tidy house, but not the act of getting it. I’m really good at certain aspects of home management – purchasing for example! I’m great at the stocking up, being prepared for what activities and occurrences we […]

000 With the living room being one of the most used rooms in the house, the space can easily become tired out and looking a little lacklustre. As we say goodbye to long summer days and welcome the comforting darkness of winter, what better time to update your living room ready for the cosy days […]

001 If an Englishman’s home is his castle, his family home is undoubtedly his Buckingham Palace. They’re unimaginably precious to us, holding our memories and identities, biro-drawn height charts, and idiosyncrasies that estate agents can’t begin to appreciate the value of. This, of course, makes the prospect of selling all the harder. So what do […]

003 Hosting A Spring Party: The Essentials The sun is poking its head through the clouds, we are starting to daydream about jetting off on our holidays and spring is in the air – aka the perfect time for a party! But, after a long cold winter curled up on the sofa in front of […]

001 How to encourage your children to help with household chores. You probably experienced it as a child, the daily battle with your parents to do your chores and the inevitable war zone that broke out when dishes weren’t dried or bedrooms dusted. Chores are boring, even for adults, but if we all want to […]

002 Perhaps I’m a little early to talk about spring cleaning but now we are on our way out of winter, I’m ready to shake off some of the hibernation I’ve been doing and start to freshen things up ready for a brighter season. All winter I’ve been burning spiced scented candles like the ones […]

001 Selling your home? How to speed up the process So your home has been sitting on the market for weeks, maybe months. It’s not the biggest or best house, but it’s in a nice area and there’s nothing wrong with it that you can see – so why is nobody showing any interest? There […]

131014 Once the whole Christmas period is over and the New Year starts, I always like to have a good clean up at home to get rid of the bits of stray glitter from Christmas baubles that have found their way into the carpet and the dust balls that are quietly accumulating under our sofa […]

002 With my eldest entering her teenage years and her interests changing, it was time to celebrate this new life stage with a bedroom revamp! Gone are the tired old fitted wardrobes that came with the house and in is a fantastic new dressing room worthy of being the backdrop in any Instagram selfie! Let […]

001 New season, new bedroom. Here’s what to consider when updating your bedroom décor this autumn. The change of season is a perfect time to think about updating the interior décor in your home, and find something more suitable for the time of year. Due to the changes to natural lighting and temperature, there are […]

005 #30Jobs30Days: I used my spring clean checklist to do 30 jobs in 30 days to get a clean home and I’m pleased to say that I’m now out at the other side! A month of sweeping, dusting and scrubbing has left me feeling tired but organised but at least we are all set for […]

202 Creating a festival in your own back garden is a low cost way of entertaining the kids this summer. If you enjoy the warmth of the sun on your skin with an ice cold drink in your hand and some popular music to listen to, here’s 10 ways you can do some summer holiday […]