Homes & Gardens

Have a happy home in the new year

Happy proof your home ready for the New Year

New year is a great time to focus on ourselves and our wellbeing. This past year we have spent more time at home than ever before; therefore, it’s never been more important to ensure our homes are making us happy.

Our home’s interior can significantly affect our mood, with a whole host of things including colour, lighting and furnishings impacting how we feel every day.

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Articles on craft were widely read in 2020

2020 online magazine reading habits revealed

During 2020 over 140,000 issues of magazines were distributed and read 99 million times on Readly digital magazine app. The subjects and articles that captured the attention of UK readers this year were home-related activities such as DIY, craft and cooking but travel and motoring also made the top five. European category leader in digital magazines, Readly sums up the British reading habits...

Top tips from Tik Tok to a clean bathroom

TikTok reveals bathroom cleaning habits we’ve been doing wrong

The rise of TikTok cleaning hacks has opened our eyes to household items we’ve been cleaning wrong this whole time.

With many of us in tiers 1 to 3 intending to host on Christmas day, experts at MyJobQuote.co.uk have provided tips on the best ways to clean our bathroom items and please our guests on the big day.

1. Bathroom towels

A viral video from TikTok user @...

How to Make Your Home More Energy Efficient

Making the home more energy efficient is a major concern of for people. If you fail to do this, you can end up losing money unnecessarily due to higher bills. There are plenty of different techniques that you can use in order to make your home more energy efficient, and the following blog post presents you with a few ways in which to do this.

Insulate Your Windows and Doors

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The importance of having a clean pond

When you have gone through the effort of building a pond in your garden, the last thing you want is for it to appear murky and unclean. Not only does your pond act as a focal point for the overall design of your garden, but the installation of your pond was likely a bit of an investment for you too.

That being said, keeping a pond clean is generally easier said than done in many...

Top tips for cleaning this Christmas

Could Hand Sanitiser be the Secret to Clean Floors this Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, Flooring Superstore investigated the recommended cleaning methods for different flooring types, based on eight potential scenarios of Christmas Day spills.

To gather expert insight, Flooring Superstore collaborated with Lisa Evans, spokesperson from MyJobQuote , and Henry Paterson, Senior Operations Executive at Housekeep – here’s the advice:...

6 Old-school furniture pieces with a modern twist

What do you do when you love vintage furniture but you need it to have a little modernity too? You look for clever reproductions that nod to the original ideas, but incorporate contemporary design features and clever touches. It’s the proverbial best of both worlds! Here are some key pieces to look out for:

Statement armchairs

Armchairs and recliners aren’t old fashioned - nowadays,...

mattress

How to buy a high-quality mattress

1. Get an Opinion From Your Doctor

People suffering from a neck or back condition should seek out a recommendation from the health care provider that treats them. Ideally, both your lower back and neck should be in a neutral position when you're on your mattress . Sleeping this way is best for your spinal alignment. Even though health care providers may not be experts on mattresses,...

5 Easy ways to clean up after a home renovation project

Home renovations make for exciting opportunities to give rooms or the entire house a new look and feel. But before you get too eager to claim your happy place, there’s a ton of rubbish, dust and dirt that you need to get rid of. While cleaning may be a daunting task, there’s one or two hacks (okay, maybe more) you can use to keep your renovated space spotless and ready for moving in....

Look out for bed bugs this Christmas

Dormant bed bugs lie in wait for Christmas “bubble” travellers

A grim warning is being given to those travelling to relatives homes this Christmas to look out for dormant infestations of bed bugs in spare beds, which can be woken by their body heat.

“Infestations of bed bugs have been lying dormant in cold beds all year, and the fear is that Christmas will lead to an explosion in bed bug cases, as previously undiscovered dormant infestations...

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