Under normal circumstances, there aren't many homeowners that would let strangers into their front rooms, serve them tea and biscuits, and leave them relatively unsupervised for hours, days, even weeks at a time.
The vast majority of tradespeople are honest, hardworking professionals of course, but everyone has heard a horror story about a repair job gone wrong somewhere along the...
A leading holiday rental marketplace has used its internal price data to calculate the per night cost to let homes featured in some of the most iconic Christmas films.
Taking into account location, square footage and facilities such as the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, Snaptrip have calculated the per night cost to rent each property.
When it comes to tidiness, you either have it or you don’t.
For neat freaks, keeping everything in order is a way of life, while those with an ever-present ‘floordrobe’ are equally unlikely to change their ways.
Here are a few things you’ll know if mess is your day-to-day default, and Monica from Friends would never, ever invite you...
Cancel your garden parties and load up on sandbags.
It’s been a funny old summer, to say the least.
Record-setting heat has cooked the European continent, interspersed with cracks of forked lightning flashing across the sky. Now a set of storm warnings bring the latest twist in the tale, predicting torrential rain and possible flooding in some parks of the UK.
Sam Wylie-Harris reports on how to keep your prized clothing, carpets and soft furnishings free from the silent species.
They don’t buzz, they don’t bite and they’re harmless to humans – but for the common clothes moth, cashmere is king, wool carpets and silk throws are the holy grail.
Thanks to a mild winter and warm summer, we’re in the midst of a moth plague. Enquiries to...
Our homes really need to be snug sanctuaries at this time of year, so we can retreat, relax and escape the cold.
So, shake up your style to suit the season, splurge on a few treats and you'll banish the winter decor blues and create a haven where you can rest in comfort.
1. Go pale but interesting
Chilled out Scandi-style, with its neutral palette, endures because...
A bedroom is arguably the most important room in your home. It's a space just for you – and possibly your partner – where you can relax, shut off from the outside world and just be yourself. So, if yours is in need of an update, let our four experts help you with the ultimate seasonal transformation.
Keep it minimal, says Georgia Metcalfe, creative director of The French Bedroom...
Recent research conducted by Interflora and SANE, a leading mental health charity, found that nearly a quarter of Brits surveyed admit to feeling stressed more than once a day, and with the knowledge that plants are known to have a calming effect on our minds and bodies, a new campaign has been launched to tap into the rise of new ways to become mindful.
As autumn leaves fall and the days become shorter, many gardens are plunged into gloom.
One saving grace is berries – from reds and oranges to blacks – which brighten up the often colour-free winter garden, and provide vital food for birds. Many of them stand bold against evergreen leaves, providing an impressive display of contrast.
If you've never had a garden before, it's a real revelation when you finally move into somewhere with a patch of grass to call your own – space to potter around in, barbecues in the summer and drinks in the fading evening light.
But for people who've never so much as bought a pair of garden gloves and pulled a weed out, suddenly having to care for and nurture a garden year-round can...
