Home & Garden

What inspires you: Where to draw inspiration when decorating your home

When it comes to decorating your home, everyone faces the dilemma of where to start and what particular design style is right for them. Well, there are so many choices and directions that you can go that it can be a little overwhelming!

Replace concrete with these durable surfaces in your kitchen and bathroom

Concrete and cement were there as a primary material for bathroom floors and worktops. But as the days are passing by, these materials are going out of trend.

Key steps for building a veranda

You wish to extend your house by building a veranda? This is a beautiful – and complex - project that should be taken seriously; it is the extension of your actual house.

Breathable materials for construction

Construction is an industry full of variables, and managing those variables is often the biggest challenge facing contractors and crews working hard against tight and aggressive deadlines.

3 jobs that you can do from home

If you need more flexibility with your time, then you may want to find a job that you can do at home. Far away from the office 9 to 5, these jobs can help you to regain your freedom and make money from the comfort of your own home.

5 tips for decorating on a budget

We could all do with giving our homes a bit of a makeover now and then. Sometimes, even a small change in our surroundings can make quite a big difference to our overall attitude and outlook.

How to make your home more marketable before giving it to an estate agent to sell

When you’re thinking about putting your home up for sale with an estate agent, it’s not something you should jump right into. When they initially come to view the property, they will form their first impression, which is then hard to change later.

The easiest home improvement hacks you can achieve before the New Year

If you’ve had an exceptionally busy life in recent times, the state of your home may have dipped down in quality. That’s okay, as this is where home improvement can help!

Three trade secrets you didn't know plumbers could do

Everybody thinks they know what plumbers do. You call them when your pipes are leaking or if your boiler is misfiring or you have problems with anything to do with water in your home or business.

Useful tips to choose the right curtains and blinds for your home

Curtains have a way of adding aesthetics, class, and flair to any space, but they can get quite expensive if you are looking for quality.

Eco-proof your old appliances

It’s good to know that the world is becoming more aware of environmental issues. With reports of the effects of plastic on our oceans and how carbon emissions are impacting our cities (with London reaching its limit for air toxins in under a month in early 2018!) people seem to be taking pride in looking after the planet.

The Used Kitchen Company launches ‘The Big Green Postcard Drop’

Dedicated and dynamic kitchen recycler, The Used Kitchen Company (TUKC), is launching a sparkling new initiative – The TUKC Big Green Postcard Drop - to help its clients derive the feel-good factor that comes from saving a kitchen from landfill and finding it a loving new home instead.