Home & Garden
Top tips for creating the perfect summer garden
In preparation for the extended Bank Holiday, housebuilder Miller Homes has teamed up with Yorkshire gardening expert and RHS Chelsea Gold Award Winner, Jamie Dunstan, to offer advice to homeowners across the region who want to create the perfect summer garden.
Furniture Village launches ‘Great Garden Moments’ competition
To celebrate summer 2012, Furniture Village is offering the chance for British bloggers to show what their gardens mean to them, with its Great Garden Moments competition.
Homeowners aspire to hotel style bathrooms
A new study shows that homeowners are increasingly looking to replicate the hotel bathrooms style in their own homes; the desire for a clean, uncluttered space with soft fluffy towels and powerful shower is timeless.
Miller Homes offers £10,000 interior luxury
Miller Homes East Midlands is offering housebuyers in Leicestershire the chance to be the envy of their new neighbours by getting £10,000 to create a dream interior.
Barbecues, booze and blazes
While a sizzling barbecue, warm sunshine and plenty of booze might be many people's idea of a perfect summer's day, it can also be a recipe for disaster.
Free seeds to help homebuyers put down their roots
Miller Homes is encouraging people to put down their roots this summer by giving every single person that visits its developments from now until August a free packet of summer seeds to inspire them to grow their home buying dreams.
Join the great British gardening obsession
As the British obsession with garden improvements continues – creating an outdoor ‘room’ as an extension to our home remains a priority.
A growing crime in the garden
At a time when there are suggestions about older homeowners downsizing it appears that while our homes may be more than just bricks and mortar, it's actually the garden that makes a house a home for today's over 50s with 44% citing the garden as one of its most important features.
Brits increase spend on landscaping, boosting property value
With thousands of Brits set to mark 2012 with sporting and royalty themed parties, a new survey has revealed that households will spend £3.9bn on sprucing up their gardens.
Give your property kerb appeal
It takes potential buyers no more than eight seconds to decide whether or not they like a house, so ensuring your property has instant kerb appeal can be a deal maker or breaker.
DIY spending falls to record low
Spending on DIY has declined to its lowest level in over 15 years amid the continued squeeze on household finances and a subdued housing market, according to research by Lloyds TSB.
Which home improvement adds the most value to your home?
Over the May Bank Holiday weekend more than a third of Brits will be starting DIY projects around the home - but a new DIY survey has revealed most Brits don’t know which home improvement adds the most value to a property.
Retro-chic patterns for all interior styles with Kahrs wood flooring range
Stately patterns have been reinvented with Kahrs retro-chic wood flooring options. Combining classic styles with modern construction benefits, the new floors bring any room alive with their symmetrical designs and stunning finishes.
The Dimplex Eco Chico Oil Free Radiator
The Dimplex compact Eco Chico OFRB7 oil free column radiator heats a room 25 per cent faster than a 1kW oil filled competitor, providing energy efficient heat whilst creating a snug and cosy living space.
Quick property sale? The home improvements which count
Householders wanting a quick property sale should worry less about cleaning windows and buying fresh flowers, and spend more time repainting the front door and replacing old gates, according to new research.