Home & Garden
Make a good first impression
You don't get a second chance to make a first impression. The hallway is the main entrance into most homes and a chance to impress guests as they step through the front door.
Roofapedia.com helps decipher roofing issues
Roofapedia.com, the first ever consumer advice website designed specifically to help homeowners understand how to tackle issues with their roofs, has officially launched.
Vivid Ten from Merlyn
The eagerly awaited Vivid Ten from Merlyn is a contemporary range which is set to be a winning addition to the Vivid collection. Now, by popular demand, Vivid Ten is available to the consumer via distributor.
Summer style in the kitchen with Elite Sumba Yellow collection
With its architecturally stunning marble patterns, Elite Sumba Yellow from the CP Group is an inspiring collection of floor and wall tiles, mosaics and borders that offers some seriously hot summer style for the home this season.
Water good idea
Watering the garden is never easy in the height of summer with low rainfall and holidays to contend with and although the Harrod Horticultural Summer Catalogue stops short of actually picking up a watering can or hosepipe for you, it will give you plenty of garden watering ideas and solutions!
Funky lightswitches
Light switches rarely evoke a strong reaction when it comes to style and design and often get overlooked, but it's the small details that make a difference in a room.
Vacu Vin's herb and spice storage
PopSome Herbs and Spices are the newest product in Vacu Vin's PopSome range, building on the successful multi award winning of Vacu Vin's "PopSome candy and nuts".
Harry Potter magic at Balmoral Gardens
Any home buying ‘muggles’ excitedly awaiting the release of the final Harry Potter film on July 15, can let Redrow bring some more magic into their life by visiting the themed show home in Bracknell.
Keep your garden rosy this summer
It seems the value of an English country garden soon adds up as new research from specialist home insurer Hiscox reveals that 21% of homeowners have items in their outdoor space they consider valuable.
How to ensure your home sale is safe as houses
Selling a house is not always a simple process, but it can become even more complicated and expensive if the initial sale falls through. With the difficulties in finding a buyer in the current climate, once you have accepted an offer, you want to do everything possible to make sure your sale goes through to completion.
Spending on DIY falls to twelve year low
Total spending by UK households on DIY has fallen to its lowest level since 1998, according to new research by Lloyds TSB.
Safe and natural solutions for keeping garden pests under control
The late summer can be a time when certain insects become more pests of humans than of plants! This can happen at the time we are using our gardens most for socialising and outdoor living.
Tommy Walsh’s cleaning tips
It seems that we are a nation of cleaners. A third of us (34%) spend at least an hour a day doing household chores, and we’re spending an average of 8 hours and 44 minutes a week getting the DIY done!
A natural side to Canterbury kitchen range
Mereway Kitchens have introduced two fabulous new finishes to their popular Canterbury range; Olive and Pebble, which bring new technology to Mereway in the form of a new soft matt foil finish that's smooth and velvety to the touch.
'Complete the look' with the new furniture range by Kutchenhaus
The kings of the German kitchen world Kütchenhaus, have announced that they will now design and manufacture any type of high quality furniture to further enhance their vast kitchen portfolio.