Decorating your home for Christmas - top tips
This Christmas the trend is all about creating a sophisticated look with gold, silver and white. Read More …
Brits spend £5 billion on guests
Britons are opening their doors to house guests for almost a month of the year, collectively spending billions in their efforts to be perfect hosts. Read More …
Millions In UK Risking Lives With Basic Electrical Blunders
A new study finds that millions of people in the UK expose themselves and their families to potentially fatal accidents in the home through simple electrical blunders because of an alarming lack of knowledge about the real danger of electricity. Read More …
How to give your home the country look
Making your dream home a reality is hard work, we all know that. We've enlisted the help of Isme's home and furniture product director and resident home style expert, Gill Appleby to share her tips. Read More …
12 million Brits could suffer from 'home fever'
It's best not not think of the idea that there are millions upon millions spider-like creatures roaming around your home invisible to the naked eye, because chances are you won't want to stay there anymore. Read More …
Brits rely on pals when choosing a tradesperson
Happy customers are the most powerful form of marketing, according to new research. Read More …
Easy tips for an eco-friendly Christmas
Christmas day and its frenzied build up is certainly not kind on Mother Earth and when you think of all the thousands of tons of plastic, wrapping paper and unwanted gifts it could leave you feeling as white as the snow outside, but does this have to be the case? Read More …
Green Tips - Alistair McGowan
Over the past few years we’ve all become increasingly aware of the importance of recycling, with 90% of UK households recycling more now than they did 5 years ago. Read More …
34 million wasted days waiting for heating to be fixed
A staggering 17 million Brits have taken up to two days off work waiting for their boilers and central heating systems to be fixed suring the winter months. Read More …
Moving home? The stress can age you by two years
Looking forward to moving home, I wouldn't get to excited just yet as a new study reveals that the stress alone puts two years on you. Read More …
Julia Kendell gives us her top decorating tips
Interior designer and TV presenter Julia Kendell knows how to make a house a home. She's currently building a new one for herself and her family to live in and has kindly taken the time to give you some tips and how you can stay on trend with your design. Read More …
Energy saving tips
Looking to cut costs and better manage your finances in the New Year? Start with your energy bills… Read More …
Half a million households don't turn off the heating
Over half a million UK households never turn off their heating, even during the summer, according to new research. Read More …
Half A Million Uk Homes Leave The Thermostat Turned Up All Year Round
As we approach winter and thoughts turn to keeping warm, new research has shown that, whilst many of us are making great efforts to cut costs and increase energy efficiency, there are still opportunities to save money and energy this winter. Read More …
Things that go bump in the night
Many of us will be getting into the Halloween mood by watching scary films or perhaps going trick or treating. But what would spook you more a scary film or unexplained noises in the middle of the night? Read More …
Is Your Heating System Ready For Winter?
Although we probably don’t like to admit it the winter months are drawing ever closer but is your heating system ready to cope? Read More …
Women claim to do twice as much DIY as men
Men are often only usually for one thing - DIY. That little bit of help putting up the shelves can save you from serious injury. Yet, as much as we may need them, we seem to compain that they don't do enough. Read More …
Jimmy Doherty encourages us to make our garden more wildlife friendly
Do you consider the things that live in your garden when you take care of it? No, I didn't think so. Read More …
Men think they need DIY skills to be attractive
Does men possessing basic DIY, house and car maintenance skills make them more attractive to you? Well, that's what 61 per cent of them believe anyway. Read More …
Sieze the day! - What people do on their day off
SEIZE THE DAY! - Over a quarter of Brits (26 per cent) crave thrill seeking activities on their day off, One in ten would catch up on housework Read More …
At Home With Pearl Lowe
In a rare and exclusive glimpse into her private life, Pearl Lowe grants access to her beautiful Somerset home. Read More …
Women care more about their home's appearance than their own
It's the small details that make clothes an outfit, the same goes for a house too - they turn it into a home. A new survey has found that British women are more concerned with making their home picture perfect as opposed to themseleves. Read More …
Families consider downsizing home because of energy bills
Millions of families are considering downsizing their homes to cut the cost of energy bills. Read More …
Home Economics - The Growing Trend
The property market may be stagnant, but a new kind of Home Economics is growing in popularity as householders across the country turn to their dining rooms, gardens, driveways and roofs to home-grow some extra cash. Read More …
