Home & Garden

15 March 2013

Celia Sawyer sorts out your decorating problems

Celia Sawyer has been helping our readers tackle their decorating and interior design issues - and we have been inundated with questions from people needing help. Celia is once again on ...
13 March 2013

Home decorating tips: Turn your place from drab to fab

Despite being a nation obsessed with home makeover shows it seems when it comes to revamping our homes some of us can struggle to find our own inspiration, so much ...
8 March 2013

Celia Sawyer helps sort more interior decorating problems

Celia Sawyer is back giving out some interior decorating tips and there are more people in need of her guidance. - Dear Celia, Please can you give me some idea as ...
1 March 2013

Celia Sawyer is on hand to solve your decorating problems

There are plenty of you out there who are have interior design problems and once again Celia Sawyer is on hand to help you out. - Hi Celia, Can you help ...
22 February 2013

Celia Sawyer answers your interior design questions

Celia Sawyer is once again in hand to help you with all of your interior design problems and questions. - My teenage son wants to up date his room and make ...
15 February 2013

Celia Sawyer solves more of your interior design problems

I've had a really busy this week and next week looks set to be another mad one too! I've been working on some amazing properties developing their interiors and I've ...
12 February 2013

What women really want this Valentine’s Day – A DIY skilled man

If men want to get lucky this Valentine’s Day they better start flexing their DIY skills as British women seek men with practical skills about any other attribute, according to ...
8 February 2013

Celia Sawyer gets to the bottom of your interior design problems

Let me first introduce myself - my name is Celia Sawyer; I’m a TV presenter on the Channel 4 show ‘Four Rooms’, owner of interior design company Cool10 Luxury Interiors ...
7 February 2013

1960s: The iconic deco decade

The 1960s has been unveiled as the most influential decade for British homes according to women aged 50+ who have seen and decorated it all, spending a fortune in the ...
6 February 2013

Kelly Hoppen shares the 2013 Interior Trends

Kelly Hoppen, MBE, shares the hot trends for home decorating with us.  She said: “Throughout this recession, which continues to hold a grip on most countries, consumers are looking for long lasting ...
5 February 2013

Interior designer tips for decorating your home

We may be a nation obsessed with decorating, home makeover and property shows, but new research shows it’s having little effect on our ability to do up our homes, with ...
28 January 2013

Choosing the right carpet - wool or polypropylene?

With household budgets still under pressure a ‘tussle’ has developed when selecting carpet for the home. Should we opt for the well known benefits of a wool carpet or a ...
24 January 2013

The little household jobs that are building up

Hectic lifestyles have led to the nightmare situation of endless ‘when I get around to it’ tasks, including cleaning the oven, removing hair from plugholes and sorting through the fridge. Other ...
23 January 2013

Common heating problems and solutions

Money is tight in January, we all know that, but what happens if your boiler breaks and you're left with no heating?  New research from Homeserve reveals that one in 25 ...
15 January 2013

Home design tips for this year

Want a new look in your home for 2013? Then take on board these tips from Rachel Newcombe, from leading interior design site Fresh Design Blog.  Rachel has teamed up with Logitech's Global ...
7 January 2013

Switch to LED lighting and save on energy bills?

With electricity bills rising by 7% in the last year alone, and set to rise again this winter, one of the latest moneysaving tips is to switch from halogen to ...
2 January 2013

Over half of Brits sleep in dirty sheets

More than half of Brits are sleeping in dirty sheets and women are the guilty sex when it comes to not changing them regularly, according to new research.  The Dunelm Mill ...
30 December 2012

Transform your staircase in 5 simple steps

Don’t leave it up to the experts to decide what you want to do with your staircase. With some careful thought and consideration you can find the perfect staircase to ...
27 December 2012

Anthea Turner's home cleaning tips

Anthea Turner is known for her love of cleaning. She shares her home cleaning tip with us.  Storage, storage, storage– it’s very difficult to clean around shampoos and shower gels so ...
24 December 2012

Christmas causes £685m damage to our homes

‘Tis the season to be jolly, but having too much Christmas spirit could end in disaster for homes and their owners. That’s according to new research released today by MORE TH>N, ...
21 December 2012

Men clean the loo once every six months

Grubby toilets may be commonplace in bachelor pads around the UK, as a new survey from an online bathroom retailer in the UK has revealed that the average male singleton ...
20 December 2012

Anthea Turner talks home cleaning

1)      You’re working with Viakal on a new campaign, why did you want to get involved? Limescale is a build-up of calcium carbonate which is found in hard-water areas. It ...
19 December 2012

House shame is causing stress this Christmas

Crippling feelings of ‘house shame’ and the threat of failing to meet expectations as the perfect Christmas hostess are pushing women to breaking point, a new study reveals. Nearly half of ...
18 December 2012

Tommy Walsh on how to prepare your property for winter

Winter is now well and truly here and the freezing conditions that many parts of the country are experiencing are only set to get worse, with forecasters predicting this winter ...