Redecorating your home and maintaining a green ethos can sometimes be a difficult thing to achieve. However, with so many more eco-friendly products available today, it is possible though it will cost you more. Many household paints contain volatile organic compounds (VOCs) – these are the ones you want to avoid. Normal household paints can [...]

Have you ever noticed how the most comfortable houses to be in are seldom – if ever – the most stylish? That’s because they’re loved by their owners as opposed to created perfections designed only to impress others. The final irony is that the homes which truly most impress other people are those created by [...]

It’s hard to be green when you want to revamp your home with new decoration and furniture. But it can be done – it may just require a bit more effort and research.

Your home says a lot about exactly who you are – whether you want it to or not. So if you’re an out and out home-making “nester” of a person, with a family and a cared for and loved environment – or a single man minimalist with a chair and a large screen TV on [...]

For anyone who has a family, family finance is a big concern, especially in these tough economic times. So, finding ways to save money and energy has rarely ever been so important. by Ben Weiner Whether you have a family or not, there are plenty of quick and simple ways in which you can begin [...]

This December I have noticed a severe lack of over the top outside Christmas lights on peoples houses in our area – and whilst the children are disappointed at the disappearance of all the grottos I think it is a good thing. Perhaps people realised that it cost them a small fortune to light their [...]