DIY Minus A&E
It’s estimated that more than 64,000 people visit their local A&E department each year due to accidents involving DIY tools . Drilling and decorating can be risky business! Still, that’s no reason to avoid those essential jobs; head-to-toe safety gear will keep you protected and needn’t cost the earth. Here’s how… Goggles Scrimp: It can...
Interior Design Predictions for 2012
Interior design is constantly evolving. Just like the fashion catwalks in New York, London and Paris, interior design is a fashion in every sense of the word. Combining the latest materials and fabrics with new stylistic possibilities and design creations produces an exciting, dynamic industry. Whether you can keep up with the changes or not...
Top Five Tips on Maintaining Your Flooring
With today’s trends for cream carpets and solid Wood Flooring it can often be a nightmare to protect and keep clean carpets and floors without becoming obsessive. Although many of us will fork out hundreds of pounds for beautiful flooring, when it comes to its maintenance, the chemicals and methods we use can actually be...
Five tips on recreating William and Kate’s Newly Wed Home.
Kate Middleton may have just bagged herself a prince but like any other newlywed, one of her priorities will be settling into her new marital home. Just because she has become a member of royal family doesn’t mean she has to live in a dated 19th century show home. As the new modern princess, Kate...
DIY Credit Repair
Today’s economic climate means lenders are shy with dishing out credit, so if you’re looking to borrow money, your credit rating better be good. From mortgages to financing DIY projects; a good credit rating means you should be able to borrow at more favourable rates or avoid being turned down altogether. Even if you have...
Prepare for your bank holiday DIY weekend – Top five tips and decorating ideas
Having two long bank holiday weekends in a row is something that doesn’t happen too often so why not make the most of it and get on top of your DIY. According to a recent survey, 1 in 10 of us will be spending the bank holiday weekend doing up the house with a spot...
Top Tips for Spring Cleaning your Bedroom
Advertisement feature The recent fine weather means that spring is well on the way so now is the best time to spruce up your bedroom with a good spring clean. Your bedroom may well have been a cosy retreat over the winter but all kinds of dust and debris could have gathered over the winter...
Decorate with Flowers
It's finally the time of year again when we can cast off our winter coats, start thinking about going on holiday or treating our mothers to a wealth of chocolate and other pampering treatments in honour of them being our mums. But it also means that flowers are bursting into life all across the country,...
Top Five Tips to Kick Start Your Spring Cleaning – The Bedroom
As we spend one third of our lives in bed, it is really important to make the bedroom a comfortable, relaxing and charming space. However, busy lifestyles and a shortage of time means this can be tricky in practice, especially when you have a busy household. If your bedroom suffers from the normal grievances of...
Tile Depot introduces Laura Ashley
Tile Depot is delighted to introduce a selection of designer products from the Laura Ashley Home collection. A true English brand, Laura Ashley adds a romantic touch, elegance and a much-loved British style to interiors. All 15 Tile Depot stores are eager to introduce a collection of stunning Laura Ashley ceramic wall tiles for bathrooms...
Buying a new Sofa? Expert Advice on how to Choose and maintain the right Sofa for You
If you’re looking to buy a new sofa for your living room, office or guest bedroom, it’s important to consider the type of sofa that will best fit you, your family, your space and your lifestyle. Buying a sofa is an investment and you will want it to last for years, so getting one that...
