Category: Home
Forgetting bin day biggest mistake when setting up home, survey reports
As summer draws to a close, many young people will be leaving home for the first time, to start the next chapter of their lives. A survey of 2,000 UK adults who have left home revealed the embarrassing mistakes they made when they first set up on their own. A fifth were left red-faced after…
Family disagreements – leaving the lights on tops list
A study of 2,000 UK adults found the average household has 21 disagreements each week – many of which are over something trivial. Many rows occur in the bathroom, as family members get frustrated at others not changing the toilet roll tube when it’s empty (19 per cent) or even failing to flush the loo…
5 ways your kitchen is set to get smarter in the 21st century
Nick Orme, co-founder of Njori, explains how your kitchen is set to become a lot smarter, allowing you to cook dishes once only the preserve of professional chefs... Your phone is smart. Your TV is smart. Your speakers are smart. Even your central heating is smart. But your kitchen? It’s still pretty much as it’s…
Future homes will comprise underground greenhouses and pet-sitting robots, claims study
Connected underground greenhouses to grow food, robots to look after pets and children, and drones to call people in for meals - these are all predictions for future homes, claim experts. A new report predicts that click and deliver homes – where houses will be designed from the comfort of your sofa and craned onto…
What Brits want in their Dream Home – Ensuite bathroom tops list!
Brits ‘dream home’ requirements include ‘mundane’ amenities like an en-suite bathroom ahead of top-of-the-range extras such as a home cinema or a swimming pool. En-suites topped the list of what we would have in our 'money-no-object home', with walk in wardrobes coming in second. Simply having more natural light was third on the list, followed…
How Easy Is it to Buy a New Home Without Worrying About Costs?
Whether you should buy your own home or rent is one of those age-old questions. Renting may seem like the better option. You pay less for a larger property in a better location, and won’t have any of the headaches when it comes to maintenance. On the other hand, let’s show you how easy it…
Old batteries and phone chargers dominate ‘drawer of stuff’
The average Brit’s ‘drawer of stuff’ contains six batteries, three phone chargers, five ‘unspecified’ cables – and four takeaway menus! It’s also home to four mysterious keys with no known lock, six pens and pencils, and five instruction manuals. Research of 2,000 adults found 55 per cent keep their ‘drawer of stuff’ in the kitchen,…
Top 10 tips to save money on kitchen energy bills
British families have been dusting down old bread makers, sandwich toasters and food processors as they spend 14 hours extra a week in the kitchen cooking up a storm. A study of 2,000 families found 58 per cent are finding new ways of being inventive in the kitchen, by turning to the likes of ice…
Top 40 things your Mum knows best about
Researchers polled the nation and revealed that it is not until the age of 28 that we FINALLY agree that our Mum DID know best. In fact, according to the survey, most women turn into their mothers by the age of 32, with 41 percent of parents finding themselves telling their children EXACTLY what their…
7 Lighting Tips to Boost Your Well-being
Most people are spending more time at home at the moment so it’s crucial to optimise indoor lighting to boost your well-being. In order to do this, you need to take into consideration the function of the space, the amount of natural light, and the ambience you want to create. If you’re working from home…
