Top Tips on Choosing Wood Flooring
Wondering what’s the difference between solid & engineered? What works best in the kitchen? Do you want fixed or random length?Fret not – we’ve got you covered! Choosing a new floor – it’s surprisingly tricky, isn’t it? Do you want carpet? Tiles? Laminate? Wood? Then once you’ve got the basics chosen, the tricky bit really begins!You’ve decided that a lush real wood flooring is...
The Naked Guide to Wine Hacks – Perfect Dinner Party Success
I’m not sure we can say ‘staying in is the new going out’ any more – we’ve been ‘staying in’ for so long it hardly counts as ‘new’, does it? Most of us love to entertain our friends, and it’s fun to go to town and do it properly. The popularity of shows such as ‘Come Dine With Me’ and ‘Dinner Date’ shows there’s never been as much emphasis on...
I’m looking at… LED Bathroom Mirrors
I’ll be honest – I didn’t even know that LED Bathroom Mirrors were a thing.Does anyone else leave their bathroom mirror light on as an ‘evening ‘ light? We don’t leave the main light on, obviously, but over the years (and four kids) we’ve found that if we leave the over mirror light on in the darker winter evenings, the kids won’t put the hall or main light on – and therefore...
Neal’s Yard Baby Barrier Cream. EVERY house needs it.
Honestly – I’m a bit of a bore on this. Neal’s Yard Baby Barrier Cream is one of my top ‘new baby’ gifts; this little blue pot is an essential in any house. Most Mum’s prefer anything that goes near their babies to be as additive-free as possible. So it’s no surprise that we love the Neal’s Yard range either! Natural products, beautifully packaged… of course we love them. But...
How to clean a bathroom (yeah, you THINK you know…)
Come on – no matter how old or scruffy your bathroom is, we all LOVE it when it’s sparkly shiny clean and smelling good. But how to clean a bathroom so that your bath, loo, shower and sink are squeakingly clean? Well – sadly there’s no magic wand, but there are definitely easier ways to do it (and no, it’s not all about spraying awful chemicals that make it impossible to breathe, either). It never ceases...
5 Essential Tips for Reluctant Readers (or ‘how do I get my child to love reading and books?!’)
While some children devour every novel they can get their hands on, you’ve somehow found yourself with a child who pushes books away as though reading were a chore – or worse, a bore. Unless it’s on the screen in their Minecraft game or in an action-packed comic book, they don’t want to know. Sound familiar? Don’t fret – help is at hand; we’ve talked with HarperCollins, and they’ve given us some...