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Bringing life to living rooms
Now it’s getting darker in the evenings, we are all home a lot more, so it’s time to make your living room as cosy as possible, Think very carefully about the different uses of this room. Is it a...
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Weekly cleaning schedule
The following grid lays out a typical cleaning schedule for a family with a couple of school-aged children once again, with one parent around for an hour or two during the day and able to do some...
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How to Adapt Your Garden in Periods of Austerity
I have recently come across a really terrific gardening book from the Second World War period, written by Richard Sudell, and while most of it was fairly predictable, there was a excellent chapter on...
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Making an entrance
As far as hall furnishings are concerned, you know you want to make something of a statement, but you are often working in a limited space, so between you and me, the minimum requirement is probably:...
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Let the sunshine in
As the sunshine starts to stream in through your windows, you might start to think of doing some spring cleaning to make sure your house is well maintained. How you do this will depend on the style and...
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£144 a week tax free? Rent out your spare room(s)
If you are feeling the pinch financially after the Christmas holidays, there are a few things that you can do to raise extra funds but if you have the space, renting out a room is likely to make the...
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Store cupboard planning for Brexit – Capacity building at home
In modern houses without cellars, pantries, larders and outhouses it can be very difficult to find space for storing emergency foods so they are easy to access but out of the way when you don’t need...
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