Interiors

The Environmental Benefits of Real Christmas Trees over Artificial Ones

With the holidays just around the corner, many of us often ask the same question: should we get a real or artificial tree? As environmental issues are growing continuously, this can pose a difficult choice.

Contrary to popular belief, live trees provide major environmental advantages over their synthetic counterparts. Getting your hands on a fresh, real fir has also never been easier as live...

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Tips for Hosting Your Own MTV Cribs Style Virtual House-Warming

Iconic TV show, MTV Cribs, gave the nation a chance to see what life is like for the rich and famous, as we got to explore some of their luxurious homes.

Similarly, when it comes to buying a new home the first thing you want to do is show it off.

However, for those buying homes during lockdown, hosting a traditional face-to-face house-warming isn’t possible.

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Create the perfect home office environment

How to create a healthy home office environment

After a recent YouGov poll revealed 57%1 of Brits who never worked at home prior to COVID-19 want to stay working from home in the future, it’s important that home workspaces are set up to create a positive and productive environment.

Experts from Specialist Glass Products delved into the impact natural lighting can have on your home office and recommend that homeworkers across the...

Our living rooms are the most Instagrammed rooms

2020’s Most Instagrammed Rooms Revealed

The months of lockdown and increased time spent indoors has prompted a significant rise in the number of people searching for and posting pictures of interiors online. New research into the trend has revealed that our living rooms are the most Instagrammed rooms, with more people sharing images of this ‘hub of the home’ than any other.

In fact, 41 percent of all images uploaded of UK...

Half of Brits are making home improvements this year

43% Brits set to upgrade Garden following home improvement

2021 is set to be a year of transformations for British homes, with more than half of Brits (59%) claiming they will be making home improvements, with the average spend at £6,531 per household. Decorating is revealed as the top home improvement (69%), with grey being named as 2021’s colour of choice, followed by cream and blue, according to new research by Attic Self Storage .

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Top indoor plants to boost your wellbeing

Six houseplants to boost your mood this winter

It’s a well-known fact that spending time in nature is good for your wellbeing, so what better way to boost your mood than to bring nature inside. With search volumes for “house plants delivered” increasing by 400%, and “buy houseplants online” by 200% since lockdown, Wren Kitchens have revealed the best houseplants to have in your home to help boost your mood:

1.Aloe vera

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Styling tips to get your tree Insta-ready

The countdown to Christmas is officially on, with Halloween and Bonfire Night behind us, Brits are looking ahead to the festive season, with many households starting to decorate even earlier than usual.

According to new research by Censuswide for Dobbies, which explored the Christmas trends and opinions of over 2,000 UK adults, decorating the tree brings the most joy to a quarter (25...

Google trends provides a glimpse into the UK’s cleaning habits

UK's Lockdown Cleaning Habits Revealed

The UK’s Cleaning Habits According to Google

Ever wondered how clean we are as a country? Fancy seeing how much effort we put into sprucing up our oven racks? Well you’re in luck, because we’ve wrangled some data from Google that provides a glimpse into the UK’s cleaning habits, including specific valuables, parts and appliances that get the most attention when it’s time for a spring...

2020's Most-Searched Homeware Brands Revealed

Whether you’re looking for a home revamp, craving Scandinavian simplicity or fancy creating an AW20 inspired cosy retreat in time for the colder months, it’s only right that we should shine a spotlight on the hottest brands that every renter or homeowner needs to know about.

From High-End to High Street, we’ve taken a list of 32 top rated homeware brands in the UK and used a weighted...

South West home renovators spend an average £22,851 on achieving the perfect home

House Proud South West Spend £22,851 Getting the Perfect Home

A poll of UK house renovators has revealed that those in the South West spend an average £22,851 on achieving the perfect home.

People living in the region have splashed out, with 14% splurging up to £35,000 to make their houses look their best.

And an overwhelming 88% said having an ideal place to live has become more important than ever during the Covid pandemic.

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A Love of DIY is the Real Lockdown Legacy

This September is National Home Improvement Month (NHIM), and as the name suggests - it’s an awareness campaign organised by the British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA) encouraging people to improve their homes during the month of September. And it comes at exactly the right time as research conducted by BHETA found that the lockdown has encouraged much of the nation to dabble in...

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