Research from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) shows that improving your home's energy rating could increase its value by around 14%. For some homeowners, moving from Energy Performance Certificate band D to B could add an extra £16,000 onto their house value. How you achieve ...
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STIHL Compact Cordless Hedge Trimmer – A Review
Way back in the summer I had the privilege of discovering the STIHL Compact Cordless range of product and feel in love with the idea of professional quality especially for a more everyday day gardeners. We had the chance to review the Compact Cordless Grass Trimmer and loved ...
Vileda Windomatic – A Review
Recently we were asked if we would take a look at Vileda's newest product on the block the Vileda Windowmatic and I have to say I jumped at the chance as I love anything that is going to help and not hinder a more swift cleaning process. Oh and I also have a 9 month old baby that has taken ...
Compact and Cordless The Way Forward For STIHL
Last week I had the pleasure of attending RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park near Manchester to view the new range of STIHL products designed for the everyday gardener. I have certainly heard of the brand before but prior to my visit last week I had only ever considered them to be a brand ...
Retaking The Bathroom – The Final Chapter
This story starts a while ago and was not a pleasant one, what should have been an exciting facelift of our bathroom turned out to be the mother of all horrors after the plumber from hell left us high and dry with a job half-finished and had bodged what he had claimed to have done! We were ...
Retaking Of The Bathroom …. The Beginning
I am not sure what it is about babies and bathrooms but in what seems like no time at all my bathroom was awash (OK pun maybe intended) with squeezy toys, ducks swimming plastic fish and a multitude of plastic suction toys that seem to forever remain attached to the bath .. causing some rather odd ...
Finding Fungus
We are creeping into the last week of November and I am not ashamed to say it I am missing my garden. I miss the flowers in bloom, the toddler rolling on the grass and the laughter. My garden is feeling empty unloved and dead. Or so I though until we ventured out there for ...
The Annual Autumn De-clutter, DIY And Decorate …
Well that's it I am in full on frantic tidy, I made a start on the spare room last week, where if it's not nailed down its going to be sold come car boot, Facebook selling page or ebay! For some reason I get to this stage in the year and I feel the house has become cluttered and grubby and ...
When A House Becomes A Home
During my adult years I have lived in lots of places, moving often without wanting to but with circumstances beyond my control it meant I had no choice. This is totally different to my Childhood years in which from the age of 4 till my late teens I had the security of our home in ...
Review: VAX 2200w PowerWash Pressure Washer
We were recently sent the VAX 2200w PowerWash pressure washer to put through its paces and I was very excited. An odd thing to be excited about you may think, but for me I had been on the research mission for a new pressure washer after my last one not only developed a terminal fault ...
Project Playhouse … Let The Fun Start
Now I say fun .. and yes it would be, had I not have decided to start this project when we were not experiencing such a long heatwave! For Joshua's third birthday both sets of grandparents, us and a little bit of cash from Joshua's savings went into purchasing the most amazing playhouse for ...
Am I Destined For Garden Greatness?
It has been a well documented fact that I am not the most talented horticulturalist going and in fact I have probably nurtured killed off more plant stock than my local garden centre sells in a year over my lifetime as a gardener. Needless to say I have continued to keep trying and this ...
Lighting Options for your Garden
Choosing lighting for your house is something that many people spend an age deciding upon. From strip lights to spot lights and beyond, there are a wealth of lighting options available for pretty much every room in the house. However, one place that is often forgotten about when thinking about ...
Easy Ideas for Decorating your Child’s Bedroom Walls
When it comes to decorating your little one’s rooms, it can be difficult to know how to utilise the space the most effectively. So that they have a room they truly love, and so that it looks the way you want it to. Utilising the wall space can be a really great way to transform a room and make it ...