Whether its spillages, stains, water-based accidents, muddy paws or muddy boots, the kids running around or your partner leaving their stinky socks to fester on the carpet, one thing is certain – you need family proof flooring and it needs to be as durable as you are!… View Post

Best hedges for kids?

Best hedges for kids?

Part of building a kid-friendly environment in the garden is choosing the right plants to put in. Adding hedges to your garden is a great way of creating zones and privacy areas, and also encouraging some wildlife into your garden throughout the year. Hedges are also a little more resilient (and less likely to be trampled) then some of the smaller plants. Planting hedges can mean the garden is a little more inviting as a play area than if you install a collection of easily smashed potted plants or even a greenhouse. So what hedges are best for kids?… View Post

A Beginners Guide to Companion Planting

A Beginners Guide to Companion Planting

If you want to live the good life and grow your own fruit and vegetables it’s a good idea to get to grips with companion planting. Companion planting can make the most of small spaces and vastly improve the outcome of your crop yields. It works well because some plants deep roots improve the soil structure and bring nutrients to the surface of the soil for those plants which are spread out and are shallow rooted.… View Post

Flooring solutions for families

Flooring solutions for families

The family home can be a place of magic, it’s where as kids we spend most of our time growing up. It’s important to make sure we get our homes right, and the floor is one of the most important areas.

Flooring comes in many different shapes, sizes, and materials. We’re going to break a few of them down today and help you try to find the perfect match for your home.… View Post

How To Choose A New Mattress – Latex or …

How To Choose A New Mattress – Latex or Spring Coil?

There are so many options when buying a mattress that people are sometimes at a loss. What exactly do you need, why are the prices so different? The most common debate revolves around latex mattresses and those with spring coils. Here’s what both of these have to offer and potential flaws with them.… View Post

Creating A Cosy Conservatory: Perfect For Autumn

Creating A Cosy Conservatory: Perfect For Autumn

Your conservatory is probably a little neglected, and you’d much rather utilise or relax in another room of the house. However, with unparalleled views of your back garden; your conservatory should be a little haven away from the rest of busy household life. Therefore, it’s worth putting a bit of effort into the interior of your extra room now, so that you’ll have a cosy environment just in time for the change in temperature outside. The following are some tips and ideas for those who want to give their extension a boost and make the conservatory somewhere the whole family will enjoy spending their time.… View Post

Days filled with mud, sweat, and sunscreen

Days filled with mud, sweat, and sunscreen

Just like that our summer adventure days are over.  It is time for us to blast back to reality, with the children returning to school and nursery.  I can start to ensure the usual family routine is back in place and the house is returned to its pre-summer state.  It is time to pack away the things we have accumulated over the holidays, from souvenir guide books, postcards and a whole host of photos – which I need to sort into a mammoth summer scrapbook to recall our adventures.… View Post

LEGO Brick Storage Drawer: A Place For Everything

LEGO Brick Storage Drawer: A Place For Everything

The LEGO Brick Storage Drawer from A Place For Everything (what a wonderful website name!) has been a helping hand in transforming his desk into a creative space.  With the LEGO brick storage drawers being stackable, it is something that I can add to as time goes on. Introducing a filing system (can you tell I worked in administration?) for his pens, pencils, papers and craft supplies.… View Post