Homes & Gardens

Every aspect of our home and how we live has an impact on the environment. Most households are guilty of a tremendous amount of waste each year and many of the products that we buy also have a major impact on the environment. Thankfully, there are more and more solutions every day and one of those is the use of latex mattresses and other organic materials that have a much less negative impact upon the environment both in their production and longevity.

Though latex mattresses and the use of other organic materials in households is not a new concept, their popularity has grown in...

Everyone wants their home to be warm and welcoming. Creating a more inviting living space will benefit you and your family and also make your home more welcoming for guests. The good news is, you can easily transform your house into a home and create a more relaxing atmosphere. To inspire you, here are four ways to make your home more welcoming:

Your entrance is the first thing that people see when they arrive at your home, and it will set the tone for the rest of your living space. With that in mind, you should work on creating a welcoming entrance...

Planning permission is crucial to anyone wanting to build renovations or buildings from scratch on a piece of land. It is essentially asking your local authority to allow you to complete certain works on land that you own.

When You Need Planning Permission

In general terms, you will need planning permission when you build upon an existing home or build a dwelling from scratch. This typically means any prospective housing estate or extension on a home will require planning permission.

Each local authority is different. While there are overarching governmental...

Our hygiene has been highlighted more than ever this past year. Singing happy birthday whilst washing our hands in warm water was encouraged along with making sure we clean surfaces down more, but new research has revealed that 45% of Exeter admit to not doing this despite expert advice.

A recent study has found that people in Exeter are divided when it comes to cleaning the room that they clean themselves in, the bathroom as some are not cleaning their toilet (18%), bath (25%), shower (21%), or sink (19%).

The research by luxury bathroom specialists, Big Bathroom Shop ,...