Home Habitat

As families expand in size, so too must the family home. This often brings about the question of whether considering brand new homes or older ones that can be refurbished is the route to follow. Undoubtedly there are pros and cons for both, but it is critical to identify what is best for your brood [...]

I can’t begin to tell you how many times early on I lived in apartments that were not completely decorated. At that time I was a young barrister, with a lot of debt, and no time to look for bedroom furniture, or any other furniture that was missing in these places. The worst part wasn’t [...]

The garden is not a place too often ventured into during the winter months, but depending on where the entrance to your home is, it may still be an area travelled through. As such, you should consider dressing it up in one way or another for the holiday season, particularly if you will have guests [...]

In the anticipation of the kids having time off for the holidays ahead, I am collecting ideas for craft projects they would enjoy. I find that they get enough art projects that revolve around the holiday season given to them at school, so I prefer to give them less season ones to occupy their time [...]

Leather is definitely in at the moment – and I don’t just mean clothes. Leather furniture has been steadily increasing in popularity over the past few years due to the level of comfort and the luxurious appearance that it provides. Leather sofas have been all the rage, but now there is another item of leather [...]

As we begin to prepare for winter, and cosy fires in the fireplace, I am reminded of something. Last year the dog knocked over the fireplace utensil holder and it broke. Ever since they have been laying over the wood basket looking very decorative with sprigs of lavender resting in a bunch across them. But, [...]

Some living rooms do not allow for a traditional furniture layout. At first, things might seem impossible to set up in any configuration that will lend it self to comfort, much less be visually appealing. While there are people who have an eye for sorting such conundrums out, there are always corner sofas for a [...]

Selecting flowers to grow in your garden can prove to be difficult if you are new to the task. One way to minimise confusion, clashing, and a displeasing combination of colour stick to a monochromatic grouping. It is always in style, and is virtually fail-safe as long as you are not colour blind. Practical and [...]

They say the toddler years are some of the most difficult when you have children. Before these years start you have a sweet baby who eyes light up when you walk in the room and afterwards you get a delightful child who is full of life and prospects for the future. But during those in-between [...]

I happen to have some of the world’s finickiest eaters in my family, and it does not help that they are all below the age of eleven. Their age makes it more difficult to persuade them to try new dishes, or to explain why one meal not including chicken nuggets will not kill them. Perhaps [...]