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In the wake of another record-breaking heatwave this summer, and with the Met Office projecting that heatwaves and extreme heat events will become increasingly frequent across the UK, more and more households are facing a hosepipe ban to conserve water.... View Article

Grand Designs Live will return to NEC Birmingham from Wednesday 5 – Sunday 9 October 2022, hosted by TV presenter and design guru Kevin McCloud and featuring a compelling line-up of industry experts, TV personalities and design experts, including James Strawbridge, Kunle Barker,... View Article

Energy experts at MakeMyHouseGreen identify where investment into solar panels could have the greatest benefits for households and landlords. MakeMeHouseGreen.com, which uses smart data to calculate savings made by green technology, have announced the result of a new survey that... View Article

In the seventh edition of Building Insights, and the first to feature a self-builder, the editor of Selfbuilder + Homemaker magazine James Parker speaks to Diane Newbery, who has two projects under her belt, both challenging but for different reasons.... View Article

Peter Daniel, product innovation director at The Rooflight Company, discusses how the orientation of your home can transform how light channels through your space. Natural light is essential for modern homes. Not only does it create bright and airy spaces,... View Article

With summer fast approaching, homeowners wishing to upgrade their property’s exterior features and garden this year can look to these home improvement tips, compiled by the experts at East Midlands based Stormclad. John Evans, managing director at Stormclad home improvements,... View Article

Julia Kendell, interior designer for the Homebuilding & Renovating Show, offers her tips on which kitchen design rules can be broken. First of all, ignore the kitchen work triangle ‘rule’. This concept of ensuring minimal movement between the cooker, sink and... View Article

When it comes to garden lighting, knowing what and where to illuminate can seem confusing. In this article, Rachel Morris of 4Lite offers her advice on how to approach your own installation. An effective lighting installation can transform gardens, improving... View Article

We are living in the technological age. It doesn’t matter where you look, people around the world are using an abundance of gadgets in their daily lives. This has manifested into the concept of a house we can control completely... View Article

Colourtrend reveals the darker hues as the most sought-after shades for paint, according to recent searches Shades of grey have been spotted everywhere in interiors over the last few years, with the muted neutral being cemented as one of the... View Article