As the days get warmer and the nights longer, the lure of BBQ’s and long dinners sharing bottles of wine under the stars is upon us. However, when it comes to entertaining, picking the menu, deciding on the guests and securing a date is the easy part, creating a gorgeous inviting table setting ...
Home and Garden
3 Reasons It’s Time To Ditch Curtains For Good
Curtains are a classic piece of upholstery that have been in homes for centuries. With so many designs and styles, it's no surprise that they have been so popular and lasted for so long. Nevertheless, there are many things to dislike about curtains. In fact, the more you think about it, the more it ...
Ready set grow for a Summer in full bloom
The warmth of the Summer sunshine makes it the ideal time to enjoy your garden. Officially starting on Monday 21 June, the long-awaited season of longer lighter days is when many gardens look their best, filled with colour and fragrance. Whether you planted young seedlings in Spring and can now ...
Why Tech Stress is a ‘thing’ and how to deal with it
Buffering, a frozen screen or loss of connection mid Zoom, if you’re among the four in five people (84%) working from home who have experienced an unreliable internet connection in the past 12 months, you’ve probably experienced tech stress. Zen Internet has teamed up with cyberpsychologist Dr. ...
It’s time to dine alfresco
One of the best things about the warmer season has to be making the most of longer days and sunshine in the garden by dining alfresco. To offer a bit of guidance and some expert top tips on how to dine alfresco, Outdoor Living Buyer at Dobbies, Lynsey Abbott, said: “Everyone should be able to ...
Garden Landscaping, The Way To Achieve Garden Perfection
A garden can be a retreat. We currently only have a small balcony, as you'll have seen before. If we were lucky enough to have outdoor space of some kind, the summer months make it welcoming and a place for relaxation and reflection. Sometimes, however, our gardens can appear a little lacklustre and ...