Coffee Break Reads
Swiping Through The Lingo: Modern Dating Terms For 2025
Dating language has evolved dramatically in recent years, with new terms emerging from dating apps, social media, reality TV, changing relationship expectations, and pages like this, seeking a little content and...
Spot The Bot: The IDEAL Guide To Outsmarting AI...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming our world, offering incredible advances in a range of fields. However,...
Enhancing Your Personal Aesthetic: Men’s Jewellery Trends To Try
Need a new look? Consider upping your jewellery game. Once considered a niche market, men's jewellery has...
9 Beginner’s Tips For Pairing Food & Wine
Contrary to popular belief, food and wine matching is not an arcane art. Just like anything else,...
What Daily, Weekly, Monthly & Yearly Car Maintenance Checks...
Ideal for proactively ensuring your car is running smoothly...
A well-maintained car provides its owner with a sense...
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9 Domestic Upgrades Designed With Your Happiness In Mind
So many articles about home renovation projects and domestic upgrades lead with the value you could add to your property. Hell, we’ve written quite...
What Are Some Mistakes To Avoid When Taking Out A Life Insurance Policy?
It’s a tale as old as time itself; staring into the abyss and wondering what happens once the lights go out. It’s natural to...
8 Organic & Natural Furniture Elements To Give Your Garden A Lift In Time For Summer
With a run of sunny April weather not seen since the halcyon days of the first COVID lockdown (remember that?!), suddenly summer doesn’t feel...
Moving To Malaga: Which Neighbourhoods Are The Most Affordable?
Ideal for Brits planning a new life on the Costa del Sol...
Malaga, the sparkling gem of Spain's Costa del Sol, with its year-round sunshine,...
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The Science Of A Selfie: Understanding The Mechanics Of The Perfect Portrait
The rise (and rise, and rise) of social media has transformed self-portraiture from an occasional indulgence into a cornerstone of modern self-expression. Whether capturing...
The Ideal Work Environment: 9 Small Changes To Boost Office Productivity
The ebb and flow of office productivity often seems to be bending to the whim of external forces, with scant regard for the will...
Get Long Locks Fast: How To Temporarily Transform Your Hair Like A Celebrity
Tired of waiting for your hair to grow? You're not alone. In today's fast-paced world where celebrities seem to switch from bobs to waist-length...
Spring Forward Safely: How To Avoid Becoming A Road Statistic As The Seasons Change
The first signs of spring are finally upon us; daffodils are starting to pop up in gardens across the country, the days are gradually...
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9 Great Tips For Ensuring Your Tech Purchases Are As Green As Possible In 2025
Gone are the days when purchasing technology meant simply comparing specs and prices. Today's conscientious consumers face a more nuanced decision: how to satisfy...
Lingerie Longevity: The Ideal Guide To Looking After Your Underwear
Whether it's your classic everyday underwear or your most cherished occasion lingerie, women today are truly spoilt for choice when it comes to selecting...
National Bed Month: 7 Unconventional Sleep Hacks That Help You Fall Asleep Fast
Let's face it – getting a good night's sleep these days can feel like mission impossible. Between your phone buzzing with notifications, your mind...
The Ideal Guide To Decorating Your House With Your Pets In Mind
Ideal for domestic bliss, whether you've got dogs, cats, rabbits or rats...
As a home owner with impeccable taste who's also a pet lover, we're...
Spa Savvy: 11 Hacks For The Best Spa Day Ever
Battling with that oh-so-unergonomic chair at home? Or perhaps you've been summoned back to the office by anti-remote work policies and are finding the...
From Gifts To Grooming: The Ideal Guide To Dropping Hints With Grace
There's an art to asking for what you want without actually asking. Whether it's gently steering your partner towards that perfect birthday present or...
9 Tips For Running A More Sustainable Office In 2025
Worried about your office's impact on the environment? Hey, in 2025, who isn't?
But instead of getting held back by inertia and mired in existential...
11 Tips For Creating The Ideal Home Gym
Ideal for learning to love lifting again...
If your ideal workout involves staying at home - with the bath just seconds away to soothe those...
How To Turn Your Garage Into A Spare Bedroom: A Step-By-Step Guide
Ideal for eking out more living space at home...
Transforming a garage into a spare bedroom is an excellent way to maximise living space and...
7 Ways To Reduce Your Fashion Footprint In 2025
Ideal for forgoing fast fashion and dressing in a more eco-conscious way...
Later this month, Milan Fashion Week will be in full strut, with Paris...
Wellness Is The New Black: 10 Fashion Trends That Marry Style & Wellness Seamlessly
Ideal for those who know that high fashion and health do indeed mix...
In these challenging times it can be difficult to find even a...
The Best Commuter Towns Within An Hour’s Train Ride Of Central London
For thousands of Londoners, 2025 marks a tipping point. With the capital's average rent now exceeding £2,200 per month for the first time and...
8 Steps To The Perfect Steak
Here at IDEAL, we love a good vegetable. Blanched, steamed, raw, sauteed...the good green stuff is the backbone of our diet, make no mistake...
3 Recipes From Liguria That You Have To Try
Food is an intrinsic part of Italian culture, no matter where you go in the country. This is especially true for Liguria, a region...
Exploring The World In 10 Very Different Cups Of Coffee (& How To Brew Each One!)
From the familiar comfort of your morning brew to obscure preparations steeped in centuries of tradition, coffee speaks a universal language through wildly different...
What Your Coffee Of Choice Says About You…
A new nationwide study of coffee drinkers by De’Longhi has revealed that your chosen drink may say more about you than you might have...
Do Spices Really Go Off? Your Most Googled Spice Questions, Answered
That jar of ground coriander that's been lurking in your cupboard since 2019 - is it still good? And why does your curry never...
A Look Inside A Pro Chef’s Knife Roll: 7 Essential Knives & Tools Every Cook Carries
Are you considering a change of pace or yearning for a fresh start? Do you think your passion for cooking could be translated into...
7 Fascinating Valentine’s Day Traditions From Around The World
Love is perhaps humanity's most universal language, yet its expression varies brilliantly across cultures and continents. As February 14th approaches each year, communities worldwide...
Is Your Dog A Restless Sleeper? How To Help Your Dog Sleep More Soundly
Britain is a nation of pet lovers, with a whopping 57% of households owning a pet here in the UK in 2023, when records...
9 Great Tips For Ensuring Your Tech Purchases Are...
Gone are the days when purchasing technology meant simply comparing specs and prices. Today's conscientious consumers face...
Lingerie Longevity: The Ideal Guide To Looking After Your...
Whether it's your classic everyday underwear or your most cherished occasion lingerie, women today are truly spoilt...
National Bed Month: 7 Unconventional Sleep Hacks That Help...
Let's face it – getting a good night's sleep these days can feel like mission impossible. Between...
The Ideal Guide To Decorating Your House With Your...
Ideal for domestic bliss, whether you've got dogs, cats, rabbits or rats...
As a home owner with impeccable...