Home & Interiors
15 Rare & Exotic Flowers For A Truly Unique Christmas Display
Ideal for bringing vibrancy to your Christmas decorations this festive season...
When it comes to decorating our homes for the festive season, many of us immediately think of twinkling lights, sparkling ornaments,...
More Than Just Storage: 8 Loft Conversion Ideas For...
Spare a thought for the lonesome loft. Crammed with junk, coated in dust and crying out for...
9 Professional Chef’s Tips For A Better Organised Kitchen...
It’s often said that the kitchen is the heart of the home, but when it’s cluttered, disorganised...
How To Jazz Up Your Driveway To Make The...
Ideal for maximising your home’s kerb appeal...
First impressions count. Whilst we’d love to play the long...
10 Practical Applications Of Biophilic Design: Maximising Functionality For...
Ideal for a natural, verdant home that doesn't sacrifice on functionality...
In the realm of contemporary design, the...
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7 Kitchen Maintenance Jobs You’re Ignoring (& The Damage They’re Causing)
Your kitchen is probably the hardest-working room in your home. It's also the one most likely to be quietly falling apart while you focus...
How To Hang Artwork To Catch The Attention Of Your Guests
We don’t think it’s much of an understatement to say that ‘adulting’ can be tough. There are bills to pay that we hadn’t even...
How To Keep Your Kitchen Smelling Clean, Whatever You’ve Been Cooking
Ideal for maintaining a beautiful smelling kitchen, whatever's on the stovetop...
Have you ever noticed how scents linger in your kitchen, both good and, erm,...
The Best Ways To Allow More Natural Light Into Your Home In Winter
We all know how important it is to allow as much natural light into the home as possible.
Homes with inadequate natural light can pose...
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Cosying Up Your Home For Autumn? Try These 11 Simple Home Decor Tricks
Here at IDEAL, we’re huge fans of the seasonal decor that defines the transition from summer to autumn, when the onset of cooler, darker...
Why Herringbone Flooring Is Making A Comeback In UK Homes
"There’s something timeless about a well-laid herringbone floor. It’s like a fine tailored suit – classic, elegant, and forever in style." – Interior Designer...
8 Kitchen Renovations To Add Value To Your Home In 2026
Today’s modern kitchen does so much more than simply serve as a place to prepare meals. Functionality plays a part, sure, but so does fun and...
7 Purchases To Bring Both Functionality & Flair To Your Driveway
Roll out the red carpet, form a guard of honour, turn your theme music all the way up… Who wouldn’t want to arrive home...
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9 Of The Best Storage Solutions For Small Houses
'Storage solutions', hey? It's a phrase that the youthful and innocent are totally unaware of, its ubiquity in later life a vague concept at...
How To Breathe New Life Into Your Garden Patio
If you love to spend time in your garden, then you’ll know that there is nothing worse than looking at all your hard work...
Make Your New House Feel Like A Home In 7 Simple Steps
Look up the difference in definition between ‘house’ and ‘home’ in the dictionary, and the divergence in description is telling. The former is defined,...
2025’s Top Wedding Suit Trends: A Groom’s Guide To Getting It Right
This year has brought an exciting evolution in wedding fashion, with men’s trends bringing about bold, innovative tailoring and fresh colours that allow grooms...
Can I Pour Cooking Oil Down The Toilet? Do Egg Shells Go In The Compost? Your Food Waste Questions Answered
Ideal for safe, sustainable food waste disposal...
We’ve all been there; frying pan in one hand, a Google search in the other, desperately asking whether...
Soundproofing Vs. Sound Absorption: Know The Difference
In today’s ‘always on’ world, where noise pollution is an ever-growing concern, creating a serene and sound-managed environment has become a necessity for many....
10 Interior Design Trends For Autumn 2025
Ideal for making that seasonal shift into comforting cosiness...
It’s been a long year and here at IDEAL, we’re actually rather looking forward to the...
8 Ways To Make Your Garden Usable Past 6pm Once Autumn Hits
As the days grow shorter and that golden hour arrives earlier each evening, many of us reluctantly retreat indoors, abandoning our beloved gardens to...
The One Thing You Can’t Afford To Skip When Investing In Property
Article sponsored by CIA Landlord Insurance.
Let’s put things plainly; property investment can be an exciting path to building wealth, but success requires...
8 Home Maintenance Checks To Help You Get Ready For Autumn
Just as your car requires a yearly check up and you’re recommended to see your doctor for a regular once over, so your home...
11 Garden Zoning Ideas To Offer Shelter & Sanctuary This Autumn
Ideal for making the most of your outdoor space, even in more inclement conditions...
Whilst it’s verging on the perverse to bring up the onset...
7 Essential Elements Of A Farmhouse Kitchen
Are you looking to add some rustic charm to your home? Well, the farmhouse style (sometimes referred to as country chic) is the ideal...
Smart Homes In 2025: How Robots Can Help You Around The House
The idea of computers and robots helping around the home may sound like something from science fiction. But with homeowners already employing AI and...
7 Impactful Bathroom Improvements On A Tight Budget
Sometimes, you’ve just got to feel sorry for the bathroom. For a place that spends so much time and effort on replenishing us each...
How To Maintain Hardwood Floors To Make Them Last
Doesn’t it sound so satisfying under foot? Don’t you love the way it both absorbs and amplifies sound when you want it to? And...
7 Great DIY Landscaping Gardening Ideas To Try At Home This Summer
Ideal for sprucing up your outdoor space in time for the warmest season...
Summer keeps on keeping on, with another heatwave forecast for next week....
How To Show Your Kitchen In Its Best Light, Whatever The Time Of Day Or Occasion
Bad kitchen lighting can lead to all manner of mishaps. Perhaps you’ve struggled to notice the fly swimming in your soup as you serve...
7 Tried & Tested Ways To Improve Your Home’s Kerb Appeal
Ideal for making a good first impression...
Whether you’re selling up and moving on, or simply want to make a startling first impression on guests,...
7 Things To Think About When it Comes To Loft Conversions
If your home is what estate agents would proudly declare ‘cosy’, with occupants feeling like sardines, perhaps you’re weighing up the costs of an...
The IDEAL Guide To Packing & Moving House, Stress Free
Someone, somewhere in the world right now is arguing with a loved one about moving house. With every packed, repacked and packed again box;...
9 Of The Best Storage Solutions For Small Houses
'Storage solutions', hey? It's a phrase that the youthful and innocent are totally unaware of, its ubiquity...
How To Breathe New Life Into Your Garden Patio
If you love to spend time in your garden, then you’ll know that there is nothing worse...
Make Your New House Feel Like A Home In...
Look up the difference in definition between ‘house’ and ‘home’ in the dictionary, and the divergence in...
2025’s Top Wedding Suit Trends: A Groom’s Guide To...
This year has brought an exciting evolution in wedding fashion, with men’s trends bringing about bold, innovative...