Home & Interiors
The Hidden Stressors In Your Home (& How To Fix Them)
There's a particular cruelty to the fact that our homes, ostensibly our sanctuaries, can operate as low-level stress generators without us even noticing. We blame work, relationships, the news. Rarely do...
How To Create The Perfect Outdoor Kitchen For Year-Round...
This feature is a sponsored collaboration with Suns Lifestyle, a premium, family-run British brand dedicated to luxury...
15 Rare & Exotic Flowers For A Truly Unique...
Ideal for bringing vibrancy to your Christmas decorations this festive season...
When it comes to decorating our homes...
7 Ways To Incorporate Music Into Your Interior Design
In the same way that personality can be conveyed through our clothing preferences, so it can be...
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...
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10 Tips On Meal Prepping & Cooking If You Live Alone
Hey, let’s not mince our words here; solo cooking can be a challenge. It’s all too easy to just eat beans on marmite toast...
How To Make Fake Flowers Look Real, According To Florists
In an era of increasing concern about sustainability and affordability, faux flowers have well and truly shaken off their naff reputation. Once the preserve...
How To Transform Your Garden Into A Winter Living Space
Most British gardens get abandoned somewhere around October. The furniture goes into storage, the cushions come inside, and the space you spent all summer...
How Long Does It Take To Build A Garden Room In The UK & What Planning Permission Is Required?
Ideal for making the most out of garden this summer and beyond...
The garden room – a personal oasis in your backyard, a space for...
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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...
8 Ideal Ways To Upgrade & Modernise Your Home
The Great British interior design aesthetic represents something of a gift and a curse. Whilst heritage, homeliness and a clear identity are easy to...
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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...
How To Create A Zen Office Space To Improve Workplace Wellbeing
Ideal for upping productivity and peacefulness, equally...
A busy entrepreneur is constantly juggling tasks and deadlines, but for many, this doesn’t actually represent the most...
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....
Why Herringbone Flooring Is Making A Comeback In UK...
"There’s something timeless about a well-laid herringbone floor. It’s like a fine tailored suit – classic, elegant,...
8 Kitchen Renovations To Add Value To Your Home...
Today’s modern kitchen does so much more than simply serve as a place to prepare meals. Functionality plays a...
7 Purchases To Bring Both Functionality & Flair To...
Roll out the red carpet, form a guard of honour, turn your theme music all the way...
How To Create A Zen Office Space To Improve...
Ideal for upping productivity and peacefulness, equally...
A busy entrepreneur is constantly juggling tasks and deadlines, but for...