Home & Interiors
How To Jazz Up Your Driveway To Make The Best First Impression
Ideal for maximising your home’s kerb appeal...
First impressions count. Whilst we’d love to play the long game and get to know a property intimately before making any judgements, let’s be...
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...
9 Home Improvement Hacks To Make Yours More Energy...
Are you paying attention yet? Recent harrowing pictures of the Earth’s lungs should have had you sitting...
How To Boost The Natural Light In Your Home...
Did you know that potential homebuyers would willingly pay a whopping £20’000 above the asking price for...
How To Make Fake Flowers Look Real, According To...
In an era of increasing concern about sustainability and affordability, faux flowers have well and truly shaken...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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;...
How To Transform Your Bedroom Into A More Tranquil Space
Ideal for creating your very own domestic den of zen…
While you spend the majority of your bedroom hours dreaming with your eyes closed, it...
7 Greenhouse Growing Tips For Summer
Summer is well and truly upon us, the birds are singing, plants are peeping their heads above the parapet and suddenly everything is looking...
A Decision To Sleep On: Tips For Choosing The Right Mattress For You
Buying a mattress; as long as it's soft and comfy, it's good enough to sleep on, right?
If only things were that easy. For one,...
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...
Can I Pour Cooking Oil Down The Toilet? Do...
Ideal for safe, sustainable food waste disposal...
We’ve all been there; frying pan in one hand, a Google...
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...
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,...