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Author: Dave Zebulon

Houseplant of the week: pencil tree | Houseplants

Houseplant of the week: pencil tree | Houseplants

Why will I love it?The appeal of Euphorbia tirucalli lies in its sleek stems and…
Have you washed your toothbrush lately? The surprising truth about how to keep your home truly clean | Homes

Have you washed your toothbrush lately? The surprising truth about how to keep your home truly clean | Homes

Bedding: weeklyThis one is divisive. However, Hayley Leitch, presenter of Channel 5’s Dirty Home Rescue,…
‘We’re being ripped off’: England’s ‘affordable-housing’ residents who are being priced out of their own homes | Housing

‘We’re being ripped off’: England’s ‘affordable-housing’ residents who are being priced out of their own homes | Housing

When the construction company Lendlease first promoted the regeneration of Elephant and Castle in south…
Outrage as residents in England’s ‘affordable’ housing forced to pay thousands of pounds extra in service charge | Housing

Outrage as residents in England’s ‘affordable’ housing forced to pay thousands of pounds extra in service charge | Housing

Some of the UK’s largest housing providers have dramatically increased annual service charges by thousands…
Milanese makeover: 1930s factory to stylish showroom and home | Interiors

Milanese makeover: 1930s factory to stylish showroom and home | Interiors

Milan isn’t a city short of personality, but it is short on homes with personality…
We don’t need the Garrick. We can all club together at a pub | Garrick Club

We don’t need the Garrick. We can all club together at a pub | Garrick Club

In his opinion piece (I’m a Garrick member. The exclusion of women is the opposite…
Good scents: five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great | Well actually

Good scents: five eco-friendly ways to make your home smell great | Well actually

Most of us think nothing of lighting a scented candle when we take a bath,…
It’s that spring cleaning moment, when you open the wardrobe and your past fashion lives flash by | Emma Brockes

It’s that spring cleaning moment, when you open the wardrobe and your past fashion lives flash by | Emma Brockes

I’m spring cleaning and last week filled eight huge boxes with clothes during a once-in-a-decade…
You be the judge: should my boyfriend change the bedsheets more often? | Life and style

You be the judge: should my boyfriend change the bedsheets more often? | Life and style

The prosecution: Mandeep Raj would happily sleep in the same sheets for a whole month, which…
Belgian beauty: updating a classic 70s home | Interiors

Belgian beauty: updating a classic 70s home | Interiors

Fashion designer Eva Maria Bogaert never thought she’d swap the city for a village. But,…