Home & Life

Your home and outdoor space — without the lifestyle magazine nonsense.

Garden furniture that survives the weather. Cleaning guides that actually work. Home upgrades worth making and ones worth avoiding.

Written for people who want their home to look good without dedicating their existence to it.

  • LEGO Price Per Piece Calculator: Is It Good Value?

    LEGO Price Per Piece Calculator: Is It Good Value?

    What is a good price for a Lego set or second hand price if you are buying or selling? Use the Lego price per piece calculator to see if you are getting a good deal

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  • How to Clean Your Patio or Decking

    How to Clean Your Patio or Decking

    Your decking looked fine in October. You covered it, forgot about it, uncovered it in April and now you’re standing in front of something that looks like it’s been colonised by a small ecosystem. Green algae, black mould spots, a general griminess that wasn’t there when you bought the place. The good news: most of

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  • Best Garden Furniture That Actually Survives the Weather

    Best Garden Furniture That Actually Survives the Weather

    Every year, without fail, someone buys garden furniture in a moment of optimism and spends the following autumn watching it warp, rust, or develop a personality that wasn’t in the product description. This guide exists so that doesn’t happen to you. Here’s what’s actually worth buying — and what to look for before you spend

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