Holidays often mean that out-of-town friends and family are paying overnight visits. Naturally, you’ll want to make guests feel just a little special — ideally without turning your home into …
Guest appearances
Snow day shoveling suggestions
People tell Auntie Vicky that there’s lots to like about winter – especially if you enjoy snow sports — but she still insists that shoveling the white stuff is not …
Sweet dreams begin with good bed linen
Confused about thread counts? Don’t lose sleep over it. Thread count is simply the sum of the vertical and horizontal threads per square inch. It’s generally thought that the higher …
AroundTheHouse with (one of the) Timorous Beasties
When Alistair McAuley and Paul Simmons graduated in 1988 from the Glasgow School of Art, the prevailing design aesthetic was, according to McAuley, “beige and grey and minimal”. Personally attracted …
Ready, set, party in the kitchen
It’s an inevitable party moment, when you realize that the fully-fluffed living room is being ignored by a vaguely rowdy crowd congregating in the kitchen. Clearly that’s where the fun …
