Practical Advice, Tips & Reviews for the Home
Karen's Guide
Even for the most prudent of us, accidents can happen. Whether you’re running a household with kids prone to spilling their juice in your car’s backseat or pets you can’t keep off the couch or carpet, it’s all but an inevitability that you’ll come across a stain you can’t just throw a whole armchair, rug, …
Our pets are practically extensions of the family – anyone devoted to their furry friend can attest to the fact that they’ll wriggle right into your heart and get under your skin and become an irreplaceable part of your life. The one downside to this is – they get everywhere else in the process too. …
If you’ve got kids saddled up in the backseat, furry friends who’re frequent passengers, or have a pretty relaxed policy about eating take-out in the car, you’ll be quite familiar with the problem of keeping your car seat upholstery clean. While it’s a challenge unto itself even for folks who’re extra careful with their cars, …
Perhaps you’re moving into a dorm and only have a little space over or under the counter or your desk. Or maybe you’d would like a handy, accessible little cooler you can grab drinks and your lunch out of when at the office, or an outdoor fridge you can keep a couple of drinks in …
Summer is the perfect time to make the most of our patios and decks, and fully enjoy the sun-lit outdoors. Of course there are the barbecue sessions, garden parties and marshmallow-roasting sessions around the fire-pit, but the one thing we insist should be the top priority when it comes to outdoor activities is simple enough …
Being a mom on the go is hard enough, but especially hard when you’re still in the breastfeeding stage. You and your baby may have to start spending some time apart when you finish maternity leave and need to get back to work, and this means that unless you find a way of storing up …
It’s highly unlikely, if not impossible, that you’ll try and look up some vacuum sealers without running into a good ole FoodSaver at least once. And for good reason – the brand has consistently delivered such quality and rugged perfection that many user testimonials applaud their machine’s enduring performance, more often than not lasting over …
Hops might not be traditionally considered an essential ingredient in the age-old art of beer-making, but it’s certainly grown to be an integral part of striking that perfect balance of depth and flavor beer enthusiasts adore. Just malted barley, yeast and water, and you’ll end up with too sickly sweet a brew – which is …