Almost every member of the Ideal Home team has an air purifier, but as someone who struggles with hay fever, lives in a built-up town, and has a dog that sheds, I've taken a particular interest in ...

Clear surfaces, organised drawers, everything in its rightful place… it’s the absolute dream. But in reality, excess clutter makes feel this near impossible. Step forward our list of decluttering ...

Phase 4: The full house glow-up Now there was no question in my mind that every single internal window and door deserved the same treatment, and I discovered that you could get the exact same paint ...

Ginevra Benedetti has been the Deputy Editor of Ideal Home magazine since 2021. With a career in magazines spanning nearly twenty years, she has worked for the majority of the UK’s interiors magazines ...

I've spotted so many amazing butter dishes on the high street right now that starting a collection of the best has never been more tempting! Seriously, if I had space in my home to display them I'd be ...

How we test vacuum cleaners at Ideal Home The Ideal Home team takes how we test products extremely seriously, which is why we’ve developed a rigorous vacuum cleaner testing process that ultimately ...

Bicarbonate of soda, or baking soda, is the ultimate cleaning ingredient. It can be used for an assortment of jobs, from disinfecting sinks, scrubbing at kitchen work surfaces and cleaning mattresses, ...

Besides figuring out the best time to plant hydrangeas, location is one of the most important parts of growing these flowering plants. In fact, one of the most common reasons for a hydrangea not ...

If you’re struggling to keep foxes out of the garden, you’re not alone. Although these animals may look cute, they can wreak havoc on your lawn and flowerbeds, raid bins and create a mess that’ll ...

Whether it's at the time when you swap out your seasonal clothes from bedroom storage to wardrobes or throughout the year if you keep spare sheets and towels in these spaces, you may find that upon ...

When to plant zinnia seeds depends on if you're planting them indoors or outdoors. 'If you’re sowing them directly in the soil outdoors, you need to wait until the last frosts are over and the nights ...

While some people get a kick out of decluttering, others - like myself - see it as more of an anxiety-inducing chore. But, like all chores, it needs to be done, which is why it’s handy to know how to ...