Bath - BATH HARDWARE

You dont need to spend money on a statement sofa. Instead, think about your lighting and hunt down vintage pieces in markets and junk shops It can be tempting - and expensive - to want to furnish a house in one go, but Alexandra Stedman, who runs the interiors and lifestyle site The Frugality, advises living in a space for as long as possible. The best way of making a house a home is to build things up over time, with things that hold memories. Its not about buying everything brand new, off th...

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Friends thought we were mad and tried to dissuade us. Despite misgivings, we went ahead When my elderly mother came to live with us, a granny flat was not an option. She needed more space than the typical one-room studio. Being frail and disabled, logic might have dictated that she take over the ground floor of our home and we build an upper floor extension for ourselves - the kind real estate agents promote as a parents retreat. But, as a longtime top-floor apartment dweller used to expansiv...

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The likes of Changing Rooms were a bulwark against consumer culture. With YouTube tutorials, weve lost that DIY radicalism If I could go back in time and give the participants of 1990s home improvement shows one piece of advice, it would be this: never tell Carol Smillie about your hobbies. Give that woman the slightest inkling that you have a penchant for silent films and shed turn your room into a monochromatic tribute to Charlie Chaplin . Mention you went on holiday once, and youd find you...

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The Dont Move, Improve! awards celebrate Londons most innovative architectural home renovations, from twisting walls to chequerboard floors Archaeologists of the future, should they find themselves sifting through the rubble of early 21st-century London, will find a distinctive layer. It will contain taps and door handles of Nordic design and manufacture, long sections of structural steel and the remnants of sliding glass doors. There might be chairs designed by mid-20th-century Danes, if they...

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It is surprisingly easy and satisfying to repair everyday textiles. Heres how An industrious weaver called Krysta Relyea recently wrote a post on Instagram saying she had just realised she owned enough pairs of jeans to get her through the rest of her life, provided she maintains her weight. Of course, patches and new zippers will be a must, she said. Some just need a little altering. Search the terms with which she tagged that nugget - including #buynothingnew, #visiblemending and #makedoa...

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Air purifiers can be effective in fighting bushfire haze - the problem is many Australians cannot get their hands on one On 1 January, Canberra experienced its worst air quality on record . Smoke from Australias devastating bushfires has now blown as far as Queenstown, New Zealand , forcing millions to become fluent in a new kind of jargon: AQI, PM2.5, HEPA and hazardous . Since December, major retailers have reported selling out of air purifiers . Guardian Australia called JB Hi-Fi, The...

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A hit Australian YouTube show presents a vision of our housing future thats both charming and off-putting Its hard to explain the exact appeal of Never Too Small . The YouTube series takes viewers on meditative tours of tiny homes from across the world. Yes the spaces are beautiful and the design innovative, but theres a curdle in the architectural cream. The residences, which range from 22 to 40 square meters in size, are a curious mix of aspirational and off-putting. Part of you wants...

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