You can’t actually make a small room bigger without resorting to some serious building work. But there is plenty you can do to make a compact space feel more spacious. Interior designers and home experts often resort to tricks for tiny spaces – from clever lighting to bold colour choices – which can transform a …

Cleaning can often feel like a bore, but there are ways to make this household necessity a lot more fun and feel much more effortless. A new study by Kärcher, the cleaning technology experts, has revealed that 70% of Brits admit to dancing and singing while they clean to make the tasks more entertaining. The …

What do all of the happiest-looking homes have in common? Greenery, and lots of it. That’s because greenery, and nature in general, makes us feel happier, calmer, more productive and more relaxed. There’s even a hashtag (#plantsmakepeoplehappy) that commemorates the phenomenon, and at 376,000 posts, it’s still going strong. We surround ourselves with plants during …

From a striking snake-shaped mansion to a sprawling villa with stacked swimming pools, these properties are the epitome of luxury living. And while many of us are unlikely to ever live in such breathtaking surroundings, the BBC’s The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes offers us a taste of what it might be like. Each episode focuses …

Americans refrigerate a lot of things that other countries don’t, like eggs and butter. Eggs you may have encountered before in your travels—in most European countries, eggs aren’t refrigerated. But butter? Most Americans keep their butter in the refrigerator. Heck, there’s even a compartment in many refrigerators explicitly for that purpose. If you’re like me, …