According to some estimates, about 1 billion people have seen Windows XP’s iconic wallpaper “Bliss,” making it the most viewed photograph in the world. Now, 21 years after he made the shot, Charles O’Rear aims to produce “the next generation of wallpapers,” and they look just as blissful. “I am turning seventy-six and realize how …

When the Christmas tree comes down varies from household to household – some like to remove the tree as soon as the big day is over, while others prefer to extend the holiday feeling well into January by keeping the tree in place. But whatever your usual Christmas traditions, there is one reason you’ll want …

CLEANING THE TRASH CAN Sure, you put a garbage bag in there but that doesn’t mean your trash can is free from germs. Just think of those times the trash leaked and who knows what lingers in the bottom of that bin. And each time you take out the trash, just spray the inside of …

While every family’s Christmas Day is different, ours tends to involve slobbing around in our PJs, eating a tub of Quality Street before midday and falling asleep with two Baileys in hand at 4pm. According to society bible Tatler magazine, though, that’s absolutely *not* the way you should do it, and rather, there are rules …

KEEP FLOWERS FRESH To extend the life of fresh-cut flowers, combine three teaspoons of sugar (which nourishes blooms) with two tablespoons of vinegar (which establishes proper pH levels). Dissolve the mixture in a quart of warm water, and pour it into your vase for longer-lasting arrangements. CLEAN YOUR COFFEE GRINDER After heavy usage, coffee grinders …