With friends and family coming to visit throughout the festive season, it’s your time to shine and show off what a lovely home you have. One of the keys to a stress-free Christmas is preparation, so we’ve gathered our top 7 ways to get your home sparkling clean this Christmas, leaving you time to relax …

A crumbling 13th century castle in France has been saved after a 6,500-strong online community joined forces to buy the ruined property. Nestled away in the countryside, surrounded by water and invaded by vegetation, Mothe-Chandeniers chateau in Les Trois-Moutiers, central western France, is in desperate need of restoration. But that could come sooner than first …

If you live in a place where it snows for three or more months out of the year, you know that defrosting car windows is not just a slight inconvenience; it can become a time-consuming part of your morning routine. But Ken Weathers, a meteorologist for the WATE 6 news station in Tennessee, wants to …

What we can learn about sleep hygiene from those eight-hours-a-night folks. A Thermostat Set to 65 “Quiet, dark, and cool has always been the rule for good sleep,” says James Maas, PhD, a consultant on sleep and performance and CEO of Sleep for Success. “We now know that 65 degrees Fahrenheit promotes the deepest and …

The bedroom: Aw yeah, it’s where the magic happens. And by magic, we mean the supernatural forces that make your space too hot, too bright, too ugh. Since nearly 77 percent of your wake-ups are due to your surroundings, according to a survey by Women’s Health, the American Sleep Association, and Thrive Global, our tricks …