Lifestyle

As the warmer months approach, many of us are eager to make the most from our beautiful outside spaces.

Entertaining outside is a wonderful option for the warmer evenings that spring and summer welcome. It allows you to enjoy the company of your family and friends, whilst keeping your home immaculate.

We love entertaining outdoors, so we thought we would share our best outdoor entertaining tips with you!

If you have a smaller bedroom, you’ll probably find that it’s easier to clean, style and heat in the winter months! Plus, a smaller living space can feel much cosier than a bigger one.

Green is the colour that continues to dominate interior design but with such a wide spectrum of shades available, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by the choice.

There is a vast array of criteria to consider when budgeting for an upcoming house move in Cardiff.

Removal costs are often a forgotten expense. However, it is essential to account for them, preventing any nasty surprises.

Whether it’s a good old spring clean or you want to ensure your property in Cardiff is spick and span before you put your home on the market, choosing cleaning products that get the job done is essential!

We have become so used to seeing fancy, branded packaging lining the shelves of the cleaning aisle that many of the traditional cleaning methods that our Grandmothers would swear by have disappeared.

Did you know purchasers will pay more for a smart home? The claim was contained in the latest Smart Home Buyers Index produced by Samsung. If you want to know just how much more a smart home is worth, the tech giant’s research found buyers will pay a 7.7% premium.

When it comes to adding value to a home, most people automatically think of big, expensive projects like a conservatory or an additional bedroom.

While these will undoubtedly add value to your property in Cardiff, it’s not always as much as people think, and in some cases, it can be far more cost-effective to repurpose an existing room than to build a whole new one.

Earlier in the year we reported on indoor air quality and it’s such a hot topic that Which? has conducted further research into the matter. Its most recent area of analysis concerned gas hobs – an appliance found in millions of UK homes.

You’re telling us to paint or wallpaper the ceiling? Have you gone mad? The answer, surprisingly, is no. One of the hottest interior design trends for 2025 is decorating our ceilings with something more than a lick of magnolia.

Winter is a time for creating a warm, cosy atmosphere inside but how we heat, light and fragrance our homes during the colder months could be slowly poisoning us.

As the summer months creep up on us, those with properties in Cardiff with small outside spaces are bound to be eager to make the most of them!

So, here are seven tips on how to maximise even the smallest of gardens.

The colour experts have spoken and the Pantone Colour of the Year 2025 is……Mocha Mousse. This annual choice is described as a colour that ‘captures the global zeitgeist’, and is a shade we expect to see in fashion, advertising and in our homes.