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20 spring cleaning tasks you can do in 1 minute or less

Spring has sprung, so it's time to buckle down and clean up our spaces. You'll love these quick, easy ways to make your home feel fresh and tidy – fast.
Your dishwasher tablets can clean your oven – here’s how
Food, Home & Garden, Home Tips, Kitchen Hints & Tips

Your dishwasher tablets can clean your oven – here’s how

Cleaning your oven never sounded so easy!
How to store fresh food so it lasts longer
Food, Home & Garden, Home Tips, Money

How to store fresh food so it lasts longer

Your shopping trolley is full of produce, but days later it's looking wilted and sad. Here's how to store herbs, fruit and veggies so they stay fresher longer.
11 unexpected ways you never thought to use your vacuum cleaner
Home Tips

11 unexpected ways you never thought to use your vacuum cleaner

Use your vacuum cleaner to make your home smell amazing, get rid of carpet dents and deodorise smelly couch cushions.
30 things you should clean in the next 30 days
Home Tips

30 things you should clean in the next 30 days

It’s time to do a deep dive and clean your home.
12 ways you’re shortening the life of your home appliances
Home Tips

12 ways you’re shortening the life of your home appliances

Are your appliances and devices on the fritz frequently, or do they need to be replaced sooner than expected? Spoiler alert: It’s probably your fault.
Home Tips

49 things you had no idea you could do with Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola can be awfully refreshing, but so can some of the ingenious uses for the caramel-coloured favourite.
Clever hacks to make your home smell amazing
Home Tips

Clever hacks to make your home smell amazing

Sure, fresh flowers can help a room smell lovely, but what about the rest of the house? That’s where these brilliant shortcuts come in.
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Food, Home & Garden, Home Tips

Spots to never, ever skip when spring cleaning

Washing windows and scheduling a carpet cleaning may be a good start to spring cleaning, but your home isn’t white-glove test clean if you neglect these areas.
52 ways to make your home look more expensive
Home Tips

52 ways to make your home look more expensive

Even on a budget, you can create a home that looks straight out of a luxury magazine.
The 18 best air-cleaning plants, according to NASA
Food, Home & Garden, Home Tips

The 18 best air-cleaning plants, according to NASA

The best plants are the ones that do double duty – and all of these purify your air of toxic chemicals. Even better, they’re easy to grow.
7 ways to improve the air quality in your home
Food, Home & Garden, Home Tips

7 ways to improve the air quality in your home

Breathe easier and make your home healthier by checking the following hot spots and taking a few simple steps.
Kid Chaos and How To Cut Down Time Wasted Cleaning Up After Them
Home Tips, Parenting

Kid chaos and how to cut down time wasted cleaning up after them

Previously lost in the annals of time, we dig out those forgotten domestic hacks passed down from generation to generation by nonnas, yayas, bunicas, abuelas and grandmothers worldwide.
Home Tips

Take charge of living rooms, family rooms and common areas

Living rooms, family rooms, game rooms, and dens are all wonderful gathering places for our friends and families, making those spaces the heart and soul of our homes.
Home Tips

10 Rules for Planning Successful Parties!

Simple rules that will make organising your next party easier.
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