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Eco friendly wall coverings
How environmentally friendly is wallpaper? If 'not very' is the answer...which unfortunately it is.. what products can be used to make our walls green and interesting company? Kay Hill investigates
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Heat pumps do bring down energy costs
Heat pumps can bring household energy costs down to less than £2 a day, according to new research
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Kitchen compost bins: get composting and grow your own
..or at the very least save your food scraps and peelings for your local council to compost. So come on people, make 2026 your greenest year ever, which means getting a counter top bin for the kitchen - and a garden composter too if you have the space.
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Cruelty free Eris silk
For those who love silk but don't want silkworms to die in the manufacturing process, Eris is a brand of eri, or peace silk, that's fairly new to the UK. It offers a fabulous range of designs and plain colours for interior furnishings and accessories
Accessories
For those who love silk but don't want silkworms to die in the manufacturing process, Eris is a brand of eri, or peace silk, that's fairly new to the UK. It offers a fabulous range of designs and plain colours for interior furnishings and accessories
Snug as a bug in a rug? Or are you plagued by draughts and chills up your spine? With the cost of energy still so high you need Deco’s guide to a warmer, more eco-friendly home
As more of us take to two wheels, it's good to know an award-winning Closca helmet is a piece of safety attire that will turn heads as well as protect them - and squash down to a third of its size when not on your head
Events
Buying antiques is a great way of furnishing with minimal impact on the environment. And if you're always on the look-out for fascinating one-off pieces, don't miss the Decorative Antiques & Textile Fairs, which running through the year
The Royal Institute of Oil Painters' 2025 exhibition is on at Mall Galleries. See some 300 oil paintings by leading artists, depicting their take on the theme of home
Interiors
How environmentally friendly is wallpaper? If 'not very' is the answer...which unfortunately it is.. what products can be used to make our walls green and interesting company? Kay Hill investigates
Poor indoor air quality is in no small part down to humidity which leads to condensation, damp and mould. But you can do something about it without spending a fortune...
We all acquire stuff as we go through life and most of us would, if push comes to shove, agree we're more hoarder than Marie Kondo aficionado. Interior designers Studio Dean urge practicality and suggest we can be a bit more judicious about what we keep and then use some of that stuff to make our homes look cool, not stuffed to the gills
Gardens
..or at the very least save your food scraps and peelings for your local council to compost. So come on people, make 2026 your greenest year ever, which means getting a counter top bin for the kitchen - and a garden composter too if you have the space.
Lovely in spring.. so if you plan to head to Italy's Genoa region, and you're a keen gardener, find time to visit these gardens on the Ligurian coast, fully restored to glory
Lots of us tend to think flowers grow in the garden only from spring to early autumn. But we're forgetting our winter friend the cyclamen, which grows in myriad colours and comes in different sizes too.
