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Affordable luxuries: eco-friendly candles and diffusers

scented candles are big business. Choose candles that contain no paraffin wax and if they have palm wax choose brands that guarantee sustainable palm

Keep warm and save energy this winter

Turning up the central heating is a very expensive and un-eco-friendly way to keep your house warm. With the focus on energy saving measures to cut bills and the nation's CO2 emissions, there are plenty of things we can do to allow us to turn down the thermostat a good degree or so, even in the depths of winter.
 
Wrap up and keep out the draughts
 

Home Reimagined art exhibition

Painting the home has long been an enduring theme in the history of oil painting - from Vermeer’s depictions of Dutch domestic life, to Edward Hopper’s intriguing portrayals of figures in rooms and windows, to Cézanne’s explorations of domestic still lifes. And the Royal Institute of Oil Painters (ROI) this year asks visitors to its annual exhibition to explore how today’s artists capture the theme of home. Works capture the beauty of our homes and how they shape comfort, identity and family life.
 

Eco-friendly Christmas decorations

Most of us like the idea of a real Christmas tree, don't we, even if needles all over the floor mean its charm swiftly palls. Yet real trees aren't necessarily the eco option.

A real tree?

Christmas - keep it eco, keep it simple!

Enjoy an eco friendly Christmas by using LED lights, not overbuying food and using a recyclable tree whether it's a real potted spruce or an artificial one. Think about minimising your landfill waste.

Heat pump maker Aira launches new Power range for homes

The company says it's completed the fully integrated Aira Home Energy System, designed to massively cut energy bills, decarbonise homes and accelerate Europe’s transition to affordable, secure and clean energy.

Building on the success of its heat pump, Swedish clean energy tech company Aira is launching two new products – the Aira Power Hub (inverter) and Aira Power Store (battery). Connected in one system, the products work seamlessly together with solar panels and the Aira Heat Pump to give monthly energy bill savings of around 90 per cent.

Pet Lamp Project - turning plastic bottles into lighting

eco friendly PET Lamps are made by artisan communities in Chile and Colombia using waste PET plastic bottles. The lamps also use sustainable fibres such as wool, rattan and wicker. The project was started in Spain by Pet Lamp Project.

Closca collapsible cycle helmets

It's a small design studio that won Spain's National Design Prize for its Fuga foldable cycle helmet. Closca founder and designer Carlos Ferrando says his motivation in designing the product was to 'make the urban cyclist more beautiful' and no doubt many of us can drink to that...

Benefits of hiring an expert to design your home

Hire an interior designer to help you get the most of your home. And they'll ensure you make eco friendly, sustainable decisions too - for example choosing sustainable renewable materials, recycled materials and the most energy efficient appliances. 

Focus on: Duette heat conserving blinds

Duette energy saving blinds can help reduce energy bills. they can be an eco friendly option for window coverings

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