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Switched on: The best statement lighting for 2026 interiors
21+ hour, 55+ min ago (1341+ words) From chandeliers and table lamps to pendants and floor lights, nothing gives your home a glow-up quite like a well-considered lighting scheme. The secret? Layering your sources for a warm and flattering glow, say insiders. Whether reading and cooking, relaxing…...
Claim two free tickets to the South East Homebuilding & Renovating Show
4+ week, 2+ day ago (231+ words) Taking place at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre, 17-18 January 2026 Calling all renovators and self-builders. Don't miss the Homebuilding & Renovating Show on 17-18 January 2026 at Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre. It's the place to discover all the advice, products and inspiration you…...
How iconic paintings would look with a 21st century glow up
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (552+ words) The iconic paintings you know and love have been given a 21st century glow up to show how the models would look if they'd been painted now. When you think of the most famous depictions of women, throughout history, the Mona…...
Dyson HP1: The ultimate all-season solution
3+ mon, 6+ day ago (943+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Household Appliances Today felt like the first proper day of autumn; cool and crisp with lots of sunshine and a piercing blue sky. The best kind. Summer has been flitting between encores throughout September,…...
Omi AI review: wearable ChatGPT device that made me completely self-obsessed
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1374+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Gadgets & Tech What is Omi? This AI-enabled "wearable ChatGPT" device from Silicon Valley founder Nik Shevchenko has gone through several iterations already. It's not Friend, the other wearable that was excoriated in a Wired review and…...
Greg James on how he restored 'ruined' London home into 'granny chic' pad
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (711+ words) Greg James has shared how he transformed his run-down London home into the perfect "granny chic" house. The BBC Radio 1 presenter, 39, and his author wife Bella Mackie, 42, bought an old Edwardian terrace house in north London in 2018 and live there…...
What to look for (and what to avoid) when buying a new-build home
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (1072+ words) Between characterful period flats and shiny new builds with brand new fixtures, it can be hard to know what the best bet is on the London market. In London, unlike the rest of the country, new-build homes tend to be…...
Sir James Dyson unveils new products including AI-backed robot vacuum
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (375+ words) Consumer technology giant Dyson is to launch a robotic vacuum with AI stain detection as part of its 11-strong range of new products aimed at helping households. Sir James Dyson also unveiled "the world's slimmest vacuum cleaner" as part of…...
Dreamland Silent Power review: ultra-silent fan tested in heatwave conditions
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (551+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden | Home Accessories There's a particular smugness that comes from people who've lived in hotter countries when they hear us Londoners moaning about a bit of sun. "It's only 30C," they say, with the casual air…...
Best paint to refresh skirting boards
4+ mon, 4+ week ago (1031+ words) Shopping | ES Best Home | Home & Garden Some home improvement jobs should be left to professionals. Trying to sort out electrics or plumbing without sound expert knowledge can leave your home in a worse state than when you started and cost…...