We might have had a few false starts (read: cold snaps and thunderstorms), but spring is officially on its way – giving us all a chance to get stuck into a home reset. But if the prospect of a spring ...

Spring cleaning can give you a major leg up on home maintenance, but its greatest value might be that it kickstarts better ...

Foreign flair Kintsugi is the gentle and healing art of bringing out the beauty in broken things. PIC/ISTOCK If plain old ...

Decluttering is a rewarding but often daunting task, as it's likely to cause a bit of a mess in the process. But by removing items we no longer need and organizing what’s left, it can give us a fresh ...

ROBOT housekeepers could be a reality within a decade, say experts. Human-like machines will use artificial intelligence to learn how to clean, tidy and even prepare food. Robot housekeepers could ...

The tidying method devised by Marie Kondo, the Japanese creator of the KonMari method, is the perfect example. Her book, The Magic of Tidying Up, which has sold millions of copies, details the key ...

However, in reality, organizing your kitchen cabinets doesn’t have to be a tidying task of Herculean proportions ... “The last thing you want to do when you’re about to whip up some biscuits or pot ...

Pick no more than five colors to work with. We’ll let you in on a secret: Magazines do a bit of tidying up before we photograph a house. The clutter is tucked away, there are no dishes in the ...

Dinner for One: The British sitcom adored in Germany—Dinner for One: How an English comedy became a German tradition ...

HOW: KonMari is based on the principle that if you ... and getting rid of large items before smaller ones helps to free up space. As with Marie Kondo, Magnusson suggests saving tricky sentimental ...